Re: Classical?

["Michael Fitzpatrick" <fitzradio@mail.map.com>]

Actually WCRB comes in fairly well around here, except when WBSQ (102.5

 Bridgehampton) long island bleeds over it. WQXR 96.3 (New York) is 

spotty in the hartford area (you need a good radio, like a superradio 

to get it). But besides those two, there are no commercial classical 

stations in this area. Another huge hole in the area, there is no 

commercial FM urban station in the Hartford -Springfield area. Hartford 

has a couple of non-comm's which play some urban music, but none in the 

Springfield area. This market is very lop-sided. With heavy AC, Rock, 

Rock edged CHR and Country. But thats about it as far as formats go. 

There are class A , AAA and Smooth Jazz stations around. And the 

hundreds of college stations. Just about every Non Comm. FM Channel 

here has some kind of college station. But the market does have some 

major holes.

--MIKE

(sorry about the double spacing)


>Sitting here in Hartford (actually, Vernon).  Is there a commercial
>classical signal in the area?  The university's classical non-comm.
>Can't seem to spot one.
>
>We often express issues over the "holes" in the format quilt in
>Boston.  As compared to other in the top 10-20, how do you think
>Boston rates?  Which city does best to represent the spectrum?
>
>Bill O'Neill
>
>