Stations

The New WQXR

October 9, 2009 by Mona Seghatoleslami

Thursday night, at 8 p.m., the new WQXR as owned and operated by WNYC hit the airwaves. The station moved from 96.3 to 105.9 and became a public radio station, while continuing to broadcast classical music. The new version of the old station started with a few introductory remarks and a concert performance by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra broadcast live from Carnegie Hall.

But what’s next? How will the station’s overall sound change? Playlists for the few hours of operation so far are online (lots of standard orchestral music, but also Arvo Pärt and an opera aria), but it’s hard to tell the overall direction from such a short sample.

St. Louis to lose its classical station, KFUO

October 7, 2009 by Mike Janssen

It’s official: St. Louis’s KFUO-FM, that city’s commercial all-classical station, will be sold to a Christian broadcaster, pending FCC approval. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod has agreed to sell the station to Gateway Creative Broadcasting for $18 million and interest.

WGBH offers more info about WCRB purchase

September 28, 2009 by Mike Janssen

Boston’s WGBH has created an “online resource room” about its purchase of commercial all-classical WCRB. It’s a way to keep up on the latest news about the new station and provides a chance to sign up for e-mail updates as well. The page also features a letter from WGBH President John Abbott: In this most classical of cities, we’re fortunate to enjoy many cultural riches, from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New England Conservatory to Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Lyric Opera, and the Longy School of Music, to name just a … Continue Reading

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Keeping classical radio vital for the future

September 28, 2009 by Mike Janssen

This post continues our series of articles written by professionals in classical public radio, as originally posted to the Listserv of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio. Here, Jack Allen, president of All Classical FM in Portland, Ore., shares his thoughts about how classical stations can work to reach their full potential.

Station health and vitality start with a clear vision for the future that takes into account any limitations facing the organization. There are no secret formulas for how much classical music to play or whether to play Handel followed by Chopin. Ever since Audience 88, we’ve known to focus on listeners (their needs and expectations) and to be deliberate about weaving an intelligent musical tapestry that’s daypart-appropriate. Now it’s time to look at the underpinnings of our good efforts. A good place to start is by analyzing several critical areas for alignment with your mission, vision and values and a correlating, if necessary, revitalization.

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