And while iPods, books on CD and other. [9] Studios were constructed on the sixth floor of the Board of Education building in Downtown Cleveland, which radio supervisor William B. Levenson boasted as "one of the finest in the country". Rick Jackson will continue to host Sound of Ideas. [66], The Cleveland school's emphasis on visual aides, including instructors and recorded music, to accentuate programs over WBOE led Variety to describe the radio station in their March 8, 1944, issue as "a close facsimile to actual television", suggesting that WBOE could be a forerunner to educational television. [190] WNET president William F. Baker called the merger "wonderful news and the right direction for public broadcasting to be moving in everyone winds up winning, especially the people of Cleveland. [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. [11] During the WTAM partnership, the school programs became more sophisticated, including a 43-part series on literacy, geared towards specific age groups from elementary to high school. WCLV | Ideastream Public Media The Quiet Hour with Rob Grier Evgeny Kissin: Beethoven - Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Piano Sonata No. [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. 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. [43] Additional "preview" programming was sometimes transmitted for teachers during after-school hours, introducing any forthcoming series and to familiarize themselves with course material and the presenters. So far we've been able to meet the payroll, but it depends on what's in tomorrow's mail. Owned by Ideastream, the station serves Greater Cleveland and parts of surrounding Northeast Ohio. By the time you write the obit, bitterness is a day late and a dollar short. [3], Local personalities heard on WCLV include Jacqueline Gerber, Mark Satola, Rob Greer, Bill O'Connell and John Mills. Weekdays from midnight to 6 a.m. on WCLV will be hosted by radio veteran and jazz aficionado Dan Polletta. [91] Animosity between Howley and Norris worsened as Howley called CPR "a nothing organization" in an FCC filing, while Norris publicly criticized Howley's conduct. [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. [196] In a 2006 interview, Jensen explained the changes were "to disrupt ourselves to break down our own walls in order to partner effectively and accept that we could not do this on our own we had to subsume our own organizational ego"[214] WKSU's format adjustment in July 2013 placing a greater emphasis on news programming resulted in both it and WCPN now largely mirroring each other, carrying much of the same nationally produced shows. [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. [84] The studio move was completed on December 16, 1974;[85] additionally, the station's transmitter was moved from Lafayette School to a new tower in Parma, Ohio, along with a power upgrade to 50,000 watts. Friends may call, but it really won't do much good. [76] Like WBOE, WVIZ strictly carried in-school instructional fare during the school day and was aligned with school districts throughout the area. [90] WBOE's NPR addition was regarded as "half-hearted, poorly conceived and badly funded" as the station continued airing in-school educational programming during the weekday,[92] did not set up a local news department or conduct pledge drives. [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. [77] Even with the competition from television, WBOE continued with educational fare. [120] The school board retained former NPR president Lee Frischknecht to help find ways to keep WBOE functional; Frischknecht made inquiries to both CPR and WVIZ as potential interim operators[90] and continued to study options when the station was ordered closed.[86]. [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. WFHM-FM (95.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, known as "95.5 The Fish" and featuring a contemporary Christian format. [70] Earlier in 1953, the Board of Education set aside $200,000 (equivalent to $2.03million in 2021) for possible investment into a television station, committing to investigate the necessary costs. [212] An additional schedule realignment in 2006 saw a further de-emphasizing from jazz with the moving of Jazz from the Lincoln Center to Friday overnights, the cancellation of Jazz After Hours and locally produced Jazz Tracks with Bobby Jackson and the addition of BBC World Service programming overnights. Bringing the Ideastream and WKSU news teams together will allow us to become a truly regional newsroom, add regional context, cover more local stories and establish an Akron/Canton news hub. For example, a history broadcast for elementary classes may be scheduled. Cleveland Women's Orchestra, 1938. 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. Classical music public radio station in Cleveland, This article is about the Cleveland radio station which has identified as WCLV since 2022. Early life [ edit] [86] At the end of December 1976, WBOE added NPR's flagship program All Things Considered to the lineup, extending the broadcast day to 6:30p.m; as 1977 started, WBOE operated for 18 hours daily, officially as an NPR member. Between January 1 and April 1, 2022, Ideastream will realign the stations as WKSU will become the . Looking to expand the number of available frequencies, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began to issue licenses to parties interested in testing the suitability of using higher transmitting frequencies between roughly 25 and 44 MHz. [15] The CRRS broadcasts were suspended due to a lack of funding on May 1, 1982, with WBOE going silent completely. Interment? [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. In early 1997, the station had dropped