News roundup: More on WUFT; Arizona station moves classical to AM

The Gainesville Sun reports that unhappy fans of the classical music aired until recently on WUFT have been, um, scanning the dial for alternatives — and finding cause for offense. Like WUFT, Gainesville’s Rock 104 is owned by the University of Florida. Former WUFT listeners have been turning to Rock 104, and they’re complaining about a morning show that airs on the station. What this article doesn’t explain is why these classical fans would turn on a rock station and then feel let down about what they find there — as if this weren’t entirely predictable. What did they expect? I’m baffled.

Meanwhile, the newspaper is still running letters from the miffed classical fans.

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Station Bites: Good News and Bad News

Had an email from Daniel Gilliam today, P.D. of WUOL in Louisville.  He reports that Louisville Public Media has achieved its highest listener numbers ever, with the three Louisville public stations up 38% over the spring book.  LPM Vice President Todd Mundt credits his staff and the stations’ focus on community:

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News Roundup: Classical radio thriving in England, threatened in St. Louis; AMPPR audio, PRPD plans

Welcome to the Monday morning roundup on Scanning the Dial, where we’ve got news from bad to good and ghosts of conferences past and yet to come.

  • KFUO-FM St. Louis closer to sale, format change

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported yesterday that the sale of KFUO-FM in St. Louis is closer to fruition, with contemporary Christian station Joy FM as the leading candidate. The station is currently owned by the Lutheran Church&#ndash;Missouri Synod, and the sale is before their board of directors in a meeting this week. We posted about the possible sale when the news first broke.

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