A great batch of new classical radio research came out from Walrus Research in June. You’ve probably seen it already, but I’d love to hear your comments on it. This is an update to the research done in 2008, and it’s based on the new Arbitron data collection via Portable People Meters (ppp).
Here’s the link to the 2011 report.
In Florida, station WXEL has been sold but apparently the only thing that will change is the name. From the Palm Beach Post News:
BOYNTON BEACH — WXEL-FM 90.7 is no more. The public broadcasting station, a Palm Beach County institution for four decades, changed call letters today to WPBI-FM after its sale to Broward County-based Classical South Florida became official.
Thanks to AMPPR President David Duff for pointing out this article on KPBS in San Diego. From the article:
KPBS is adding a classical music web stream to KPBS.org. Now classical music fans can access their favorite music 24-7 on KPBS.org instead of only during the evening hours on radio. While KPBS’ radio feed of classical is ending, the station will continue to frequently feature local classical music performances on Saturday and Sunday evenings. In addition, KPBS will continue to feature Classical-24 on our HD2 station. HD radio is becoming increasingly popular and more affordable. Many new car models feature HD radio.
From Radio-Info.com: Seattle’s classical KING-FM is doing so well with donations – it’s converting to non-com status two months early. GM Jennifer Ridewood thanks “Seattle’s strong community of classical music supporters” and says there’s enough money to pull the deadline up from July to May. The already-unique KING-FM announced last year (March 24, 2010 TRI Newsletter) that “with all the changes in media, commercial advertising is no longer a fit for KING-FM.” … being a standalone commercial station became less and less tenable (same thing happened to Boston’s WCRB), and the plan … Continue Reading