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Do You Want to Offer Feedback to the New WQXR?

BruceS8852

BruceS8852

If there are any classical music enthusiasts reading this board you can offer suggestions about the new WQXR at http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/what-would-you-do-with-the-new-wqxr/

I remember hating classical music since my grade school days. Our teachers would force us to listen to it. Many classical music enthusiasts don't like to listen to it on the radio since long pieces can't be played. Back in the 1970s there was a big protest when WNCN became a rock station WQIV. When WNCN beacme WAXQ in 1992, there were no complaints.

Bruce
 
WQXR should apply for an increase in power and be able to at least raise their transmitting height to counteract the decrease in coverage area.Also forget being part of WNYC,thats just a bad idea!
 
I am not an expert in this area, but part of the problems is that WBLI in Long Island is at 106.1 FM which creates problems for an NYC station at 105.9. The solution would be to have translators to increase the range of WQXR.

Bruce
 
There's WBLI on 106.1, also the Philly station on 106.1 and Hartford on 105.9. Those would pretty much rule out a power increase by WCAA (soon to be WQXR) under current rules, I would imagine.

Rebroadcasting the station through a network of translators, etc. seems like it would be the way to go. I've raised a few possibilities in previous threads: purchasing either 96.7 or 103.9 (the slated Bronx move-ins), getting back on the 103.1 translators in Stamford and Greenwich, perhaps purchasing 106.3 in Westchester, going with WNYC's usually inactive translator in Smithtown, LI on 93.5, and possibly purchasing the WLIX translator network on Long Island. There's also the 96.7 translator in NJ, which presumably will continue rebroadcasting WQXR after the move to 105.9.
 
Bruce, I have to disagree with you. There was considerable anger when WNCN-FM flipped to WAXQ-FM. As I recall, that station changed formats from classical music to an Active Rock format. That didn't last very long until they flipped again to what they are today...classic rock.

In Chicago, there was a similiar event. Long time classical station WNIB-FM 97.1, after decades of playing classical music, was sold. Today, it's a classic hits/classic rock station known as "The Drive" WDRV-FM.

Chicago still has classical music on WFMT-FM 98.7.
 
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