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From: janzen@sunfun.DEC (Thomas E. Janzen CSS GNG CWO  714 850-7849 SUNFUN::JANZEN)
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Subject: Classical Radio Stations in Los Angeles
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Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 15:32:13 EDT
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Hello
A While back you people exchanged radio station information.  I didn't see
anything from Los Angeles, so here is a summary.

In Los Angeles:  KFAC-FM, KFAC-AM are the only commercial classical
outlets in the market.  (My B.A. is in Broadcasting.)  I listened to
them only between 13 and 17 years of age, while I was studying classical
piano and playing Gershwin.  KFAC-FM plays some philharmonic orhestra
concerts and lots of records and programs.  A fellow alumnus of mine
does a lot of standard classical shows, but has fun on Saturday afternnoon
playing a mix, with one off-the-wall each week.  It might be Laurie
Anderson, or some other avant-garde.  Usually, KFAC NEVER plays really
modern music.  KFAC-AM has lighter classics like film scores and
single movements of famous pieces, and more commercials.

KUSC, (University of Southern California) is a public station in L.A.
They are too conservative, but do average about 4-6 hours/ week modern
music (music of the last ten years), usually by virtue of playing
local concerts at USC (not a heavy contributor), California Institute of
the Arts (Disney), UC San Diego, Olympic Arts festival, and occasional
special programs of new music.

KCSN (California State University, Northridge ); I was director of
classical music there in '74.  When I last looked they played
classical music about 11AM-2PM Mon-Fri.  Standard phonograph classics.
An old pianist friend just started an interview-over-a-meal show with
a classical artist, like the one KFAC has at lunchtime at the music center.

KPFK L.A., a pacifica station like KPFA Berkeley, WBAI New York, KPFT
Houston, and WPFW Washinton DC.  Non-commercial, they play many different
kinds of programs, the content of which is completely determined by the
individual programmers.  The "classical music" programs are noon to two
Mon-Fri and new music at 6AM M-Fri and Tuesday with world-traveller and
composer carl stone, Tuesday at 9:30 PM for two hours.  This has been
a seminar in new music for me, since he started in the mid 70's, although
David Cloud ran a program, Zymurgy, in the early seventies that was
similar, but based on records.  In general, Carl gets live guests 
or brand new recordings.  The guests play their brand new music in 
studio.  For a while, Phil Mendelssohn ran Tesseract at midnight Friday, but
he quit.  Individuals determine the programming of KPFK to a large extent.

KPCC (pasadena city college) used to play classics without any announcing!
I can't here them down in costa mesa, 45mi south of L.A.
-Tom janzen 2300 Fairview Road H-201 Costa Mesa, Ca  92626

Thu 23-Aug-1984 12:31 PDT