Radio-info.com reports that Nashville pubcaster WMOT, Murfreesboro (89.5) is adding classical in middays, for listeners who miss the Bach and Beethoven that crosstown WPLN (90.3) has relegated to the nighttime hours. The Tennessean also reports that WMOT is adding more talk and Americana programming, and lessening the amount of time devoted to jazz (to 7pm-5am). It’s also adding NPR’s “All Things Considered” in PM drive. The Nashville Board of Radio-Info.com talks about the programming moves at WMOT, owned by Middle Tennessee State University.
I’m all for change. Change is good. Winston Churchill said, “There is nothing wrong with change, if it’s in the right direction.”
Everybody loves a good list, especially at the beginning of a new year. So, as we look to improve our stations this year, what comes to mind in terms of what you’d eliminate, or stop doing, and, what would you add to the mix? What needs to change?
I’ve been away from the blog for a few months working on two big projects. One of them launches Jan. 1st, and I thought in this season of joy you might like to hear about it. It has been an amazing revelation. The project is a new radio series called America’s Music Festivals. We’re broadcasting from 26 different festivals and we heard dozens of comments like these from each one:
“I’ve never laughed so much in my life” (Benny Kim, Music from Angel Fire)
Hi all. I’m still in production exile for another week, but here’s a tidbit from Radio-info.com: In Columbus, classical music starts on 101.1, as a $5.7 million deal closes. This is Roger Vaughan selling the Grove City-licensed Class A signal to Ohio State University, which converts it to the full-time classical station it’s always wanted. That lets WOSU become a pure public radio news/talk station Pretty cool, that a classical station is still going for $5.7 million. Guess we’re not dead yet, eh?