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WPRB upgrades Web stream

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Our devoted reader Richard points out that WPRB, the student-run radio station at Princeton University, has upgraded its online stream to stereo (it was previously mono). Here’s Richard’s take on WPRB:

WPRB presents the very best in Classical Music programming from 6:00AM (or, when someone gets there to turn on the lights) to 11:00AM, Eastern time, Monday through Friday. The highlight for me is Marvin Rosen, “Classical Discoveries.” But, in truth, everyone at this station is extremely knowledgeable and very good.

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What Hurts Classical Radio Most

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I don’t mean to take away from Mike’s post yesterday, but this is just in on the blogs:

Obama: “It’s a shame” art, music being cut back in schools.

There’s a video clip with it. Some of us who’ve been in the biz for a long time think the reason classical radio is on the decline is that we’ve now had a generation of students who got little or no music in school growing up. Wow. A possible president who thinks art and music are important for a well-rounded education. Can we even dream about such a thing?

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The Evansville Philharmonic, engaging listeners online

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An article in Sunday’s Evansville Courier & Press highlights the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra’s embrace of Web tools to reach out to its audience. The orchestra’s music director, Alfred Savia, has launched a blog, for example, and the orchestra now has a Facebook page. It also plans to offer MP3 downloads of some of its performances.

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KCSN Adds Triple A to Mix

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From Kathy Gronau in L.A…

KCSN Adjusts Format. “In an effort to bring greater consistency and a higher profile to our Arts and Roots programming format, KCSN has made the decision that its weekday evening programming, effective immediately, now will feature the acoustic music of poets and social commentators spanning the late 20th Century into the present,” emailed Fred Johnson, general manager of California State University, Northridge radio station.

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