Mark Wheat is an English entrepreneur, known primarily for his time working at the Minnesota Public Radio station KCMP (the Current) where he provided one of the outlet's unique voices because of his background. Before settling in Minnesota in 1992, Wheat lived in St Louis, Missouri; North Carolina; and Hoboken, New Jersey. Wheat made a significant move in 2005, leaving 770 AM for a new station that was being started by Minnesota Public Radio. KCMP 89.3 FM is an "eclectic" music station, playing a wide variety of different music, which has a somewhat similar format as KUOM.