[222] Originally with WCPN as morning anchor, Jackson was moved to WVIZ[196] to host the weekly panel discussion program Ideas and the children's-oriented newsmagazine NewsDepth. The entire weekday is now filled with news starting at 5 am. [172] As a likely reflection of WCPN's growth, WMJI began airing a Sunday evening jazz program of their own in 1986, while Akron's WONE-FM started a daily late-morning segment playing a different jazz song every day.[173]. [237][238] Weekend and seasonal programming includes Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, Performance Today, From the Top and Pipedreams with J. Michael Barone; the City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum, which originates over WKSU on Friday afternoons, is rebroadcast over WCLV on Sunday nights. Radio-info.com has a chat board for aircheck collectors. [168] WKSU and WCPN notably teamed up to help co-sponsor a live appearance of Garrison Keillor as both stations carried Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion; Perry acknowledged that it was the only way Keillor's Akron broadcast could be booked. Complete HD schedules are available here. [80] One of the station's highest-profile moments came when two students from Glenville and South High, respectively, interviewed Louis Stokes after his 1968 election to the U.S. House, which WBOE later broadcast. [61] When WERE-FM (98.5) suspended broadcasting as part of an antenna upgrade, WBOE broadcast that station's evening programming commercial-free from late January 1958 until March 1958, with WERE-FM management sending a "sincere thank you" in return. [152] CPR also agreed to provide airtime for school board news and to provide vocational training for students, and would air programming provided by Cuyahoga Community College[128] and the Cleveland school board would donate their old equipment. Organized radio broadcasting was introduced in the United States in the early 1920s, and by the mid-1930s, the standard amplitude modulation (AM) broadcast band was considered to be too full to allow any meaningful increase in the number of stations. [241], WCLV's HD2 digital subchannel rebroadcasts the analog signal of WKSU. [72] Similar to radio 30 years earlier, the Cleveland schools forged arrangements with the city's three existing television stationsKYW-TV, WEWS-TV and WJW-TVat the end of 1961, with each station providing a daily 15-minute block to air shows developed by WBOE staff; the schools were also furnished with up to $30,000 (equivalent to $272,038 in 2021) worth of television sets. The Hungarian and Polish programming that previously aired Sunday evenings on WCPN will now air on WKSU HD4 Sundays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. These channels are available on the new Ideastream Public Media app, at ideastream.org and on HD-equipped radios. 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The contract was signed by The Cleveland Trust Company, which merged into Society National Bank in 1991; Society merged into KeyBank in 1993. [169], Local air personalities during the jazz programming included Jennifer Stephens, Harvey Zay and Dan Polletta; Polletta also did part-time work for WKSU hosting a blues program. and Its Been a Minute. 5", "ideastream Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Rebrand and Renewed Vision to Strengthen the Community; Becomes Ideastream Public Media", "WKSU And Ideastream Public Media Enter Into Merger Agreement", "Ideastream To Begin Operating WKSU; Swap Frequencies Of WCPN & WCLV Cleveland", "WKSU-Ideastream WCPN merger: Kent State board of trustees to vote on management agreement", "Are public radio stations WKSU and WCPN planning to merge? [27] In May 1940, the FCC decided to authorize an FM broadcast band, effective January 1, 1941, operating on 40 channels spanning 4250 MHz, with the first five channels reserved for educational stations. Toll Free: 877-399-3307. [199], Despite WCPN's separate history, one visible reminder of WBOE's past is in display at the Idea Center: a large Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural painted for the Cleveland Board of Education by Louis Grebenak (husband of Dorothy Grebenak), one of several WPA murals commissioned by the city in the 1930s that was restored by the Intermuseum Conservation Association, a non-profit art conservation group. For full details on how to access WCLV, please visit ideastream.org/access. Bellerive-sur-Allier is a commune in the Allier department in central France. WCPN chairman Charles Marcoux tacitly confirmed this by saying, "we made a compromise, and no one has pretended it's anything other than a compromise". And for night owls looking for a news fix, WKSU will now have BBC World Service on overnights. [190] Both stations collaborated for My Land, Your Land, a December 1997 WVIZ documentary on urban sprawl narrated by NPR's Ray Suarez that WCPN simulcast the audio of;[191] despite multiple logistical issues in production, it was positively received among both station's respective audiences. For example, a history broadcast for elementary classes may be scheduled. Memorable radio personalities from Cleveland's past. Overnights feature jazz music locally hosted with Dan Polletta and John Simna. That's the only way we were able to get him here (WKSU and WCPN) are walking arm in arm, each with a hand grenade that has the pin