K-Mozart 105 1

I love classical music. It’s awesome.

So I read an article in the Los Angeles Times not too long ago about how the owner was just devoted to disseminating serious music via the mass media, then one day K-​MZT is no more. Well, I found out later that it’s still around, just not ²⁴⁄₇ like back in the day. Oh, well. No big loss! K-​MZT always did kind of suck (though I enjoyed listening to the Chicago Symphony broadcasts).
K-​MZT not only was hampered, in my opinion, by all too conservative choices in music broacasted but also by a glut of stupid ads and just God awful programs (does anybody remember some crap called ‘The Romantic Hours’ where «romantic» music was played while some lady, in a sonambulistic tone of voice drawled out poetry? What the hell, man?!).
I do have to give K-​MZT credit though. It was thanks to them that I discovered the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. I was about 12 years old then and I was listening to the radio while I was showering when I heard a set of the most utterly enchanting and charming piano miniatures. Enthralled, I shut off the shower and listened. Finally, the announcer said, «That was ‘Dances of the Dolls’ by Dmitri Shostakovich…» The rest, as they say, was history.
At least we still have K-​USC which, although far from perfect, beats K-​MZT hands down any day. Still, I wish Los Angeles had stations like Chicago’s WFMT. Now THAT’S serious music radio as it should be.

Do you love classical music?
This is the station for you!
The other option in L.A. is KUSC, which also has good programming… unless you hit «Pledge Week» where they solicit you for money ²⁴⁄₇.
(I’d rather listen to the Lexus, BMW, and LA Phil ads over the Pledge Week pleas for money!)