The Classical Station (WCPE) out of Raleigh, NC offers their programs free of charge to anyone who wants to affiliate. All local, volunteer run. Full time classical music, no nonsense.
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More Layoffs At WNYC
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I left out no OTA classical stations in Atlanta and Nashville. So many large cities in the southern US (including SW San Diego) have lost their traditional classical station. Of course it’s not too hard or expensive to play other sources of classical, but no alternative is cheaper, easier, and more local than OTA classical radio. I think it’s a cultural loss for these cities.
Exactly. That is why I don't care for both Beethoven Network and Classical 24. WCPE is a good station. You might also try KMFA in Austin, TX KMFA 89.5 | Austin's Classical Music Radio Station
Up here in upstate New York, we're lucky to have four all-classical public radio services that are locally programmed.
WXXI Classical (WXXO 91.5) here in Rochester draws heavily on the resources of the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman School of Music. WNED Classical in Buffalo, WCNY in Syracuse (with repeaters in Utica and Watertown) and WMHT in Albany are all good listens too.
WXXI Classical (WXXO 91.5) here in Rochester draws heavily on the resources of the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman School of Music. WNED Classical in Buffalo, WCNY in Syracuse (with repeaters in Utica and Watertown) and WMHT in Albany are all good listens too.
Colorado Public Radio Classical is locally programmed 24/7 and hosted daily 6 am-9 pm Mountain time, with stations in Denver and Fort Collins and translators in various mountain communities. The Denver station is KVOD, commemorating the longtime commercial classical station in Denver at 99.5. Also streams.
Is that common for classical stations to offer their programs for free, or not?
That’s fantastic. I remember driving in northern NY state to Canada and was really impressed with the high quality local classical music stations there. Good for the funders for supporting classical radio.
The only 'free' classical service is to simulcast WCPE as much or as little as you wish. Classical 24 and Beethoven Network charge based on market size but rates are quite reasonable.
As for WCPE, here's details: Rebroadcast / Retransmisson Consent | The Classical Station
Affiliates: Partner Stations | The Classical Station
The big difference between Classical 24 and Beethoven Network is WCPE's ability to play a full work versus a movement:
theclassicalstation.org
As for WCPE, here's details: Rebroadcast / Retransmisson Consent | The Classical Station
Affiliates: Partner Stations | The Classical Station
The big difference between Classical 24 and Beethoven Network is WCPE's ability to play a full work versus a movement:
Daily Playlist | The Classical Station
You can plan your listening with the Playlists we post for today, tomorrow, next week and upcoming months.
theclassicalstation.org
WCPE is a little gold nugget <3 .The only 'free' classical service is to simulcast WCPE as much or as little as you wish. Classical 24 and Beethoven Network charge based on market size but rates are quite reasonable.
As for WCPE, here's details: Rebroadcast / Retransmisson Consent | The Classical Station
Affiliates: Partner Stations | The Classical Station
The big difference between Classical 24 and Beethoven Network is WCPE's ability to play a full work versus a movement:
Daily Playlist | The Classical Station
You can plan your listening with the Playlists we post for today, tomorrow, next week and upcoming months.
Pass. Although they reversed the decision, not the sort of people I want to support in 2024.
North Carolina radio station bans new Met operas over “non-biblical” and LGBTQ material
WCPE, a listener-funded classical music station that serves the Raleigh-Durham area, is protesting the Met’s decision to showcase recently written works by composers from a wide variety of racial a…
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I get they don't want to upset their more politically conservative Southern listeners (the bulk of their listening audience). I don't listen to The Met broadcasts so this was irrelevant to me.Pass. Although they reversed the decision, not the sort of people I want to support in 2024.
North Carolina radio station bans new Met operas over “non-biblical” and LGBTQ material
WCPE, a listener-funded classical music station that serves the Raleigh-Durham area, is protesting the Met’s decision to showcase recently written works by composers from a wide variety of racial a…
Plenty of other sources carry "uncensored" Met Opera broadcasts, it seems at least one classical music station per city. Not hard to find.
WCPE is one of the last few radio stations that has a live local announcer at the microphone in the wee overnight hours. You can even call the studio phone and talk to them about the music if you wish. That counts for a lot in my book.
Has WCPE ever refused to air a performance of Strauss's Salome?
For those unfamiliar with the opera:
Salome (Work - Richard Strauss/Hedwig Lachmann)
I appreciate that they’re live - that’s a big deal. Classical24 is as well in all dayparts but you can’t call them.
I have long suspected WQXR was only live in AM drive and that was confirmed earlier in this thread, or another thread.
I don’t want to open the live / VT debate but it’s disappointing to learn in NYC they’re not live on-air most of the day. Sad.
Not to my knowledge. Guess they’re selective in what’s “offensive” 😉
It depends on the station. iHeart's union contract has a clause in it about the percentage of live hosts. WQXR's doesn't.
High Standards, say what you want of WCPE but at least they try to reflect what their donors want as was the case here. There's always somebody ready to try to bring down a station for something. Like us all, radio, like people aren't perfect. I have to question what your comments do to add to the discussion of programming options for WQXR.
Personally, I could care less. I appreciate the music, the live presentation and the fact they're trying to expand classical music.
Personally, I could care less. I appreciate the music, the live presentation and the fact they're trying to expand classical music.
Well they reversed their decision so presumably their donors told them that's actually not what they wanted after the GM assumed that it was.
I thought there was an article about this around the beginning of the year. Something about the new GM or something suddenly looking at things from a conservative viewpoint. Or maybe it was one doner raising a fuss. Very fuzzy memory, but I do know this is not new. This issue has been out there for a few months.
WNYC has posted a job opening for Chief Operating Officer at $400,000. Apparently all the cutbacks and layoffs don't apply to the executive club.
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