Rough Seas for Smooth Jazz
Low ratings for KWJZ have prompted a shift to pop rock hits. It remains to be seen whether 'The New Click,' as it's called, will join the growing number of DJ-free, automated playlist stations in town.
Feliks Banel
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New KCTS producer a no-show
The producer, who was expected to start next week, has decided to stay in D.C. to oversee public-television projects he was launching.
Politics
KEXP has eye on Center as place to 'champion music'
KEXP's proposal, competing with one advanced by Dale Chihuly and the Space Needle, wouldn't offer a lot of immediate revenue to Seattle Center. The focus for the station would be spreading music into people's lives.
Politics
A very late SOS from the Fun Forest
Operators of the amusement park make a last-ditch effort to stay. Surely we need some kind of amusement park at Seattle Center?
Tech
Can classical radio draw listeners without 'dumbing down' the music?
KING-FM's Tom Olsen, who retired after decades at the station, reflects on the challenges of being a niche player in a mass-market business.