Two years after its debut, the curtain has dropped on Wilmington , NC
Hometown Wilmington Media's Bach Radio, which began
operations Nov. 22, 2011, ceased its programming earlier this month.
WSFM 1180 AM and Translator 95.9 FM will be replaced by a
new one that the company will unveil later this month, general manager Beau
Gunn told PortCityDaily.com, also owned by Hometown Wilmington Media.
The Wilmington
area may not have to wait too long for another 24-hour, all-classical station.
Non-Com WHQR is planning one, and there's "a good
chance we'll get one," said Cleve Callison, WHQR station manager. But
there is no timetable yet, he added.
Callison said he wasn't surprised that Bach Radio didn't
make it.
"I always felt it was an iffy proposition to say that a
classical station could support itself with a commercial model, particularly in
an area with a public radio station that plays classical music," he said.
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