American Public Media Group engages in public radio, theater rental, commercial radio, and publishing activities. It operates Public Radio MusicSource, which involves in the sale of sound recordings to listeners of public radio stations, including Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media, which produces and acquires radio programming of community value for broadcast through a network of radio stations to the people of Minnesota and its border communities, as well as reflects the culture, events, issues, and ideas of Minnesota and its people; Southern California Public Radio that produces and acquires programming related to the people of Southern California and the United States, including the production and broadcast of local, West Coast, and Pacific Rim news and information programming; Fitzgerald Theater, which hosts various concerts, lectures, and productions; and Pretty Good Goods Catalog that sells program-related and psychographically related goods to consumers. The company also involves in printed communications activities, primarily through the publication of Minnesota Monthly, an advertiser- and subscriber-supported monthly magazine, as well as in various consumer show promotions. In addition, it provides community and commerce services to the public radio audience. American Public Media Group was formerly known as Minnesota Communications Group. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.