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A bankruptcy judge scheduled a May hearing to set up the rules and timeline for an auction to sell KDHX’s assets. But final approval of any sale is not assured.

The fifth iteration of the Music at the Intersection festival will include headliners Common, Patti LaBelle, De La Soul and Branford Marsalis, plus pop-up presentations and performances around Midtown.

Leaders of KDHX will seek a judge’s approval on Wednesday to sell the community radio station to syndicated Christian radio network K-LOVE. Court papers show that KDHX’s board voted to sell on March 3. The board says it fielded multiple offers.

St. Louis-area listeners of KDHX on Saturday morning could hear K-LOVE’s signature Christian programming content. By later in the afternoon, 88.1 FM appeared to return to its typical programming.

KDHX 88.1 FM will sell its broadcast license for at least $4.35 million to national chain K-LOVE, which plays contemporary Christian music. KDHX owes $2 million to its creditors.

Leaders of financially imperiled community radio station KDHX rejected a plan from activist group Love of KDHX that included a promise of up to $200,000 in fresh contributions, called for an all-new board and offered volunteer support from experienced St. Louis fundraisers.

Musician and storyteller Martha Redbone plumbs the roots of American music and draws influences from her Black and Native American forebears. The Martha Redbone Roots Project plays the Sheldon on Friday.

St. Louis Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty ordered KDHX leaders to restore the membership status of at least some of the 120 volunteers they fired last month and allow the volunteers to participate in a meeting that could decide the station's future.

Community radio station KDHX has less than $7,000 in the bank and is actively looking at possibly selling its assets, a station lawyer argued in a court hearing.

The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in Grand Center launched an $11 million capital campaign on Wednesday to fund renovations including a new marquee, new lounge area and an enhanced entranceway.