Wilmington DE Loses Its Classical Station
Bummer, dude. Wilmington is losing the 24-hour classical station it gained in 2011 when Davis Media bought the frequencies 95.9 FM and 1180 AM and renamed the combo Bach Radio. Wilmingtonbiz.com reports that Not everyone was in favor of the move, however. 95.9 FM and 1180 AM were both home to Bach Radio, the only station in Wilmington that played classical music exclusively. The change means that Wilmington no longer offers a station that consistently plays classical music… This will be the third time in two years that both 95.9 FM and 1180 AM have … Continue Reading
Reinventing Delmarva Public Radio
A lot can happen in a year. Just ask the staff and supporters of Delmarva Public Radio as they enter the future with new management, new equipment, and new opportunities to serve the classical community on the Eastern Shore. DPR’s stations WSDL and WSCL received their proclamation of doom back in 2012. Their Licensee, the Salisbury University Foundation had covered a few consecutive years of financial shortfall before consulting with Public Radio Capital for a solution to keep the stations afloat. Part of the solution would include converting classical station WSCL to … Continue Reading
Holy Crap, Houston!
Thanks to David Duff for pointing out the latest sheer insanity by classical KUHA CEO Lisa Trapani Shumate. In the city where the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University is turning out some of the greatest musicians of our era, this short-sighted manager has fired almost the entire staff of the classical station. Her excuse was a pretty sketchy report of revenue shortfall, which usually is an indication of management not doing its job. From Houstonculturemap.com: Employees were told that lack of funds accrued from the recent nine-day fundraising campaign, which a source … Continue Reading