Greenspring Company

Last updated April 05, 2019

Greenspring Company was the for-profit subsidiary of the non-profit American Public Media Group. Profits gathered from Greenspring were funneled through American Public Media Group in order to help fund Minnesota Public Radio, although Greenspring was taxed before the funds were transferred.

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Greenspring owned The Rivertown Trading Company until it was sold to Target Corporation in 1998 for US$ 134 million. In 2004, the company sold the Minnesota News Network (MNN) to Saga Communications, apparently along with station WMNN. Greenspring kept KLBB and KLBP radio, which remained affiliated with MNN. Radio station WMNN was sold to Starboard Broadcasting organization, which programs the Catholic radio network Relevant Radio. In 2005, KLBB and KLBP were sold to Davidson Media Group for US$5.2 million.

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In 2013, Greenspring Media Group, publishers of Minnesota Monthly and other publications, was sold to Hour Media.^[1]

Hour Detroit is a monthly city magazine covering the Metro Detroit area. The magazine uses a glossy oversized format and features content on restaurants, arts and entertainment, and trends in fashion and décor. It began publication in 1996 and is a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA). In addition to the print edition, it has a subscription service available for the iPad.

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KIMT is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Mason City, Iowa, United States, serving North Central Iowa and Southeastern Minnesota. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter near Meyer, Iowa south of the Minnesota state line. The station can also be seen on Charter Spectrum and Mediacom channel 3. Owned by Heartland Media, the station has studios on North Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Mason City, a news bureau on Highway 52 North in Rochester, Minnesota, and a sales office on East William Street in downtown Albert Lea, Minnesota.

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Greenspring Media is a publisher of Minnesota-focused publications. The company publishes two subscription magazines, Minnesota Monthly and Midwest Home, as well as custom publications including Real Food, Where Twin Cities, Twin Cities Living, Minneapolis Meeting & Planner's Guide, Bloomington-Mall of America Visitors Guide, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Official Visitors Guide, and Visit-TwinCities.Com.

References

↑ Hour Media Buys Publishing Assets from American Public Media Group

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Minnesota Public Radio Organizational Structure

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[1] Hour Media Buys Publishing Assets from American Public Media Group