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Article: Classical McMusic; Scant choral music or opera. Not much 20th-century music. Selections that are short and sweet. Classical radio programmers seek more listeners, while critics say the medium has become bland, lightweight, forgettable.(ENTERTAINMENT)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2001
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All across America, classical-music radio fights for its very survival, while here in the Twin Cities the format prospers. So it's with a glance over the shoulder to check for incoming lightning bolts that anyone dares to complain. But that is just what an increasing number of serious music lovers are doing.
While classical stations elsewhere are dying, in the Twin Cities area two stations - Minnesota Public Radio's KSJN (99.5 FM) and St. Olaf College's WCAL (89.3 FM) - provide classical music nearly around the clock. But analysis of their programming - and a comparison with classical radio's rich past and its present elsewhere - opens questions about the depth, ...
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