The New WQXR

Thursday night, at 8 p.m., the new WQXR as owned and operated by WNYC hit the airwaves.  The station moved from 96.3 to 105.9 and became a public radio station, while continuing to broadcast classical music. The new version of the old station started with a few introductory remarks and a concert performance by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra broadcast live from Carnegie Hall.

But what’s next?   How will the station’s overall sound change? Playlists for the few hours of operation so far are online (lots of standard orchestral music, but also Arvo Pärt and an opera aria), but it’s hard to tell the overall direction from such a short sample.

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Classical Radio Blogs and Tweets

See that link for Recommended Sites? It’s up at the top of the page, a bit to the left … find it? Or just use this link. Check out that page. We’ve expanded our list of blogs from classical radio stations, updated some broken links, and added a list of classical radio people and stations that are using Twitter. You can find your favorite station, explore what other stations are doing online, and read more about radio, classical music, and public media. Don’t see your classical radio blog or Twitter account on the list? Let … Continue Reading

Nashville Loses Daytime Classical

As of today, residents of Nashville will no longer hear classical music on the radio during the day.  Nashville Public Radio (WPLN) is replacing its classical music from 9am-3pm with On Point, Fresh Air, Here and Now, and Talk of the Nation.

These programs previously aired at different times and on WPLN’s AM station. You can find more details of the programming changes and Nashville Public Radio’s program schedules here.

WPLN will air classical on an HD Radio channel. It will also keep classical music on its main channel in the evenings and overnight on a mix of local and syndicated programs and on some weekend shows (Harmonia, Saint Paul Sunday, and SymphonyCast). And it will continue to broadcast the Nashville Symphony and Nashville Opera.

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Music Writing and Classical Radio

The death of classical music is not only an old topic, but broad as well. Looking at a few recent posts on classical music blogs, the discussion appears to be focusing more on specific aspects of classical music’s supposed morbidity.

Anne Midgette (blogging at the Washington Post’s Classical Beat) wonders whether the classical CD business is dying, and in response British music commentator Norman Lebrecht wrote that ways of communicating about classical music are disappearing.

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