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I would like to know why this decision was made without consulting the students, alumni, volunteers, or members of the community. We don't need a new jazz station; we want to see local voices and local music thrive.
WCSB provided that platform for nearly 5 decades.
I strongly oppose the takeover of 89.3 WCSB by Ideastream. I urge you to listen to the community and reconsider this decision. Thank you for your time.
49 1/2 years. That is a very long time. That’s how long this station has been on the air. 1 year less than I have been around. How can we stand by and let a conglomerate company silence a perfectly good station that delivered a wide range of genres , including ethnic programming that drew in listeners around the globe. They took over and play jazz. That’s it. Jazz 24/7. How does that help the community? How does that help students who want to make a career in radio broadcasting? Losing this station is not a win/win for anybody. The way it was lost was despicable and cowardly. Cutting the signal, escorting the students from the building, and locking everyone out. That is a textbook station takeover.
At least they could have set a date, and gave the station a send off, giving DJ’s time to say goodby to their listeners. Not a complete and sudden end that blindsided every listener. Please fight the good fight and bring the station back to the community where it belongs.
Sincerely,
Matt Vale
-a listener since 1996
I once believed that there was a part of society that held the rights of voices dear.
Ideastream perpetuating this and for no good reason makes me realize everything and everyone must be broken.
My thoughts center around two things that I am certain were not in consideration upon making this decision. The charitable donations each year to THE STATION . Money donated for continuation of the station and programs that people listening all over the world added to over the years. What must they be thinking right now?
Secondly, so many listeners no longer with us have donated music collections to the station, now sitting empty and unused. Is that forever now, as I'm sure JAZZ NEO has no use for them? What would it take to organize the programming separately so we can take a step forward rather than ten steps backwards as this has become a multi-faceted argument about much more than Cleveland and music.
This year, The Voice of America was silenced. Three other college radio stations were shut down this year (KTRU, KSVR, WSC), plus university student newspapers have, incredibly, been ordered "not to report news." I would have thought that Cleveland's public university was above that. It still has the chance to be. Please return student control to WCSB.