Marty Ronish

Marty Ronish is an independent producer of classical music radio programs. She currently produces the Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts that air 52 weeks a year on more than 400 stations and online at www.cso.org. She also produces a radio series called "America's Music Festivals," which presents live music from some of the country's most dynamic festivals. She is a former Fulbright scholar and co-author of a catalogue of Handel's autograph manuscripts.

More Canadian Coverage – Southern Ontario

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From Bill Baker at WCNY: CLASSIC FM, Public Broadcasting from Syracuse, NY,  WCNY-FM, has been filling the needs of classical devotees in the Kingston, Gananoque, Inverary, Brockville region and beyond for some time, now.  The tower near Watertown reaches across the St. Lawrence quite nicely, attracting listeners with whole works and a variety of eras, composers, ensembles, and announcements regarding musical events in the region.  It’s a great pleasure to serve the needs of such appreciative listeners (and now many station members!) in Southern Ontario.  

New Stations in Canada

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I’m moving Michael Dorner’s comments to the main page.  He’s been supplying info about new Canadian stations: Here is more information about classical music, posted on radio-info.com. This is the latest in a thread of postings, and it talks about a new commercial classical station coming on the air soon in Ontario: … if anyone has the vision for a network/string of classical music stations in Canada, it would be Moses Znaimer, with his commercial (Classical 96) format. When you see the numbers, CFMZ/CFMX does well in Toronto (putting the boots to Radio … Continue Reading

Exploring Music to Make Archive Available — For $$

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It’s a pretty incredible archive — more than 500 hours of Music Education as taught by the inimitable Bill McLaughlin.  The site goes live on Monday May 6.  If you want to check it out  before it goes behind a paywall, here’s the press release: WFMT Radio Network to Launch ‘Exploring Music’ Website May 6 Subscribers Can Search and Stream More Than 500 Hours of Syndicated Classical Music and Commentary Hosted By Bill McGlaughlin Broadcast Archive Configured for Online Music Education at ExploringMusic.org ‘Music appreciation, $2 a week’ Editors: Complimentary press previews of ExploringMusic.org, with full access … Continue Reading

New St. Louis Station Goes Live Next Week!

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According to Samantha Liss of the St. Louis Business Journal, RAF-STL begins broadcasting April 8th at 107.3 FM, and at 96.3 HD2. RAF stands for Radio Arts Foundation, a small non-profit that has been determined and dedicated to bringing back classical music to the airwaves in St. Louis.  The former classical music station, KFUO switched formats in 2010. Thanks to a $1 million start-up grant from the Centene Charitable Foundation, RAF-STL was able to start the radio station, which is located in Clayton. “Listeners in the St. Louis community will now have … Continue Reading

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