International Women’s Day

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As we learned from the Google Doodle, today is International Women’s Day.  I can already hear the protests of men saying, “Why isn’t there an international men’s day?”  That’s a good question.  I guess if you look at Congress, or at Wall Street, or at every major corporation in the country, and maybe even at your own radio station, you might conclude that every day is men’s day. Calling attention to inequality is a good thing for our society.  How are the women faring at your station?  Considering that your audience is WAY more than 50% women in classical radio, does … Continue Reading

Boston Symphony Increases its Broadcasts

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra is increasing its radio reach, not only with Saturday night and Sunday afternoon broadcasts on WGBH (Classical New England) but now expanding to western Massachusetts on 88.5 WFCR-FM (New England Public Radio).   The coverage area includes Amherst/Springfield at 88.5, Adams/North Adams at 101.1, Great Barrington at 98.7, Lee at 98.3, Pittsfield at 106.1, and Williamstown at 96.3, plus streaming live at nepr.net. You can read more on masslive.com. On Sunday, March 4, the station will begin airing Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts as part of its Sunday classical music program … hosted by … Continue Reading

Geek Alert — Radio of the Future?

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The title of the article in ScienceDaily.com is what caught my eye: “World’s Smallest Radio Stations: Two Molecules Communicate via Single Photons.” I’ve always agreed with the radio curmudgeons who say radio is dying, although I think it’s going to live a very long time yet before it expires.  However, technology continues to make new options possible.  If your local station lets you down, you already have lots of other choices online or by satellite. This scientific breakthrough in atomic physics may not have real implications for radio but it’s fun to let your imagination run wild. In … Continue Reading

Losing a Classical Station in Kansas City

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KXTR, known as Radio Bach at 1660 AM in Kansas City is switching formats to an all talk business channel by next week.  The switch does not completely eliminate classical music on the radio in KC, because KPR plays 6-8 hours of classical a day on their dual format station.  But it does eliminate the majority of classical listening hours.  KXTR has enjoyed a large audience, at times registering a 4-share despite being on an AM frequency and not being very good at raising money. Bottom Line Communications reports that KXTR is donating its music library to KPR. … Continue Reading

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