[BC] RE: HD Radio -- Folks we have to get it right!

[R J Carpenter]

Mr. Reeves,

At least in the Washington. DC, area, the main NPR stations (WETA &
WAMU)  are now essentially all talk.  Apparently talk brings in more
bucks than music does. IIRC, WETA also has talk on its HD2 channel.
The other major non-comms are WCSP - all talk - and WPFW - lots of
non-classical music.  So three of the four are essentially all-talk.

Another example:  In San Antonio, TX, the main NPR stations are
co-owned.  Pne is talk, the other is classical music.  The third major
non-comm is religious - I don't know whether they play music.

I think you'll find that music is becoming more and more rare on
large-market NPR stations.

bob c.