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To: raccoonradio
I'm a big fan of classical music but WCRB is probably the most boring classical station I have ever heard. The same 37 pieces over and over again. Absolutely no choral music (except a Bach cantata on Sunday mornings) and nothing challenging at all.

They play .005% of the available classical music. They also announce the music with canned patter by sickeningly sweet DJs that sound like they are strung out on Quaaludes or something.

The "Mozart block at 9 o'clock" was tired years ago and it is still a regular feature. And it's not really a block at all. Just one work is featured each morning. And as for Saturday Night with the Boston Pops...why? The Boston Pops are to classical music as The Archies are to rock music.

3 posted on 08/17/2007 2:41:41 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 23 days away from outliving Marvin Gaye)
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To: SamAdams76; All

Yes, while I’m not into classical I have heard the
same complaints (on radio boards, etc.)

More details have emerged via a Herald article: Entercom paid $10 million for its half of WCRB;
Callahan’s friend John McGuire was the one who tried to set up a regional sports network
with WCRB as flagship...

It’s said the sports programming on the Nassau stations will start next month. There won’t
be Red Sox or Celtics games (which are apparently on other stations in the markets, I’d
guess) and “Patriots Monday” also won’t be on the new simulcast stations.

http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/media/view.bg?articleid=1017638


4 posted on 08/17/2007 7:42:13 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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