"The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced Monday that it is working on a lease for a new space for KCUR and Classical KC. UMKC previously announced Dec. 22 that KCUR's longtime home would close no later than Jan. 31 after "recent checks showed that the building's foundation was settling at an accelerated rate," Stacy Downs, director of strategic communications for UMKC, told Current in January."
"In a Monday post on UMKC's website, Downs wrote that UMKC is negotiating the final details of a lease for offices in the nearby Country Club Plaza. The space will be retrofitted for recording rooms and studios once the deal is finalized, according to the post. "We thank KCUR employees - and everyone who turns to KCUR for its valuable local programming - for their patience as we worked through this unexpected situation," said Troy Bruun, UMKC vice chancellor for finance and administration, in the post."
"KCUR and Classical KC GM Sarah Morris said Monday that she could not comment on the new location until the lease is signed. Morris told Current last week that KCUR was in the final stages of reaching a "short-term solution" for staff and broadcast operations. "We look forward to working from a new space while continuing our mission of providing the very best in local news for Kansas City," Morris said in the university's post."
UMKC is negotiating a lease for new offices for KCUR and Classical KC in the Country Club Plaza and plans to retrofit the space for recording rooms and studios. The longtime KCUR building closed after inspections found the foundation was settling at an accelerated rate, prompting relocation of staff, volunteers, and equipment. Station staff are working from home while the transmitter and antenna remain at a separate Jackson County site. KCUR and Classical KC cannot finalize public details until the lease is signed and are transitioning governance to an independent nonprofit.
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