Comments on: BBC in SD

By: Will

Will — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:17:32 +0000

Speaking of Charlie Rose — not my favorite interviewer, but he often has some good guests — I thought this was pretty amusing…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFE2CCfAP1o

By: Corey Vilhauer

Corey Vilhauer — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:34:44 +0000

Yes, yes. I get it. Apologies all around.

Did I mention that we already have a college station dedicated to classical music? (That doesn’t help the state-wide listenership, I know, but it’s something.)

I guess my main beef was that they chose to keep classical on instead of bringing in BBC World News. Again, I was used to Minnesota, where they have several public broadcasting stations, one of which is dedicated to classical music.

But yes, there is a need, and yes, I misinterpreted it. I guess I’m just super glad that we’re getting BBC World News (though being a Sirius subscriber, I get it 24/7 now, anyway.)

Now stop throwing your Vivaldi records at me! They hurt! I’m a sensitive young man!!

By: Gnorb

Gnorb — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:39:41 +0000

I don’t know anyone who listens to it, especially in my younger generation.

Gnorb, 28, listener of classical music on the radio. Good to make your acquaintance.

I live in Fort Lauderdale and for years we didn’t have a classical music station. Save for the Jazz that played on the public radio station, which played between 9pm and 2am, the rest of radio was an arid wasteland of 4/4, repetitive pop tunes singing about screwed up teeniepop relationships and screeching guitars tied to screaming about how horrible life is. Mind you, I think these have their place, but to say that classical music isn’t needed on the radio is equivalent to saying that the BBC has no place in the American news landscape. Unless, of course, your classical station is playing nothing but Mozart and Handle, in which case they’re doing classical music a disservice.

Edit: Alright, just read all the comments. I agree with Trassy on the Jazz/Classical/News thing. (Here we have a dedicated classical station now. Yae! And I love, love, LOVE the space music they’ll play during late evenings.) Still, Corey, be thankful you HAVE somewhere you can listen to classical. You could be stuck with nothing but country, rock and rap. Can you imagine growing up with those being your only options? It’s like having nothing to read but People, Seventeen, and Stephen King.

By: Corey Vilhauer

Corey Vilhauer — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:32:12 +0000

Okay, I get it. I understand. Some people DO listen to classical music on public radio. Though I agree with Tracy – cramming classical and jazz onto a news channel doesn’t make much sense. I prefer them to be separate, so the choice is mine – not the program directors.

But yes, I stand corrected.

By: Trassy

Trassy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:18:07 +0000

We have two public radio stations where I’m at. I think one is dedicated to classical music pretty much all the time. The other one has mostly talk (including BBC) and occasionally jazz. I don’t know whether public radio stations are the best place for classical or jazz music to be played, but I’m thankful those genres of music are available somewhere on the radio. And yes, I actually listen to it on purpose. :)

By: Douglas Wiken

Douglas Wiken — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:53:40 +0000

Well, I appreciate classical music unless it is an organ dirge. I am not thrilled by “space” music or whatever it is however.

BBC TV news is on prior to Charlie Rose in the Evenings. I like the non-celebrity attitude of their rotating talking heads.

Anyway, tastes vary and I don’t really know where it would be possible to hear ANY classical music in South Dakota were it not for SDPB…even if they have an aversion to my telephone calls.