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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
OT: KMZT AM Vanishes, Too
Something I noticed this evening on my way out of the office after changing stations to AM 1260, which used to be classical after 105.1 FM went country: it's now "standards, sports, and block programming". That means 1940's and '50s era standards, some Clippers games, syndicated shows like Larry King, and anyone else they can sell time to. Michael Jackson will also return to the airwaves, the only local broadcast they have. It's an odd mix, but I understand it; the AM classical just wasn't going anywhere, and listening to it reminded me that HD wasn't going anywhere, either. The Daily Bulletin had the announcement, but has no dateline on the article by freelancer Richard Wagoner. KMZT will continue broadcasting classical on the HD-2 subchannel of KKGO, but damned if I can find a radio that works with it so far that I really want to buy. Looks like I'm stuck with XM's two classical feeds as alternates to KUSC (which, I must say, are pretty well run).
Comments:
I had read a blurb about this in the paper a few weeks ago. My mom is particularly disappointed. She has tons of CDs, but sometimes it's nice to just put on the radio and let someone else do the programming. Of course, she just bought a new car a few months ago...without XM or other satellite radio.
Totally agree. I love KUSC, and we're big supporters, but they of necessity need to cater to a much broader audience than my tastes. I'm all in favor of the Saturday morning opera show with Duff Murphy, but opera is a form that I have to be in the mood for, and there are a lot of composers whose operatic works I just can't stand. I'm down with most Puccini, Carmen is cool, and you can occaisionally tempt me with other things, but sometimes... yeesh. Shut up, already.
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