Classical music station WWED–FM 89.5 will go off the air
by Aug. 1, according to fredricksburg.com.
The independent non-commercial, nonprofit station in Spotsylvania County
will continue as a webcast on ClassicsRadio.org, as will sister station WWEM–FM 91.7 in Lynchburg .
WWED and WWEM are owned and operated by Educational Media
Corporation. General manager Pete Stover cited lack of financial support in the
Fredericksburg and Lynchburg areas as the reason the stations
will no longer be on the radio.
Both solicit donations on ClassicsRadio.org and the ClassicsRadio Facebook page. The monthly operating budget for the 24-hour
non-commercial all-classical music format webcast is $10,000, according to the
website.
WWED officially launched in 2005, and tried several
different formats, including praise and worship, gospel, bluegrass and contemporary
Christian. WWED and WWEM, which are simulcast, switched to a classical music
format in February of 2012.
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