Posted on 02/26/2005 4:21:14 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough
Chopin is on the chopping block.
Public radio stations in Washington and other cities are dropping classical music from their lineups, replacing it with news and talk shows, especially the increasingly popular offerings from National Public Radio.
In the past five years, between 40 and 50 stations that once featured a mix of classical music and news either dropped it or sharply reduced the amount they play, according to Station Resource Group, a Takoma Park consulting group that helps public broadcasters conduct strategic planning.
The latest station to join the crowd: WETA-FM (90.9) in the Washington area, which will pull classical music off its schedule and switch to an all-news format Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
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The smarmy, condescending, sing-songy patter-blather....it drives me crazy.
~sigh
All the time wasted on playing quality music reduces the available time to spend spreading their disinformation, and propagandizing the non-thinking, left leaning, pseudo-elite.
All the time wasted on playing quality music reduces the available time to spend spreading their disinformation, and propagandizing the non-thinking, left leaning, pseudo-elite.
Actually, my bet is that the NPR stuff isn't more popular. It's probably less. But the drooling lefties contribute more money than the dentist's office that plays public broadcasting classical music.
Okay, I gotta work on that itchy, trigger finger that makes me click on POST twice.
Sorry :-(
"If PBS doesn't do it, who will?"
how about:
The Internet
Fox News Channel
C-SPAN
C-SPAN2
C-SPAN3
History Channel
A&E
National Geographic Channel
Discovery Channel
The Learning Channel
House&Garden TV
CNN
CNN Headline News
CNBC
MSNBC
CNNfn
Disney Channel
Bravo
Spike
Wings
HBO
Showtime
Starz
IFC
AMC
Turner Classic Movies
Nickelodeon
USA Network
Cartoon Channel
Comedy Central
Sci-Fi Channel
Lifetime
ABC Family
TechTV
ESPN
ESPN2
Fox SportsNet
the lamestream See-B.S., ABS, NBS
crummy local stations
even crap like MTV and VH1
and many more . . . .
I can't stand NPR, but I've loved having my choice of three (three!) classical music stations in DC. And WETA-FM had one jewel I've been listening to almost every Saturday night for 15 years: Traditions, a showcase for bluegrass, folk and ethnic music, humor, and historic recordings. I'll miss it. What else shall I listen to on Saturday nights? sigh. . .
D.C.'s two mixes of news fare
Duplicated | Produced by station |
Monday-Friday | WAMU | WETA's new sked |
5 a.m. | Morning Edition (NPR) | World Update (BBC) |
6 a.m. | Morning Edition (NPR) | |
9 a.m. | Newshour (BBC) | |
10 a.m. | Diane Rehm Show | World Briefing (BBC) |
11 a.m. | News & Notes with Ed Gordon (NPR) | |
Noon | Kojo Nnamdi Show | Day to Day (NPR) |
1 p.m. | Metro Connection | Global Report (BBC) |
2 p.m. | Talk of the Nation (NPR) | Odyssey (WBEZ) |
3 p.m. | The World (PRI/BBC/WGBH) | Fresh Air with Terri Gross (NPR/WHYY) |
4 p.m. | All Things Considered (NPR) | All Things Considered (NPR) |
6 p.m. | Marketplace (APM) | ATC continues |
6:30 p.m. | ATC rebroadcast | Marketplace (APM) |
7 p.m. | ATC rebroadcast continues | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer |
8 p.m. | Kojo Nnamdi Show rebroadcast | The World (PRI/BBC/WGBH) |
9 p.m. | Diane Rehm Show rebroadcast | News & Notes with Ed Gordon (NPR) rebroadcast |
10 p.m. | To the Point with Warren Olney (PRI/KCRW) | Day to Day (NPR) rebroadcast |
11 p.m. | As It Happens (CBC) | Outlook (BBC) |
Midnight |
Monday 12: With Good Reason (Virginia universities) plus at 12:30: Soundprint (PRI) Tuesday-Saturday: The World Today (BBC) |
BBC news through 5 a.m. |
1 a.m. | Monday: Selected Shorts (PRI/WNYC), Tuesday-Saturday: The World Today (BBC) | BBC continues |
2 a.m. | News & Notes with Ed Gordon (NPR) | BBC continues |
3 a.m. | Fresh Air | BBC continues |
4 a.m. | BBC programming through 5 a.m. | BBC continues |
I wouldn' listen to hours and hours and hours of elevator music either.
Errrr....IMHO- The women libs should donate more money to L'Oreal and Revlon!! (snip)
That's because there are actually two public radio services.
This is really funny! Maybe they will plug in Rush Limbaugh!
Doubt it!
I see you've been listening to "Fresh Air" with Terri Gross. ;-)
Rarely, Terri is worthwhile, such as this interview with Indonesia expert Sidney Jones: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4458450
Yeah that's the only way All FrankinStupid and Jennine GaackBraffalot can get on the radio.
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