I learned to appreciate classical music by being exposed to it. We are going backwards by not giving a chance to the new generations to listen to the beautiful music of Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven. The FCC approved the transfer of the license for WTMI to Cox Radio on May 18. It is so sad that yet another commercial classical station will bite the dust. Cox Radio has a gold mine that merely needs to be slightly re-tuned.
Classical programming can be very lucrative.
Just ask the folks at Bonneville Broadcasting about KDFC in San Francisco. KDFC placed first in the ratings for music stations, an unprecedented event for a classical station. Dilution of TMI is just more pollution of the airways in an area in desperate need of exposure to REAL art. DO NOT USE THAT as a gage of audience size. I havea called on my cell phone repeatedly while on the road.