Public radio

WCLV Goes Non-Commercial

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WCLV is joining the public radio community after 50  years of being a commercial station.  Here’s the press release: WCLV TO BECOME NONCOMMERICAL IN JANUARY September 26, 2012 –CLEVELAND WCLV 104.9FM,Northeastern Ohio’s Classical Music station, will begin operating as a noncommercial station onJanuary 1, 2013. The audience will continue to enjoy familiar WCLV programming with familiar voices presenting the greatest music of the past five hundred years and the rich arts and cultural resources of today. With the transition, WCLV is following commercial classical music radio stations in New York City, Boston and … Continue Reading

Eastern Shore Gains More Classical

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Our friends in Hampton Roads VA continue to be leaders in classical radio.  Instead of constricting, they are expanding — this time to the Eastern Shore, on the southern end of the Delmarva Peninsula: National Public Radio and classical music fans on the Eastern Shore of Virginia can tune in radio programs from Hampton Roads after WHRO officials this week flipped the switch that activated two new stations. Most listeners on the Shore can tune to 90.1 for NPR and 98.3 for all classical radio. WHRO invested over $1 million in three … Continue Reading

Catching Up

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Hello to all.  I’ve been away for a while.  Many of you know that I lost my husband of 40 years suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of July.  Thank you for your notes and condolences. In Boston, longtime classical broadcaster David MacNeill has passed away at age 80.  MacNeill worked at classical WCRB for 57 years, including many years as the voice of the Boston Pops from Boston and from Tanglewood.  There’s more from the Framingham MA paper here, and an obituary here. ____________ A cautionary tale about maintaining your records: … Continue Reading

Gateway City Returns to Civilized World

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Or at least in the suburbs, in small Clayton, a town of 16,000, which will serve greater St. Louis. Things are “still in the works” for the new station, but it looks like the 21st media market will indeed re-gain a primary terrestrial, analogue signal dedicated to the classical format, FCC permits not withstanding. My colleague, Marty Ronish got out ahead of this news back in April. Things are getting finalized and that much closer.  This just in a couple of days ago: “St. Louis’ only classical station, Classic99, went dark last … Continue Reading

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