 The Boys and Girls Clubs sold the radio station to the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (now National Museum of Mexican Art) in 1997, renaming the station WRTE.In the final years of the National Museum of Mexican Art's ownership of the station, it underwent many hardships, including erratic staff changes, fundraising challenges and more.In the spring of 2011 the frequency was put up for sale, and on June 22, 2012 it was announced that Chicago Public Media had purchased WRTE.