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NEA Shows Little Love for Classical Radio

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In what was a surprise to virtually all the major producers of classical radio, the National Endowment for the Arts has taken a hard left turn, and diverted long-standing television and radio funding to gaming, mobile, and web projects. A detailed and scathing article in the New York Times gives examples of organizations that have lost some or all of their funding after years of building partnerships with the NEA.  The MET Opera, PBS, and American Public Media (Performance Today and SymphonyCast) all had their funding decimated.  Some of these organizations regularly received large grants, but … Continue Reading

3 Classical Stations Bankrupt in Maine

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Three of Maine’s classical stations are victims of the bankruptcy of Nassau Broadcasting.  The three are WBQW 104.7 in Southern Maine, WBQX 106.9 in midcoast, and WBQI 107.7 in Down East Maine. You can read more at the Bangor Daily News: The various radio broadcast licenses, radio tower leases, intellectual property and other businesses assets are being sold off to the highest bidders. The Delaware bankruptcy court is accepting bids until May 1, with the auction set to start on May 8… Mark Vogelzang, president and CEO of Maine Public Broadcasting Network, said his … Continue Reading

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 Makes Us Better Listeners”

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A favorite local author, Nicole Brodeur with the Seattle Times has penned a paean to public radio for Public Radio Month, and just in time for various pledge drives. We know what we’ve got up and down the dial here — jazz, bluegrass, classical, blues — and we support it, because public radio makes us better listeners. It’s a give and take — and give. And it’s worth it. Seattle is a public radio city, staunchly supporting four stations in Seattle proper, plus community stations in Everett and Bellevue.  We also support a number of public … Continue Reading

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