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Classical in Des Moines Now 24/7

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Great news in Iowa from DesMoinesRegister.com: Iowa Public Radio is now the owner of two new frequencies near Des Moines — 96.3 in Pleasantville and 105.9 in Patterson — that will allow them to increase their classical service. The result: Listeners in greater Des Moines can now tune in to classical music 24/7. The two new channels don’t break for news on “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered,” unlike IPR’s mostly classical 90.1 FM, which serves central Iowa from a transmission hub in Ames. But 90.1 FM may follow suit. The patching up of … Continue Reading

San Francisco Classical Still in Flux

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From Tom Taylor at Radio-Info.com: the classical listening community and the displaced adult alternative community are both unhappy in San Francisco. First of all KUSF listeners are still bummed about the way Entercom and USF dumped their adult alternative programming with no warning and moved KDFC to the KUSF frequency at 90.3.  It’s sort of convoluted. …the new Classical Public Radio Network, associated with L.A.’s KUSC (91.5), would take over the classical franchise from Entercom and run it on 90.3, as well as an FM up in Santa Rosa (Angwin-licensed 89.9). But it’s … Continue Reading

Like Classical Radio? Move to Finland.

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According to an online Helsinki news source, 8 percent of Finnish people listen to classical music (and jazz) radio, and they listen an average of 3 hours and 8 minutes a day.   You can compare that to an American station.  I’m not sure of the average time spent listening [TSL] — maybe somebody can find that number for me — but take KING-FM in Seattle, for example, my local station, and the weekly cume is 3.5 which is high for us.  The Finns love music, and these stats are proof.

The BBC Takes the Lead

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It’s not so common anymore to see a classical radio station lead a major arts festival, but the BBC is doing just that.  You can read the full story here. Leading up to the the London 2012 Festival and the Cultural Olympiad, the “Beeb” has more than 100 live performances taking place across the UK on the weekend of March 3-4. Built around classical and orchestral music, but also featuring jazz, folk and world music, Music Nation will see thousands of musicians and audiences experience world-class performances, community projects and workshops in venues and public … Continue Reading

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