What Was KDFC's Last Classical Piece And KUFX's First Tune On 102.1?

[Madmansam]

Did anyone listen to the changeover over at 102.1 at Noon?

 

[Madmansam]

Did anyone listen to the changeover over at 102.1 at Noon?

Someone on facebook mentioned the changeover music on 102.1 was Roll Over Beethoven. If so, How appropriate. It is still weird listening to music other than Classical on 102.1. They have been Classical forever since their inception in 1947. Can you imagine the amount of format changes that occured around it on other frequencies while KDFC remained Classical. But at the same time, I am not surprised that it finally happened.

 

[sfradio]

the last song from KDFC was the Cincinnati Pops- Fanfare for the Common Man

 

[FightingIrish]

Did anyone listen to the changeover over at 102.1 at Noon?

Someone on facebook mentioned the changeover music on 102.1 was Roll Over Beethoven. If so, How appropriate. It is still weird listening to music other than Classical on 102.1. They have been Classical forever since their inception in 1947. Can you imagine the amount of format changes that occured around it on other frequencies while KDFC remained Classical. But at the same time, I am not surprised that it finally happened.

Actually, "Roll Over Beethoven" by ELO. A very fitting song. Second song was "We Will Rock You" by Queen.

 

[FightingIrish]

According to the FCC database, Entercom has reserved the KUZX call letters, likely for 102.1.

 

[Earthradio Lives]

Frankly, I'm surprised K-Fox didn't play Emerson Lake and Palmer's version of "Fanfare for the Common Man" followed by ELO's version of "Roll Over Beethoven" at the time of 102.1's format change. It would have made a great segue from the last classical piece on 102.1. I guess the art of the segue is a long-gone art on commercial radio.

 

[travisl5678]

I predicted a few days ago that the first song would be Roll Over Beetoven, you can see that on the Entercom buying K-Fox Thread

 

[recto101]

RIP Commercial sponsored Classical music Radio like KDFC now that it is on 90.3. and on online.

 

[Laurence Glavin]

Some composers of symphonies and operas also composed songs, but by and large, one does not refer to classical pieces as "songs" unless they are.

 

[Madmansam]

Some composers of symphonies and operas also composed songs, but by and large, one does not refer to classical pieces as "songs" unless they are.

And that is why the heading of this thread mentions "Last Classical Piece" and not "Last Classical Song".

 

[Madmansam]

RIP Commercial sponsored Classical music Radio like KDFC now that it is on 90.3. and on online.

I am curious? How many Commercial Sponsored Classical Music Stations are left in the U.S.? I know of Mapleton's KBOQ-103.9 in the Monterey-Santa Cruz area. Isn't KDB-93.7 in Santa Barbara still Commercial Sponsored? How about in other states? Isn't WQXR in New York still Commercial Sponsored?

 

[sfradio]

104.9 WCLV in Cleveland

 

[FightingIrish]

RIP Commercial sponsored Classical music Radio like KDFC now that it is on 90.3. and on online.

I am curious? How many Commercial Sponsored Classical Music Stations are left in the U.S.? I know of Mapleton's KBOQ-103.9 in the Monterey-Santa Cruz area. Isn't KDB-93.7 in Santa Barbara still Commercial Sponsored? How about in other states? Isn't WQXR in New York still Commercial Sponsored?

WFMT in Chicago.

 

[JOHNNY on the RADIO]

WRR 101.1 in Dallas?

 

[semoochie]

Here's a statement from the article about the format change: "KDFC is the last major commercial classical station in America to make the transition to public radio," Is this an incorrect statement or is there something I don't understand?

 

[FightingIrish]

Here's a statement from the article about the format change: "KDFC is the last major commercial classical station in America to make the transition to public radio," Is this an incorrect statement or is there something I don't understand?

Most newspaper people don't know a thing about radio. They can't even get the call letters right!

KDFC isn't the last, but they're the most recent. Sloppy writing in the article.

 

[Laurence Glavin]

Some composers of symphonies and operas also composed songs, but by and large, one does not refer to classical pieces as "songs" unless they are.

And that is why the heading of this thread mentions "Last Classical Piece" and not "Last Classical Song".

Sfradio called Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" a song. (It also appears in his Third Symphony).

 

[LKellerIII]

Some composers of symphonies and operas also composed songs, but by and large, one does not refer to classical pieces as "songs" unless they are.

And that is why the heading of this thread mentions "Last Classical Piece" and not "Last Classical Song".

Sfradio called Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" a song. (It also appears in his Third Symphony).

The definition of 'song' is a short musical composition with words. So I guess you're right, even if you're splitting hairs a bit. I guess that means it's wrong to say Booker T wrote "instrumental songs."

 

[Ai4i]

The definition of 'song' is a short musical composition with words.

Felix Mendelssohn wrote these.

 

[semoochie]

If an orchestra plays "Tea for Two" but no one is singing, is it not a song or is it only in a situation where no words exist? If the latter, is Richard Rodgers not a songwriter or is he only a songwriter after Oscar Hammerstein wrote lyrics(...sounds like a Rodgers & Hammerstein song)?