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Guest Post on Programming – Must Read

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One of our own, General Manager Jeff Skibbe from KXMS in southern Missouri has written this guest post on programming.  Mille grazie, Jeff!

“Qube Connections” by Jeff Skibbe

I have always been a fan of British TV’s James Burke, the science historian whose episodes of the series “Connections” famously began with a thread of an idea upon which Burke would weave a rich tapestry of cause and effect in the worlds of science and technology.  If you haven’t seen the 1978 original or any of its sequels, you should investigate getting a subscription to Netflix soon.

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KUSC Bucks the Trend and Expands

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LA’s sparkling classical radio station KUSC has been bucking trends for a while now, and I’m happy to report that they’ve bucked another one, to the benefit of central California.  While everyone else is cutting costs, KUSC has gone out on a limb and bought another station.  We reported back in October that KUSC would be expanding their signal.  Because of legal complications, that particular transaction fell through, but now the station has purchased KESC in Morro Bay for $1.2 million. KUSC General Manager Brenda Barnes was interviewed by the L.A. Times … Continue Reading

A Rising Tide Floats All Boats in the Arts

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Mike has started a great thread about programming, and I hope to give it some real thought next week, but today I’m going to digress to a topic that has come up because of the economic mess we’re in.

Like most of us who work in classical music radio, I go to a lot of concerts.  I serve on boards.  All of us in radio use the power of the airwaves to promote live concert-going.  But right now, with the shrinking of arts coverage in newspapers the music organizations have lost a major means of communication.  Is it the job of radio to make up for that loss?

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Another reason radio matters

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In case you need the encouragement, here’s more testament to why radio matters. Composer Arvo Pärt credits his start in music to his country’s classical radio programming. When I was ten years old I was able to hear good classical music in Rakvere mainly in the broadcasts of YLE [the Finnish Broadcasting Company]. I listened to all of the concerts and music programmes, and I wanted to start composing. Full article in the Helsingin Sanomat. So keep up the good work — another Arvo Pärt might be listening. (Or, if you don’t … Continue Reading

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