Or a well-meaning outsider contacted them after seeing the article in the trades about some licenses that had been turned in. These are educational institutions, not businesses. Some of the assets under their control are completely outside their knowledge base as educators. They didn't know a license is worth money. When they found out, they were likely surprised. $55k may not be a lot of money, but it's more than nothing. The point is they had made the decision to shut down the station a while ago.