most jazz programming during the midday hours in favor of news-oriented fare including The Diane Rehm Show[202] and The World. Wouldn't you agree with that? [69] While many teachers in the district were initially reluctant to work with the medium, a full generation of teachers had "grown up with radio" and thus saw the value and potential of mass media. [161] Another substantial change came when WKSU dropped all blues-related programming in July 1990 to focus on classical and folk on the weekends, donating their blues library to WCPN. [186] WCLV itself became an underwriter of All Things Considered on WCPN starting in February 1990; in turn, WCPN was given commercial spots over WCLV to promote future specials and pledge drives. [175] General manager Kathryn P. (Kit) Jensen, who joined the station in 1987,[161] stated that the shows only attracted 5,800 listeners in ratings surveys, compared to 48,000 listeners the rest of the week. [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. 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. James Ewinger, The Plain Dealer, for CSU Gamut[149], A settlement was finally reached between CPL and CPR on June 24, 1982. [64] The NAEB Tape Network was reorganized into the National Educational Radio Network in 1963, then sold to National Public Radio (NPR) as part of that network's 1971 launch; the tape network affiliates (including WBOE)[65] did not join NPR proper despite the changes, a distinction NPR emphasized. 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. [104] WBOE's visibility in the market remained imperceptible, however, failing to attract more than one percent of listeners in area Arbitron ratings.[86]. 7. [150] The school board approved the proposal on September 9, 1982, also allowing CPR to assume a 1972 CPB grant awarded to WBOE for any technical upgrades. [219] Plain Dealer reporter Michael McIntrye joined WCPN as host of The Sound of Ideas,[220][221] sharing the duties with staffer Rick Jackson. Amy Eddings will be the host of Morning Edition on WKSU, the show shes hosted on WCPN for five years. These channels are available on the new Ideastream Public Media app, at ideastream.org and on HD-equipped radios. [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. [59][60] WNYE had already been supplying recordings of their weekly Assignment: U.N. to WBOE, which was utilized for high school students. Thus WCPN is unlikely to degenerate into the frothy small-talk shows and quick-hit news segments that characterize so much of Cleveland's commercial news-talk stations. [15], Cleveland lawyer William Bradford "Brad" Norris[89] founded Cleveland Public Radio (CPR) in 1976 with the intent to finally bring NPR programming to Cleveland, which at the time was the largest U.S. city without a local fulltime NPR station,[90] a situation the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) was also reportedly embarrassed by. Morning announcer Jacqueline Gerber on WCLV FM/104.9 is also known as "Queen of the Morn." Regular listeners are familiar with her easy manner and droll sense of humor as well as the "Traffic . [127] CPL's interest in WBOE was criticized as the Cleveland school board had appointed many of the library's trustees. Toll Free: 877-399-3307. [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. [235] Conrad's involvement with WCLV since the original WCLV's 1962 establishment is recognized as one of the longest such tenures in the format[4] and his announcing duties for the Cleveland Orchestra broadcasts, uninterrupted since 1965, is also regarded as a record in American radio. Take a look at the full schedule to find details on these and other programming changes. [87] The delays also impacted the launch of the Cleveland Radio Reading Service (CRRS): originally intending to broadcast over a 67 kHz Subsidiary Communications Authorization (SCA) subchannel of WBOE, the CRRS had to contract with WXEN[88] until WBOE's SCA subchannel was activated in July 1977. [17] In addition, the band's first 25 channels, from 41.0241.98 MHz, were reserved in January 1938 for non-commercial educational stations. And I want to keep this an obit. [125][126], Lee C. Howley, Jr., board president of the Cleveland Public Library (CPL), revealed at the end of 1978 that the system had been negotiating with the school board over the past several months to buy WBOE, prompting WVIZ to withdraw their interest in the station. [86] Compounding matters, Howley was also the son of CEI's lead counsel,[139] the utility Norris helped litigate against. Listen to WCLV 104.9 FM internet radio online. [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. [132] This new license was assigned the WCPN call letters on June 20, 1983, standing for "Cleveland Public Network". [15] A multimedia slideshow prepared by WBOE in early January 1975 touted the station's planned conversion into a public radio outlet and planned link with NPR[85] but progress was slowed by both technical matters and a lack of willingness by school board officials to follow through. Audience Services: 216-916-6301. Rob Maynard Operations Manager. Cleveland Orchestra Cellist to Perform Dvorak with Cleveland Womens Orchestra Apr. [86], Production of in-school materials continued under coordinator Charles Siegel, with shows like Living today: Survival, It's your decision! [13] All but one of the high schools in the district launched radio workshops that originated educational programming for WBOE in a method likened to affiliate stations contributing to a radio network. Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1835. English; Complete HD schedules are available here. [99][100], Ethnic shows, traditionally a staple of commercial station WZAK,[g] were added to the Saturday lineup, with WBOE joining WOSU, KQED-FM and WUSF among non-commercial educational stations that also broadcast ethnic fare. [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. 