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The new future of Classical California

Mark Roberts said:
I wonder what took them so long. Possibly concerns over San Franciscans' reactions to anything coming out of Los Angeles.
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That ship already sailed nearly 14 years ago when they took over and started “a Service of the University of Southern California “. Suffice to say they are using staff from both stations.
 
TheBigA said:
It comes at a time when KDFC has been getting pretty good ratings. They came in 4th during the holiday book.
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Programming is identical on both and the same staff from both locations is heard on each other already. Dropping the call letters eliminates the need to double voice track.
 
Michael Rivers Kramer said:
That ship already sailed nearly 14 years ago when they took over and started “a Service of the University of Southern California “. Suffice to say they are using staff from both stations.
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But as long as it identified overtly as "KDFC" and kept local staff I doubt anyone noticed. I don't believe USC when they say it's not about cost-cutting. Personally, I don't think it matters all that much for a classical format, but expect reactions nonetheless. You know how parochial San Francisco can be.
 
Michael Rivers Kramer said:
Programming is identical on both and the same staff from both locations is heard on each other already. Dropping the call letters eliminates the need to double voice track.
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And many of the air staff...both stations...are retirement age. The inevitable layoffs won't be quite as painful, and the pressure on remaining staffers to recruit new champions for the classical format is lessened. Now, can one statewide networked channel fundraise as effectively as two more localized channels did?
 
Classical music is classical music, regardless of where the originating studio is. The question is how much unique material (e.g., promos for the L.A. Philharmonic vs. the S.F. Symphony) does each station carry, and would that content be lost when they consolidate operations and lose their local flavor. And how much would the respective audiences notice?
 
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