The original plan was to move commercial-classical KING-FM (98.1) to non-commercial status in July, but overwhelming donations have allowed the station to accelerate their time line. KING-FM General Manager Jennifer Ridewood tells SeattlePI.com, "The shift will allow us more air-time for classical music, more support for the arts, and an expanded education mission. With the help of Seattle's strong community of classical music supporters, we will be enhancing the Bullitt sisters' vision of a permanent classical radio station held as a community asset." Seattle philanthropist Dorothy Bullitt set up a trust in 1992 to keep KING-FM (98.1) classical in perpetuity. The shift to non-commercial will now happen sometime in May, rather than July. KING originally its intentions in March 2010, and has been lining up support since then. Under terms of the Bullitt trust, its profits are distributed to a half-dozen local arts organizations, including the Seattle Opera and Seattle Symphony.