Huge News for Radio

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The FCC has just made a major and overdue decision about Low-Power FMs that could affect the classical radio landscape.  The commission has cleared — basically denied —  hundreds of applications for repeaters that have been waiting for approval and instead has opened up the airwaves to hundreds of potential new community stations to broadcast on low-power signals in urban areas. The applications for repeaters were filed by corporate and religious broadcasters who wanted to spread their biased content even further. …what a lot of right-wing, conservative radio stations have been able to do is expand their reach … Continue Reading

Once Again, KUSC Gets It

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I’ve always maintained that if a classical music radio station wants to be healthy, it needs to be Arts Central for its community.  That means the station should be the first place people turn for info.  For that reason, a good radio station will be the keeper of the community arts calendar.  It’s not rocket science and it’s not a hugely burdensome task, but it IS enormously useful to listeners if it’s done well. Need to find out what time a concert starts?  Where you can get tickets?   Who’s performing in what venue?  It’s a no-brainer.  Stations … Continue Reading

Job Posting in Michigan

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From Jody Knol at WKAR in Lansing MI: A rare opening at Michigan State University public radio to work for a station that has enjoyed nearly the same success as our men’s basketball team! RADIO STATION MANAGER/WKAR-AM/FM Michigan State University is seeking a Station Manager for WKAR Radio.  The Station Manager will oversee operation of WKAR FM (NPR news and classical music), WKAR AM (NPR news and talk), the WKAR Classical, Jazz and Folk internet streams and the WKAR Radio Reading Service for the visually impaired. The Station Manager will lead a … Continue Reading

Radio France and BBC Radio 3 — Some Great Listening

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Culture Monster of the LA Times reports that musicians from North Korea’s Unhasu Orchestra and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performed jointly in the Salle Pleyel in Paris, under the baton of South Korean conductor Myung Whun Chung.  The concert was broadcast on Radio France and is available on-demand for the next month here.  It’s fun to hear the Korean traditional music. ********* From Mar. 23 through Mar. 31, BBC Radio 3 is going to play a Schubert marathon — all Schubert all the time.  The Independent has more, including an … Continue Reading

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