I am listening to WBEZ in Chicago, public radio that has excellentAs many people know, KCSM San Mateo is a24 true jazz radio station here in the SF Bay Area for many, many years. It is almost completely listener-sponsored. The DJs have been on air for 10-20 years and know pretty much everything about jazz, its history,
jazz programming nightly - this was my first exposure to jazz and in
the years since i've discovered the music, has been the best way to be introduced to artists, young and old. My question - how many 24 hour
jazz stations are there? i guess Chicago supposedly has one (WNUA),
but i wouldn't really consider that jazz - it's really a shame and i'm wondering if there are any around the USA - is it just not commercial
enough? i guess i'm also wondering just what the audience size for
this most wonderful music is - thanks Joe
joe muszynski <jo...@wwa.com> wrote in article <633kno$7n6$1...@hirame.wwa.com>...
My question - how many 24 hour
jazz stations are there? i guess Chicago supposedly has one (WNUA),
but i wouldn't really consider that jazz - it's really a shame and i'm wondering if there are any around the USA - is it just not commercial enough? i guess i'm also wondering just what the audience size for
this most wonderful music is - thanks joe
In the Dallas/Fort Worth area (Texas) the two major proponents of jazzThe count in DFW is down to 1 (IMHO, more like 0.25). KNTU elected to go with indie rock in the last couple of months. Idiots.
radio are 88.1 KNTU (where I was a DJ from June 96 to June 97) and 89.3
KNON, neither of which are 24hr jazz. KNTU is run by the University of
North Texas in Denton, and KNON is a community radio station, which helps explain why they can keep the torch lit when commercial jazz format radio ventures of the past have failed. You'd think that a large metropolitan
area like D/FW with an international airport and everything could support a commercial jazz station, but apparently not. There are jazz clubs large and small in the area (large enough for major artists to come through) but
still the listener base is apparently not large enough for commercial radio to be successful.
If you're ever in the area, KNTU broadcasts from 6AM to 12AM 7 days a week (weekends have a lot of Latino & Classical), and KNON has a jazz show I believe every weeknight starting at midnight, which is kind of cool since
you can just hop up the dial after KNTU signs off and you're good to go.
All that doesn't really directly address your question, but I thought you might like to read a little about what's goin' on down here.
BrianE.
I am listening to WBEZ in Chicago, public radio that has excellent
jazz programming nightly - this was my first exposure to jazz and in
the years since i've discovered the music, has been the best way to be introduced to artists, young and old. My question - how many 24 hour
jazz stations are there? i guess Chicago supposedly has one (WNUA),
but i wouldn't really consider that jazz - it's really a shame and i'm wondering if there are any around the USA - is it just not commercial
enough? i guess i'm also wondering just what the audience size for
this most wonderful music is - thanks joe
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