Radio Survivor Podcast

Podcast #150 – Sympathy for Kenny G


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What killed smooth jazz radio? Why aren’t there any commercial classical stations any longer? And, why do radio stations have a “format” to begin with? Matthew Lasar joins us to explore these questions about the fundamental organizing principle of most music radio.

Matthew is a co-founder of Radio Survivor and the author of three important books on radio, including Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Network and Radio 2.0.

Show Notes:
  • Top 40 Democracy: The Rival Mainstreams of American Music, by Eric Weisbard
  • Matthew likes: KKUP, KZSC, Second Inversion Radio, WQXR New Sounds (formerly Q2)
  • Hybrid Highbrow: New music for Paddle to the Sea + nobody told me that smooth jazz died
  • Hybrid Highbrow: Somebody stop killing jazz radio please
  • OMG a radio station actually keeps its classical format after protests
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