Business Wire reports that KUSC, that intrepid Los Angeles classical station with the gigantic audience, is joining the iHeartRadio digital platform. You can listen online at iHeartRadio.com, where you can customize your listening and even make your own radio station. I’m not exactly sure how it works, because when I searched for KUSC it took me to a generic classical station, so I’ll update when more info is available. KUSC is a forward-thinking station that’s not afraid to play a wide playlist, superserves its audience, and has a good mix of national and local programming, including the Met Opera … Continue Reading
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A quick note from the Music Personnel Conference in New York City. Today was the first day of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio annual conference. Despite the difficulties in the industry that Jack wrote about yesterday, the mood is very positive here.
With apologies to Cole Porter, L.A.’s public station KUSC continues to lead in the nation’s public radio ratings.
Brenda Barnes is the President of KUSC. You can catch an interview with her about the ongoing good news, printed yesterday in the online journal LAdowntownnews.com.
LA’s sparkling classical radio station KUSC has been bucking trends for a while now, and I’m happy to report that they’ve bucked another one, to the benefit of central California. While everyone else is cutting costs, KUSC has gone out on a limb and bought another station. We reported back in October that KUSC would be expanding their signal. Because of legal complications, that particular transaction fell through, but now the station has purchased KESC in Morro Bay for $1.2 million. KUSC General Manager Brenda Barnes was interviewed by the L.A. Times … Continue Reading