pulled, clasped in our teeth, and our hands on the trigger. Featuring in-school instructional programming throughout the majority of its existence, WBOE joined National Public Radio (NPR) in 1977 but shut down the following year due to extreme fiscal distress within the Cleveland Public Schools; this resulted in the absence of public radio in Cleveland proper until successor station WCPN's launch in 1984. [123] WKSU's incursion resulted in a feud with WCLV and station president Robert Conrad, who sought to carry NPR fare unavailable in Cleveland, including a radio adaptation of the first Star Wars film trilogy. [105] Battisti, who sought to keep the schools operational,[114] twice found the school board in contempt of court for failing to comply with his orders[115] but agreed to delay the busing plan until 1979. [107] Arnold R. Pinkney, the school board's Black president, expressed worry that the lawsuit would heighten racial tensions in the city;[108][h] the district later claimed fears of white flight precluded them from implementing a plan of their own volition. This station traditionally has dated its start to September 8, 1984,[6] when regular operations began under its current broadcast license. [160] WCPN additionally became a sponsor for Cuyahoga Community College's annual JazzFest starting in 1985. 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Reflecting the intent to serve our new expanded coverage area, programming will also spotlight musicians in Akron and Kent. We have been working since then to bring our organizations together, merge our programming schedules, expand reporting and make other changes to expand our service in Northeast Ohio. [15] The CRRS broadcasts were suspended due to a lack of funding on May 1, 1982, with WBOE going silent completely. [82] Existing educational stations eventually moved away from in-school programming and focused on educational fare for a general audience, seen as a developmental influence for public radio in the present day. [178] By June 1989, WCPN reached a settlement between the ethnic show producers and the Cleveland Roundtable that restored much of the ethnic fare except for the Spanish, Italian and Jewish programs; a Polish program was also added. [12] It would be a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation's General Education Board in 1937,[13] coupled with the demands of accommodating commercial radio, that prompted the school system to enter broadcasting. [78] In 1963, Leetonia High School in Leetonia, Ohio, began playing programs taped from both WBOE and Kent State University's WKSU-FM, showing tangible results among the student body. [144] Howley and Norris expressed disappointment over failing to find common ground while Norris considered it "regrettable" a station based outside of Cleveland brought back public radio to Cleveland. Owned by Ideastream, the station serves Greater Cleveland and parts of surrounding Northeast Ohio. On June 15, 2021, WCPN rebranded as "Ideastream Public Media WCPN" as part of a group-wide effort to celebrate the entity's 20th anniversary. [14], On July 22, 1937, the Cleveland Board of Education filed paperwork to establish an experimental radio station on 26.4 MHz[15] but the FCC reallocated the Apex frequencies after discovering ionospheric strengthening from high solar activity resulted in strong and undesirable skywave, with two existing stations being heard as far away as Australia. Likewise, WCLE moved from Cleveland to Akron in 1945. Public radio listeners may have noticed a change Monday, as WKSU 89.7 FM became the primary NPR news and information station for Northeast Ohio at midnight. Amanda Rabinowitz will move to hosting All Things Considered on weeknights, a move that interests her personally and professionally. Dee Perry retired from the station on August 26, 2016, ending a 40-year career in broadcasting, with all local inserts during weekday NPR programming subsequently rebranded The Sound of Applause. [49], Even as WBOE was a non-commercial station, the Cleveland Public Schools made special arrangements with WTAM, WHK, WGAR, WCLE and WJW[e] to provide access to educational sustaining programs from the four major radio networks: NBC, Blue/ABC, CBS and Mutual. [68] Levenson also noted that television courses need to be presented not as supplementary to a course, but intrinsic to it, a process that had been successful at WBOE. Popular attractions Aquatics Stadium Vichy Community . [51] Provided daily listings from all four networks, WBOE had the ability to broadcast live speeches or addresses from world leaders if any network carried it. A behind-the-scenes look at some of the hilarious and unforgettable travails of the radio announcer. [7] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WCLV broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, is partially simulcast over WKSU's third HD subchannel, relayed over WVIZ's 25.8 audio-only subchannel, and is available online. I met Chuck Van Horne, a.k.a. While attending P.C.C. 30, Quire Cleveland's Pater Noster Concert April 21st through 23rd, Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet, Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert, Pianist Lara Downes heals loss with 'Love At Last', Trinny the Litter Pick-Up Dog Wins Pet News of the Week Apr. [16] Announced in October 1937, the new allocations resulted in a dedicated band for