For the folks in Santa Cruz itself, it looks like they can receive KXSC (one of the "KDFC San Francisco" stations) over the air reasonably well, so the community won't be bereft of classical music.
Alas, it likely won't have the community feel of KUSP, but considering how many cities larger than Santa Cruz don't have access to full-time over-the-air classical radio, they aren't in terrible shape. Philadelphia is one of those cities that doesn't have a 24/7 classical music station, unless you count HD2 offerings... Richard Cuff / Allentown PA On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:44 AM, Glenn Hauser via Internetradio <[email protected]> wrote: > _______________________________________________ > Internetradio mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: > Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 05:44:24 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: KUSP changes, less classical > ** U S A. 20/21 > November 25th, 2015 -- Goodbye --- Joe Truskot, host of 20/21 [caption] > http://blogs.kusp.org/aeolianimpromptu/ > > Thanks for your support of classical music on the Central Coast and your > gifts to make our programs happen. It’s been my special pleasure to host > local classical music organizations and to create programs for all the > weeknight shows, especially Monday Night at the Opera, KUSP OnSite and my > special love — 20/21. > > With the dramatic change in format, classical music no longer fit in the mix > of 3 to 5 minute pop songs (mostly in easy keys, mostly with electric guitar, > bass and synthetic drums, usually with one singer and back up vocals > repeating the same words over and over again.) The new format is what it is > and will find some people in our community who enjoy it. > > Please support the Cabrillo Music Festival, Carmel Bach Festival, Chamber > Music Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, and the Monterey and Santa > Cruz Symphonies. These local organizations perform or present at the highest > level and need you to attend live music concerts. They can’t exist without > your financial contributions. > > Many other individuals and groups play regularly in our area, too, and they > deserve to have an audience to enjoy their efforts. > > Be generous and classical music will continue to find individuals seeking > musical experiences beyond the ordinary. After all, we have Bach, Beethoven, > Mozart, Brahms, Aaron Copland, John Adams, Leonard Bernstein, Joan Tower, > John Williams and Philip Glass — to name just a few — on our side (via DXLD) > > I was shocked and saddened to hear Joe say goodbye toward the end of his show > last Tuesday night, on KUSP webcast. However, listening at the same time this > Tuesday night (UT Wed Dec 2 at 0315), I am still hearing classical music. > Maybe it`s just temporary, but the new program grid of KUSP has continued to > show *some* classical in the mix. In fact, 5 different shows stripped M-F at > 7-9:30 pm PST = 0300-0530 UT Tue-Sat, tho I guess 20/21 is to be replaced by > something else. Listening further, it`s not Joe, incomplete announcement at > hourtop, just playing some classical CDs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING > DIGEST) > > > ** U S A. 88.9, UT Sat Dec 5 at 0300 I bring up the webcast of KUSP Santa > Cruz CA, for the local classical music show, `On Site`. Host Robin Whitehouse > announces that this will be the last classical music show on a week night; > there had been a strip of different classical shows M-F at 7-9:30 pm PST. > From Dec 13 this show will migrate to Sunday mornings 7-10 am PST [15-18 UT]. > It`s exciting, he says. So that explains why another classical host, Joe > Truskot, announced this week that he is leaving the station. On tonight`s > finale, a classical group new to the area is featured after 0400 UT, > Espressivo, ``a small, intense orchestra``; see > http://espressorch.org/index.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