1375 Euclid Avenue. When WBOE's conversion took place, only about a dozen FM stations were on the air in the entire country, most of them experimental stations. In the interest of helping our audience find their favorite programs, weve put together the full schedule, here. "[21], At launch, WBOE only operated on school days for seven hours from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.[13] with instructional material for students from kindergarten to high school. [138], Pleadings with an FCC-assigned administrative law judge had both groups spar over which would best "serve the public interest". The contract was signed by The Cleveland Trust Company, which merged into Society National Bank in 1991; Society merged into KeyBank in 1993. How did you make these scheduling decisions? Jeff St. Clair, who previously hosted All Things Considered on WKSU will host midday newscasts as we expand that service. 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. 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? [81], Ultimately, educational radio had a mixed legacy: even with WBOE's relative success, the concept failed to materialize on a national level. [101] WBOE was one of several stations in the area that picked up NPR's Jazz Alive! [223] Meanwhile, WCPN was successful in reducing the allotted airtime for the weekend ethnic fare in January 2015 after the hosts of the Lithuanian and Serbian programs retired; the resulting schedule changes allowed WCPN to finally add the Sunday edition of All Things Considered. [229], With this arrangement, a realignment of formats, stations and call signs took place on March 28, 2022. Overnights feature jazz music locally hosted with Dan Polletta and John Simna. And they were all of those things. These changes are done with the intent of preserving, growing and strengthening local media service and a time when many of our local media are facing unprecedented challenges. Subscribe now, and stay connected with timeless classical music on WCLV and beyond. [225], Kent State University's board of trustees and Ideastream Public Media entered into a public service operating agreement with the university's WKSU on September 15, 2021. Listeners can also tune into 89.7 HD3 for an All Classical stream that delivers 24/7 classical music. Memorial services will be held in the memories of all of us who once were Cleveland school children. Six months ago, Ideastream Public Media and WKSU public radio announced their intent to create one of Northeast Ohios largest news organizations. [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. From the birth of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s through just about the end of the 20th Century, Cleveland was a great town for radio. 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. Simna also hosts Symphony at Seven, broadcast continuously over WCLV since 1964 with KeyBank as the sole underwriter[m] throughout the program's entire history. [47], Saul Carson, writing for The New Republic, called WBOE "a model for the country" and "the most exciting broadcasting job being done". Marie M. Powell, for Every Week Magazine[27], From its 1938 sign on and in the 39 years that followed, WBOE operated as an adjunct of the Cleveland Public Schools, with broadcasts limited to school days and going dark during weekends, holidays and summer vacations. Mapcarta, the open map. [227] This agreement had its genesis in a $100,000 CPB grant[228] jointly awarded to WKSU and Ideastream on September 1, 2020, to help expand public media service in Northeast Ohio and encourage collaboration between both entities. Ideastream Public Media has set the date for the next phase of its integration of Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU Kent/Akron OH into its network. [211], By 2005, WCPN experienced some staff turnover attributed to the merger, with news director Dave Pignanelli leaving for WKSU in the same capacity and the news department shrinking from 18 staffers to nine; WCPN only employed four news staffers when Pignanelli joined in 1996. 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. Licensed to Akron, Ohio, when WBOE signed on, WJW moved to Cleveland in 1943. [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. [120], WBOE's suspension resulted in the Greater Cleveland radio market earning the dubious distinction as being the largest market in the United States, and the only major-market city, without a designated public radio outlet. [230] On that date, WCPN changed their call letters to WCLV and format to classical music, which was reported as WCLV "moving" to the 90.3 FM facility in WCPN's place. [234] The "new" WCLV at 90.3 FM also inherited WCPN's jazz programming for overnights, while WKSU dropped all remaining classical programming from their lineup. [15], While the losing bidder in the auction, CPR contested WBOE's transfer to the library, filing a competing application for the 90.3 FM frequency on October 17, 1979. Were excited to share that they will all remain on-air! [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. I applied, and I went in for my interview, and when I walked into the studios it was like this feeling of, 'I'm home. Also on Monday, Ideastream Public Media's classical service, WCLV, has moved from 104.9 FM to 90.3 FM, reaching an additional 1 million listeners. [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. [205] After the Ohio State Legislature inserted language into the state budget mandating the ethnic shows remain as-is in exchange for state funding[206] said changes were rescinded.

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