Re: Metropolitan Opera on 4 AM's

[Mark Shneyder <bostonradio@yahoo.com>]

--- lglavin@lycosmail.com wrote:
> I was flipping around some of the pre-sets on my car 
> radio today (12/16...Beethoven's Birthday BTW)
> and brought in WMVU-AM 900 in Nash-wah (that's the

Speaking of classical, Columbia U.'s WKCR-FM 89.9FM/NYC
will air 250 straight hours of Bach for the 250-year
anniversary of his death starting on 12/20 until 12/28.



> way the guy who does the station promos says it.)
> Well, much to my surprise, the station was broadcasting
> the Saturday matinee broadcast of the Metropolitan 
> Opera, which is no longer available on a full-power FM
> because Boston doesn't have a full-time classical FM
> station any more.  I couldn't believe a small AM 
> would be deliberately taking The Met and I believe WMVU
> is unattended.  So I surmised that they were supposed
> to be taking TalkAmerica off the satellite, but the
> computer pulled the wrong switch.  So I checked the
> Metropolitan Opera's website, www.metopera.org, and
> found that ALL the stations that are part of that 
> chain are on The Met's list of network stations, 
> including WPEP-AM 1570, Taunton; WNSH-AM 1570 South
> Hamilton; and WNRI-AM 1380 Woonsocket, RI (where I'm
> sure the French-language operas will be much appreciated).  The Met does pay a nominal sum for
> the
> carriage, so I bet they're carrying it for the revenue.
> 
> 
> Laurence Glavin
> Methuen, MA
> 
> 
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