24 Hour Jazz Radio?

[Louis Tornillo]

I am listening to WBEZ in Chicago, public radio that has excellent
jazz programming nightly - this was my first exposure to jazz and in
the years since i've discovered the music, has been the best way to be
introduced to artists, young and old. My question - how many 24 hour
jazz stations are there? i guess Chicago supposedly has one (WNUA),
but i wouldn't really consider that jazz - it's really a shame and i'm
wondering if there are any around the USA - is it just not commercial
enough? i guess i'm also wondering just what the audience size for
this most wonderful music is - thanks Joe

As many people know, KCSM San Mateo is a24 true jazz radio station here in the SF Bay Area for many, many years. It is almost completely listener-sponsored. The DJs have been on air for 10-20 years and know pretty much everything about jazz, its history, and even know many of the jazz musicians and composers. some are musicians themselves. KCSM is a national treasure. Louis Tornillo, Berkeley.

[nos ne trom]

My question - how many 24 hour
jazz stations are there? i guess Chicago supposedly has one (WNUA),
but i wouldn't really consider that jazz - it's really a shame and i'm
wondering if there are any around the USA - is it just not commercial
enough? i guess i'm also wondering just what the audience size for
this most wonderful music is - thanks joe

In the Dallas/Fort Worth area (Texas) the two major proponents of jazz
radio are 88.1 KNTU (where I was a DJ from June 96 to June 97) and 89.3
KNON, neither of which are 24hr jazz. KNTU is run by the University of
North Texas in Denton, and KNON is a community radio station, which helps
explain why they can keep the torch lit when commercial jazz format radio
ventures of the past have failed. You'd think that a large metropolitan
area like D/FW with an international airport and everything could support a
commercial jazz station, but apparently not. There are jazz clubs large and
small in the area (large enough for major artists to come through) but
still the listener base is apparently not large enough for commercial radio
to be successful.
If you're ever in the area, KNTU broadcasts from 6AM to 12AM 7 days a week
(weekends have a lot of Latino & Classical), and KNON has a jazz show I
believe every weeknight starting at midnight, which is kind of cool since
you can just hop up the dial after KNTU signs off and you're good to go.
All that doesn't really directly address your question, but I thought you
might like to read a little about what's goin' on down here.
BrianE.

The count in DFW is down to 1 (IMHO, more like 0.25). KNTU elected to go with indie rock in the last couple of months. Idiots.

[BongLeoHuang]

joe muszynski 在 1997年10月28日 星期二下午4:00:00 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：

I am listening to WBEZ in Chicago, public radio that has excellent
jazz programming nightly - this was my first exposure to jazz and in
the years since i've discovered the music, has been the best way to be
introduced to artists, young and old. My question - how many 24 hour
jazz stations are there? i guess Chicago supposedly has one (WNUA),
but i wouldn't really consider that jazz - it's really a shame and i'm
wondering if there are any around the USA - is it just not commercial
enough? i guess i'm also wondering just what the audience size for
this most wonderful music is - thanks joe

We now use youtube for that. 24hrs non-stop jazz for you to pick.