WETA flips again
Jan. 23rd, 2007 09:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisDC has two NPR stations: WAMU and WETA. For many years, WAMU had a news & information line-up while WETA was primarily a classical music station. Back in February of 2005, WETA dropped its classical music programs in favour of news, effectively duplicating many of the programs which WAMU was offering. I was a little miffed at the time, as I suspected that the two stations would split the NPR audience sufficiently to endanger both of them.
As of today, WETA has flipped back from news to classical. Apparently, the remaining classical music commercial station has updated their playlist so their music library and even some staff are being given to WETA in a deal to ensure a classical program stays in the greater Washington DC area.
For my own selfish purposes, this is close to the ideal solution. The only thing I could ask for is that WAMU, my preferred station, had a more powerful signal and thus a greater listening range.
Click for the Washington Post article.
As of today, WETA has flipped back from news to classical. Apparently, the remaining classical music commercial station has updated their playlist so their music library and even some staff are being given to WETA in a deal to ensure a classical program stays in the greater Washington DC area.
For my own selfish purposes, this is close to the ideal solution. The only thing I could ask for is that WAMU, my preferred station, had a more powerful signal and thus a greater listening range.
Click for the Washington Post article.
