{"id":21137,"date":"2014-08-08T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T20:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=21137"},"modified":"2014-09-17T10:32:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T14:32:57","slug":"wemc-unveils-new-programming-rebrands-as-regions-home-for-classical-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/wemc-unveils-new-programming-rebrands-as-regions-home-for-classical-music\/","title":{"rendered":"WEMC unveils new programming, rebrands as region\u2019s home for classical music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting on Monday, Aug. 11, Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s radio station will broadcast more classical music on its 91.7 FM frequency. The station, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/wemc\/\">WEMC<\/a>, will also begin billing itself as \u201cthe Shenandoah Valley\u2019s premier source of classical music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New programming will include weeknight showcases of live recordings by well-known orchestras, including ones in Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York. On Saturday afternoons, the station will also air a classical music program, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.concierto.org\/\">Concierto<\/a>,\u201d hosted in both English and Spanish and focusing on Latin American composers. The full new schedule is available <a href=\"http:\/\/mediad.publicbroadcasting.net\/p\/wmra\/files\/WEMC_Schedule_2014_0.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Classical music during the weeknights will replace the evening jazz shows on WEMC. With the changes, the station will also drop its news programs from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/\">Democracy Now!<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/\">BBC World Service<\/a> (these can still be accessed via the Internet).<\/p>\n<p>Station manager Al Bartholet said listener surveys showed that classical music was the overwhelming reason that people have been tuning in to the station. Adding more classical music programming will give WEMC\u2019s audience more of the music it enjoys and help the station form a more coherent identity \u2013 an important part of keeping and growing a radio audience, he added.<\/p>\n<p>WEMC will continue its Sunday morning broadcasts of services at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pvmchurch.org\/\">Park View Mennonite Church<\/a>, and will add a encore broadcast (Wednesdays at 8 p.m.) of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/wmra.org\/programs\/mostly-mennonite-mostly-acapella-wemc-0\">Mostly Mennonite, Mostly Acappella<\/a>,\u201d a 90-minute music show hosted by EMU professor emeritus John Horst.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is probably the most popular program on WEMC. It\u2019s the \u2018Car Talk\u2019 of WEMC,\u201d said program manager Matt Bingay. \u201cIf you\u2019ve got a hit on your hands, get more mileage out of it. Repeat it. Give people another opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Horst, who began recording episodes of his show more than a decade ago, said it was \u201cnice to get the affirmation\u201d about his show. He acknowledged that it\u2019s getting harder to find new material \u2013 there are only so many Mennonite acappella recordings out there \u2013 but continues to follow up on suggestions from listeners and friends, and rummage at places like <a href=\"http:\/\/giftandthrift.org\/\">Gift and Thrift<\/a> for rarities. He also often receives copies of new recordings of groups and Mennonite colleges and elsewhere, and plans to continue creating new episodes as often as he can.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1955 as a gift from the class of 1954, WEMC is the oldest public radio station in Virginia. From its transmission tower on the crest of the hill west of EMU, WEMC\u2019s signal can reach up to 88,000 people who live within a 25-mile radius of the university. By the end of the year, the station\u2019s aging transmitter will be replaced with a new one to ensure more reliable service.<\/p>\n<p>WEMC is also streamed online, and through a new smartphone or tablet <a href=\"http:\/\/wmra.org\/wmra-app\">app<\/a>. In 2007, James Madison University\u2019s radio station and Harrisonburg\u2019s National Public Radio affiliate, <a href=\"wmra.org\">WMRA-90.7 FM<\/a>, assumed management of WEMC, with the concurrence and ongoing input of EMU officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re pleased with the ongoing partnership between EMU and JMU to manage public radio offerings for the region,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/wengeras\">Andrea Wenger<\/a>, EMU director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/marketing\/\">marketing and communications<\/a> and a member of the WEMC advisory group. \u201cWEMC is a gem that we want to preserve. Changing technologies and limited resources made that unfeasible for EMU alone. With the stations&#8217; financial stability and growing listenership through careful program planning, the future of Harrisonburg\u2019s two public radio stations looks secure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting on Monday, Aug. 11, Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s radio station will broadcast more classical music on its 91.7 FM frequency. 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