Apex stations consisting of 75 channels with 40 kHz separations, and spanning from 41.0243.98 MHz. Once again this meant that the transmitter had to be replaced, and the school radios upgraded for reception on the new band. [145][146] In turn, WKSU general manager John Perry threatened to deny the winner for the 90.3 FM license carriage rights for A Prairie Home Companion (syndicated by American Public Media, which unlike NPR, allowed affiliates to claim market exclusivity) as a bargaining chip against Conrad. Of Note is Ideastream Public Medias classical music newsletter curated for you by WCLVhosts. [40] During a transition period, the FCC allowed stations to simultaneously broadcast on both their old and new assignments, and in July 1948 the Board of Education requested permission to remain on 44.5 MHz "for as long as possible",[41] and from September 1 to the end of the year WBOE was permitted to broadcast on both frequencies. For other uses, see, "WBOE" redirects here. [196] 90.3 at 9 (the former InfOhio After Nine) host Cindi Deutschman-Ruiz also left the station, with the show renamed The Sound of Ideas under succeeding hosts Dan Moulthrop and Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett. [25], At the same time the 41.0243.98 MHz Apex band was established, the FCC noted that research would begin on the technical requirements of frequency modulation as a possible alternative to the ultra high frequency broadcasts that Apex utilitzed. Originally one of two NPR member stations in the Northeast Ohio region alongside Kentlicensed WKSU, this station assumed the format and calls of WCLV from 104.9 FM on March 28, 2022, following a programming merger between WCPN and WKSU. [218] A native of Brunswick,[216] Eddings also began involvement with The Downtowner, a weekly WCPN-produced podcast devoted to downtown Cleveland's revival. [17] FM experimentations soon revealed significant advantages to Apex, especially with sound quality and resistance to interference from static, including from lightning. [230], Ideastream general manager Jenny Northern, WCLV air host Bill O'Connell and station president/co-founder Robert Conrad each expressed hope the frequency change would bring back longtime listeners adversely affected following WCLV's 2001 move to the 104.9 FM facility. I Shed Jackson Communications and Marketing Director. Our cash flow is like that of a small business: we live month to month. [4][l] At 90.3 FM, WCLV's potential audience was estimated to have increased by as many as one million people, particularly in Akron and Cleveland's eastern suburbs. Published: Dec. 11, 2021, 5:30 a.m. Cleveland's classical music radio station WCLV-FM has been broadcasting from The Idea Center at Cleveland's Playhouse Square as part of the Ideastream . We are your source for trusted. [86], After a power increase on July 22, 1980,[123] WKSU added Cleveland to its primary coverage area with the city receiving a city-grade signal[143] but the CPL contested an additional power upgrade even as the library's director was not opposed to it. [138], Pleadings with an FCC-assigned administrative law judge had both groups spar over which would best "serve the public interest". Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1835. [183] The Ohio State Legislature drafted their 1989 state budget with no funding towards WCPN but to Cleveland State University, which was to direct the funds to the station via a partnership; this was arranged to prevent a "free-for-all" with other Ohio public broadcasters. [236] Ideastream celebrated WCLV's "60th anniversary", recognizing the date WDGO (95.5 FM) changed their call letters to WCLV,[5] on November 1, 2022. [116][117], As the school year began on September 12, 1978, Cleveland's teachers union went on strike,[118] closing all school buildings and preventing in-school instructional programming from resuming over WBOE. [29] WBOE was one of only three educational Apex stations to have ever signed on, the other two being WNYE in New York City[30] and WBKY in Beattyville, Kentucky. [55] WBOE also rebroadcast installments of The Ohio Story, a regionally syndicated anthology series WTAM originated[43] by arrangement of Ohio Bell with all commercials excised. [161], In 1993, Jerrold Wareham was named as WVIZ's general manager, succeeding station co-founder Betty Cope; shortly after his appointment, Kit Jensen first proposed the idea of both entities forming a partnership. WXEN also broadcast ethnic programming on a full-time basis until a format change the previous year; WZAK also dropped such programming outright in 1981. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders disseminate key planning information . [57], Owing to educational radio's effectiveness being reduced by television, work slowly began in the early 1970s to revamp WBOE. [33] The National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) expressed hope WBOE's FM conversion and the coming availability of FM sets entering the marketplace could help the station find listeners outside of the classroom, a sentiment shared by U.S. Commissioner of Education John W. Studebaker, who lobbied for the 4244 MHz non-commercial allotment.