Classical Expands In South Florida

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Classical South Florida, owned and operated by American Public Media is acquiring WAYJ 88.7 FM in Fort Myers, Florida. “We’re tremendously excited to have the opportunity to bring classical music back to the Southwest Florida airwaves,” said CSF president and general manager Douglas C. Evans. “Classical South Florida was launched in Southeast Florida in the fall of 2007, and its programming can now be heard from the upper Keys to the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Soon our programming will reach Southwest Florida as well, from Fort Myers to Naples and Marco … Continue Reading

Classical Love Stories for Valentine’s Day

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Back in the good old days when I was on the air I used to run a lot of contests.  They were fun, they opened up communication, and they let the listeners have a voice for a change. The recent brouhaha over Catholic bishops reminded me of an entry I received from a music teacher who had taught music history at a small school in the south.  One term during a class in Western European Music Up To 1500, a number of students went to the dean to protest about her prejudices.  … Continue Reading

Feb. 13th is World Radio Day

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UNESCO has declared Feb. 13th World Radio Day.  From their website: Radio has to be recognized as a low cost medium, specifically suited to reach remote communities and vulnerable people: the illiterate, the disabled, women, youth and the poor, while offering a platform to intervene in the public debate, irrespective of people’s educational level. Furthermore, radio has a strong and specific role in emergency communication and disaster relief. There is also a changing face to radio services which, in the present times of media convergence, are taking up new technological forms, such … Continue Reading

Oh, Kansas. Not Again…

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Poor Kansas has an anti-intellectual, anti-arts governor, Sam Brownback, who defied even the GOP legislature to eliminate the state arts commission.  He has the distinction of making Kansas unique.  It’s the only state in the country without a state-funded arts commission. Now Brownback has fired another shot by drastically cutting the state’s public broadcasting appropriation.  Current state funding for public broadcasting is about $2 million in Kansas, but Brownback’s budget proposal cut that to $600,000.  LJWorld.com reports that some in the state legislature tried unsuccessfully to restore $800,000 of the cuts to the budget. The … Continue Reading

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