WNYC Plans to Reduce Classical Music March 8, 2002 By DINITIA SMITH
The radio station WNYC-FM announced yesterday sweeping changes to its programming that would eliminate five hours of classical music from its daytime schedule and replace them with news and varied cultural shows.
The changes - approved by an "overwhelming consensus" of the board of trustees at a meeting yesterday, said a WNYC spokeswoman, Emma Dunch - signify the transformation of WNYC from a quirky station operated by sometimes eccentric hosts to a public radio station of the modern age, one that is a serious business requiring significantly larger funds to keep on running.
The changes also mean that there will be only one radio station devoted primarily to classical music in New York, WQXR-FM (96.3), which is a commercial station owned by The New York Times Company.
In making the changes, WNYC is following other public radio stations across the country that have been gradually reducing classical music programs in favor of talk shows. Surveys indicate that classical music drives away many listeners - and their contributions.
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