And 45 days to get there in order to take back the station. In 2015, Pacific Lutheran University announced plans to sell KPLU to the University of Washington for $7 million dollars and $1 million of in-kind underwriting. The new owners would use KPLU to further the reach of KUOW. KPLU’s news service, reporters, and community outreach programs would be disbanded, and programming replaced by jazz music. If the June 30 deadline for raising $7 million is met, KPLU will become an independent station.
