tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post4216070031373780745..comments2024-02-15T03:29:30.431-06:00Comments on Rome of the West: Radio Station KFUO Sold - A Loss of High ArtMark S. Abelnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-75875333052242895642010-05-06T18:10:41.198-05:002010-05-06T18:10:41.198-05:00The sale of KFUO is a heartbreaking loss, not only...The sale of KFUO is a heartbreaking loss, not only for lovers of classical music in general, but for the Christian community of St. Louis. As others have noted, KFUO broadcast a great deal of explicitly Christian sacred music, and I would add that it routinely provided background information educating listeners about Christian sacred music. I would venture to guess that many hearts that once were hardened against Christianity, have been changed via KFUO. <br /><br />I hope and pray that, during the transitional period between now and next March, KFUO's listeners, the local religious entities that advertise on KFUO, and a corpoarate sponsor or sponsors yet unknown, will be able to work together to insure a future for classical music on our airwaves.Jane Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201667528091869695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-54887755112289029332009-10-12T00:08:34.326-05:002009-10-12T00:08:34.326-05:00Ack! That was my standby station for (a) relaxing ...Ack! That was my standby station for (a) relaxing evenings, and (b) when my other favorite stations played commercials. It was sad they never went digital (HD), and now it will be sad that we'll have yet another 'Christian praise and worship' station... something around 97.x, as well as KEZK (102.5) FM's HD2 station, both play Christian music all day.<br /><br />We don't need another station like this. It's kind of like the old Y98 vs. the River battle - they both played the exact same thing, and there's not enough room in our market for two identical stations, much less *three*!Jeff Geerlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010599481447232016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-43158158944251206292009-10-11T22:05:06.536-05:002009-10-11T22:05:06.536-05:00I think it is worth noting that KFUO does (or at l...I think it is worth noting that KFUO does (or at least did when I was living in St. Louis) broadcast a sacred music program on Sunday mornings, as well as sacred music all day on high holidays. While it's certainly not the majority of their programming, neither do they shy away from it. It is a more subtle form of evangelization that doesn't attempt to appeal to some lower common denominator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com