[35]. These stations were informally known as "Apex" stations, due to the tall height of their transmitter antennas, which were needed because coverage was primarily limited to local line-of-sight distances. [123] Despite this, the FCC mandated WKSU's signal had to be directional aimed away from Cleveland to protect WBOE as both were third-adjacent signals; this resulted in WKSU having coverage issues throughout Cuyahoga County. [86] In 1987, WKSU relied on listener support for 60% of their annual budget, compared to WCPN relying on support for 40% of their budget. In my visit with you, today, I shall talk about the three-cornered trade route which was so important to our country's early development." [170] Dick Feagler co-hosted a bi-weekly interview program at launch. WCLV | Ideastream Public Media The Quiet Hour with Rob Grier Evgeny Kissin: Beethoven - Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Piano Sonata No. Access the free radio live stream and discover more radio stations at one glance. Conrad of Radio Seaway, Inc., immediately changed the call letters to WCLV, broadcasting at 95.5 megacycles. Owned by Ideastream Public Media, the station serves both Greater Clevelandand Northeast Ohioas the home station for the Cleveland Orchestraand an affiliate of the BBC World Service. [36][37] In July 1946, the FCC directed that FM stations currently operating on 4244 MHz would have to move to new frequencies by the end of the year,[38] and WBOE was reassigned to 44.3 MHz. [91] Donald R. Waldrip, the court-appointed desegregation administrator for the Cleveland school board, filed a request with Judge Frank Battisti by late August 1981 to cancel the sale of WBOE to the library and instead sell the assets to CPR. WCLV, Cleveland's classical music radio station was launched on 1 Nov. 1962, following the purchase of WDGO-FM from Douglas G. Oviatt. Cleveland Women's Orchestra, 1938. [211], [Living in Ada, Ohio and working for the Lima News] was fine until the job opportunity came at then-WCPN and I was invited to submit my resume for this Morning Edition post. [77] Even with the competition from television, WBOE continued with educational fare. [210] Following the merger, Perry also began hosting Applause, a similarly focused weekly program over WVIZ;[192] Around Noon was renamed The Sound of Applause in 2013, tying it closer to the TV program. [86] With CPR unable to file for a non-commercial license of their own due to the Cleveland market being saturated with FM signals and the acquisition of a commercial license being cost-prohibitive, Norris again approached the Board of Education with the offer, along with endorsements from multiple Cleveland city councilmen and area community organizations, but were rejected. [26] The reassigned Apex band was also still prone to extreme skywave propagation, with WBOE receiving reception reports throughout the western and southwestern U.S. and as far as England. WCLV 104.9 (classical - soon to move to 90.3) - Jackie Gerber mornings, Mark Satola middays, Bill O'Connell afternoons, Rob Greer evenings, John Mills overnight WMJI 105.7 (classic hits) - Mark Nolan, Jen Picciano, and Krystle Elyse mornings (1/2 credit to Keith Kennedy. English; David C. Linton Program Director. Licensed to Akron, Ohio, when WBOE signed on, WJW moved to Cleveland in 1943. WCLV (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, carrying a combined fine art/classical music and jazz format. [226] As part of the agreement, Ideastream took over the day-to-day operations of WKSU and all its respective translators and repeaters on October 1, 2021, retaining all of WKSU's employees. WCLV, northeast Ohio's classical radio station since 1962, is dedicated to the preservation of classical music on the radio in the greater Cleveland area. It made most sense to focus our flagship news station entirely on news and information. 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Under the auspices of the Cleveland Board of Education, WBOE signed on in 1938 as the first formally recognized educational radio station in the United States on the Apex band. Two-person shows began, such as "Ethel and Ben" (homemakers) on WGAR, "Mildred and Gloria," a women's show, on WTAM, and "Just Married" on WJAY, an improvisational drama show ad-libbed from a synopsis sheet prepared by creator Edyth Fern Melrose. By the time you write the obit, bitterness is a day late and a dollar short. [219] Plain Dealer reporter Michael McIntrye joined WCPN as host of The Sound of Ideas,[220][221] sharing the duties with staffer Rick Jackson. [86] Norris garnered attention acting as Cleveland's pro bono legal counsel during the city's antitrust litigation against Cleveland Electric Illuminating (CEI) and envisioned WBOE becoming a radio equivalent to WVIZ. Our foremost responsibility is to provide trusted local, regional and national news to and for the 22 counties we serve. [33] On February 3, 1941, WBOE achieved several firsts: it became the first licensed non-commercial educational station on FM in the United States, the first licensed FM station in Cleveland and one of the first in the state of Ohio,[c] still maintaining a schedule from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. on school days. WKSU general manager John Perry noted that during a recent pledge drive, $85,000 out of the $105,000 raised came outside of NPR's offerings, speaking to WKSU's health and strength; Perry was optimistic of both stations co-existing as WCPN focused more on ethnic programming and jazz.
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