Programming

Future of Music is PubRadio

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For Public Radio Month, the Future of Music Coalition, a group of wonderful folks who are always thinking of the big picture wrote a brief blog post that says more in its simplicity than most of the other blather out there. There’s no way to not know that FMC are HUGE supporters of public and noncommercial radio. From our fight to expand Low Power FM service to our working with tons of amazing musicians to make the case for the continued funding of public broadcasting, we’re always ready to go to bat … Continue Reading

Public Radio Music Month Offerings

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April is Public Radio Music Month, and a number of stations are doing special live events to celebrate.  I’ve seen only two listed by classical stations so far, so if you’re doing events be sure to let us know. — April 8: WGUC, Cincinnati Public Radio, Cincinnati, OH – Broadcast of pianist Jonathan Biss with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra — April 27: KING-FM, Seattle, WA – Live performance and interview with cellist Joshua Roman on Sean MacLean’s exceptional show Northwest  Focus Live And not to be disrespectful of these efforts, but there’s a whole cadre of us out … Continue Reading

The Next Generation

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A number of stations have been touting their outreach to the younger generation lately.  Their efforts are a response to declining audience numbers overall for classical music. We all know the statistics: classical stations appeal mostly to the over-55 crowd, and the dearth of music education in the schools is not replenishing the pool of available listeners.  Classical stations are a critical part of our infrastructure.  I applaud them for making an effort to reach out. BUT… are they really cultivating a new generation of listeners?  I have my doubts. I am a long-time professional … Continue Reading

Thread on WETA

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There’s an interesting thread about Washington DC’s classical station WETA on City-Data.com.  It’s in response to the somewhat snarky question, “Why is WETA so boring?”. This is not an attempt to criticize WETA in any way.  It’s a legacy station that rode to the rescue when WGMS dropped the classical format.  From 2005 to 2007, WETA switched to news/talk, angering a lot of listeners.  But when WGMS gave up on classical music, WETA didn’t hesitate to switch from the generally more lucrative news format back to classical.  I give them full credit for preserving and protecting … Continue Reading

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