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4th Anniversary WUMB's Affiliation with NPR

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notlob

The loss of "the peoples" music on Boston's public airwaves began with WUMB's affiliation with NPR in 2009 and continued with WGBH's reduction of jazz in 2012. What's next, WGBH's complete elimination of jazz and Celtic?

"I can only assume this has something to do with the almighty dollar. Isn't this supposed to be public radio and aren't we the public. Folk music has been a mainstay on WGBH for as long as I can remember. Acoustic artists are as popular as ever and in some ways even more popular then in days gone by. I don't get it. WGBH should be ashamed of itself. Well, as Ma Joad said, "We're the people and you can't stop us and you can't lick us. We just keep coming, 'cause we're the people."
-Jim Kweskin, November 11, 2009.

http://notlobmusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/4th-anniversary-folk-to-aaa-format.html
 
I don't think Celtic Sojourn is going anywhere. I read somewhere, probably here, that is does very well for the station. That seems correct. It has been there for a while and there are a lot of spinoffs that bring in money.
 
dyeingeye said:
I don't think Celtic Sojourn is going anywhere. I read somewhere, probably here, that is does very well for the station. That seems correct. It has been there for a while and there are a lot of spinoffs that bring in money.
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I just find it amusing that the OP continues to rage about WUMB being AAA when (according to the link) he didn't even care for the station's programming that much when they were presumably purist and called it "quasi-folk music." As I believe I've said before, he's just unhappy that his record company can't get played on the station anymore.
 
Looking at the latest Arbitron ratings, both WUMB and WGBH’s numbers seem to be increasing so maybe their program changes have worked. If a radio station doesn’t have listeners, then why is that station taking up a limited resource as precious as a radio frequency? Unlike 15 years ago, there is now an alternative method of delivering niche music and talk programs locally and to the world; it’s called the Internet. With the rapid growth of smart phones and electronic tablets and an 80% penetration rate in the U.S., the Internet is fast becoming the destination of choice for consumers with narrow tastes.
 
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