Public radio

Losing Classical Ground in Illinois/Missouri

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Radio-Info.com reports that WQUB in Quincy, IL is going to become part of the St. Louis Public Radio group.  It acquires the name Quincy Public Radio.  Unfortunately for us classical geeks, they plan to replace the midday and evening classical programming with more talkedy-talk.  They have been running Classical 24 in the midday hours but will replace those music hours with national talk programming. St. Louis Public Radio is licensed to the University of Missouri. St. Louis lost its own classical station KFUO to a religious broadcaster in 2009 after 61 years on the air.  KWMU picked up … Continue Reading

On-Air Job Opening in Sacramento

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Classical Host Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Permalink JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Title:    Classical Host Department:    Programming Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt Posting Date: April 27, 2012 End Date: Open Until Filled Summary Classical Host announces and engineers weekday music shift; produces content for automated classical programs; participates in on-air fundraising; station appearances and other fundraising and promotional events; assists in music programming and scheduling (MusicMaster); and responds to emails, calls and correspondence from listeners. Qualifications Prior professional broadcast experience required.  Applicants must have a relaxed and engaging on-air presence, a familiarity with foreign language … Continue Reading

WUIS Going All News in July

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From Brian M. in Illinois.  I moved this from the comments to a post because I thought it would be of general interest. I am not sure how to contact Marty directly so I will write here as this is news you will want to report. I got an email about an hour ago from WUIS 91.9 my local NPR station in Springfield, IL saying that that they going all news on weekdays starting July 1, 2012. They already aired no Classical music on the weekends and that does not change. I … Continue Reading

West Virginia Public Radio Swapping Opera for News

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Bill Lynch of the West Virginia Gazette reports that WVPR is planning to replace half of its opera time with news/talk when the Met Opera finishes next week.  The change, apparently, is not about dropping classical music per se, but about opera in particular. James Muhammad, director of Radio Services at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, said it’s been a long time coming, but change was almost inevitable. “Looking at the audience over the past 10 years, I’ve noticed a 48 percent decline in the cume and a 57 percent decline in the … Continue Reading

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