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A slightly new format at Scanning the Dial

Faithful readers, do not adjust your monitors — if Scanning the Dial looks a little different to you, there’s good reason.
We’ve followed the example of our fellow Inside the Arts blogger at Butts in the Seats and moved to a slightly different format, without the Featured Post box that previously appeared near the top of [...]

AM station in L.A. adds a slice of classical

Listeners in Los Angeles will soon get a little more classical music to enjoy on the airwaves — though in less-than-stellar audio fidelity. A Los Angeles Times blogger reports that KGIL-AM, which used to be K-Mozart, will pick up weekly broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony starting Feb. 15.

Does Congress Hate Music?

Wow.  It’s a rapidly shifting landscape in Congress, but this is the kind of thing that’s coming out.   From the NEA:

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has introduced an amendment to prohibit any funds in the economic stimulus bill from going to museums, theaters, arts centers, for renovations, construction or salaries, in a list of [...]

Orlando station cuts jobs as support drops

A joint radio/TV licensee with a dual news/classical format has announced job cuts. WMFE in Orlando, Fla., pared 15 jobs and ended local TV production to offset a drop in listener and corporate support, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

A classical web stream for the future

By now, many classical stations are streaming their broadcast signals online. But will a single, no-frills stream suffice in years to come?

WQXR – Will the NY Times Sell the Station? It’s Still Just a Rumor.

I’m nervous about even passing on the rumor, because I don’t think there’s any real information, but various sources are speculating that WQXR is not making enough revenue.  Thanks to Mike Dorner in Albuquerque for calling our attention to an article Wednesday in the New York Daily News.

The BBC, Classic FM, and Intelligence

I assume you’re reading ArtsJournal every day.  If you’re not, you might as well be missing a body part.
Last week, ArtsJournal Editor Douglas McLennan (a Seattleite — yay!) and his fantastic staff posted an article from a British website that says we’re not as dumb as we think we are. We just don’t want our [...]

Three Classical Stations for Sale in Indiana

Anybody have any money?  The Indiana Gazette reports that Northeast Indiana Public Radio (NIPR) is selling its three classical stations.
The organization plans to sell WBNI-FM – 94.1, WCKZ-FM – 91.3 and W204BF-FM – 88.7, [general manager] Joan Brown said.

Inauguration Day Music on Performance Today

If your station airs Performance Today from American Public Media, you can hear the piece John Williams wrote for the Inauguration.  Don’t you think it’s fantastic that President Obama (I love the sound of that) chose classical music for the featured piece at the Inauguration itself?

My letter to President Obama

Dear President Obama,
Welcome to your new job. I know that you have many pressing concerns to deal with and that those I am addressing may not be at the top of the list today. But I ask that you make time in coming years to improve the health of both our arts community and our [...]