Chicago's jazz radio gets the blues, bows to iPod

Iria · Jul 6, 2006, 10:51 PM

Source: Reuters
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The iPod and a growing need for local news have done the unthinkable: They have cost Chicago, one of America's great jazz cities, its last major source for jazz programming on local radio.

WBEZ, Chicago's National Public Radio (NPR) member station and among the oldest public radio outlets in the United States, has decided to scrap scheduled music programming -- the bulk of which was nightly jazz -- and move to a 24-hour news and public affairs format.

The change -- which has sparked a backlash from loyal fans -- speaks volumes about the worries facing independent radio stations.

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Chicago's jazz radio gets the blues, bows to iPod Source: Reuters __________ CHICAGO (Reuters) - The iPod and a growing need for local news have done the unthinkable: They have cost Chicago, one of America's great jazz cities, its last major source for jazz programming on local radio. WBEZ, Chicago's National Public Radio (NPR) member station and among the oldest public radio outlets in the United States, has decided to scrap scheduled music programming -- the bulk of which was nightly jazz -- and move to a 24-hour news and public affairs format. The change -- which has sparked a backlash from loyal fans -- speaks volumes about the worries facing independent radio stations.