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  • ’GBH takeover of ’CRB alters more than letters

    11/18/2009 7:36:06 AM PST · by raccoonradio · 16 replies · 848+ views
    Boston Globe ^ | 11/18/09 | Johnny Diaz
    Classical station has new business model: support of donors Boston is following a trend in radio that’s taking place in other cities across the nation: Its only 24-hour classical music station now depends on listeners - not advertisers - to keep it afloat. Last week’s Federal Communications Commission approval of WGBH’s $14 million purchase of WCRB-FM (99.5) means the classical musical station is now a public broadcaster, with a business model that draws revenue from donations and corporate sponsorship instead of relying on advertising. Because classical music fans tend to be older, and advertisers typically want to court a younger...
  • Dennis, Callahan may move to WCRB (could Boston's classical station go all sports?)

    08/16/2007 7:40:44 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 13 replies · 713+ views
    Boston Globe (-Democrat) ^ | 8/16/07 | Susan Bicklehaupt
    (More below, too) Sources close to the negotiations say a possible new home for radio talkmasters John Dennis and Gerry Callahan is WCRB-FM (99.5), the classical music station that is considering a switch to an all-sports format. Dennis and Callahan, whose contracts expire next month, have had the 6-10 a.m. shift on WEEI-AM (850) until last week, when they were told not to return. Dennis was on vacation last week; Callahan has been out since May while recovering from throat surgery.
  • Deal could keep WCRB classical (Boston radio)

    06/27/2006 7:48:00 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 10 replies · 600+ views
    Boston Globe ^ | 06/27/06 | Clea Simon
    Station likely to get new home on the dial If all goes as planned, local classical music fans will be able to keep listening to their favorite radio programming on WCRB-FM. But instead of tuning into 102.5 as they now do, they'll turn to another frequency on the FM dial, 99.5. The current WCRB-FM is being sold to Greater Media, which owns 19 radio stations, including five in Boston. Much speculation has surrounded the station's fate -- and its classical format. But it appears the format will live on, if on a station that's more difficult to hear in the...