Expanding Classical in NH

Ben Leubsdorf of the Concord Monitor reports that Classical WCNH 91.5 in Concord NH has moved into the same building as New Hampshire Public Radio.  The station began transmitting as a low power in 2004, and has been at 190 watts, but is increasing its signal to 50,000 watts via WEVO 89.1 FM’s HD2 channel.  They’re also online and they have an iPhone app.

General Manager Harry Kozlowski says this is the first step toward a bigger goal.

When we formed Highland in 2000, that was our mission: not only to bring back classical music in Concord, but to build a statewide network.

New Hampshire Public Radio, NHPR stopped airing classical music in 2000, so this is a chance for them to redeem themselves with the classical audience, and WCNH will gain help with fundraising expertise and facilities.

You can read more and listen here.

About Marty Ronish

Marty Ronish is an independent producer of classical music radio programs. She currently produces the Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts that air 52 weeks a year on more than 400 stations and online at www.cso.org. She also produces a radio series called "America's Music Festivals," which presents live music from some of the country's most dynamic festivals. She is a former Fulbright scholar and co-author of a catalogue of Handel's autograph manuscripts.

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3 thoughts on “Expanding Classical in NH”

  1. RE; WCNH and New Hampshire Public Radio. Another independent classical station sunuggling up to a non-classical public broadcaster as in the case of WCRB/WGBH in Boston and WQXR/WNYC in New York, and in our case, WCLV and ideastream in Cleveland. Do I sense a trend here?

    Roberet Conrad
    President
    WCLV

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