Comments from the petition: Page 19

Someone behind a mic to replace the classics??? Cant wait to tune in to see what
that moron has to say. Is there nepotism involved here?

Change classical music back to 89.1 Now! Please

Please keep the classy and the classic in Classic 89.

As a UF alumni, I'm surprised and a bit saddened to hear of the removal of
classical music from the station. Even though I don't live in Gainesville any
more, I do have friends who still live there and I get to visit every once in
awhile.
Please consider reversing this decision.
Thank you for your consideration.

I live way out of state and have tuned in on some Saturday nights to enjoy a
wonderful mix of music.

It is all too rare to have quality music programming broadcasts. Please restore
this enrichment to the community at large.

I have lived in the Gainesville area for the last 13 years, and I been a
constant listener, member of WUFT-FM and contributor. I thought your programming
was a wonderful mix of news and music... a good balance. The new all talk format
is not nearly as pleasing and rewarding, and I find I have to turn off the radio
now. For the last thirteen years my radio has been tuned to WUFT-FM from 6 am
until 11 or 12 pm every day. Please return to the old format on analogue
broadcast and flip all-talk radio to back digital, where it belongs.

I don't know how to start other than to say how depressed I have been with the
new programming. I didn't mind some change....mostly more variation on the
music styles and more jazz. And had called the station to ask for it. I don't
even mind some of the new shows added....like three of them, but no music at all
except for a couple of shows on Saturday and Sunday and no jazz or classical at
all. I don't have the money for the hd radio and plenty of people I know used
the station as their office music or in their art studios during the days and at
nights with the Night Bridge and Bob Parlocha. I miss Frank! I miss the
classical too! I haven't been able to listen to the radio at all except for a
little news in the morning. Come on, the BBC all night long?!!!
PLEASE...is there anyway that the public could get on air to call in and voice
their opinions during the fall fund drive!!!! I for one will not be donating
money.

1. My wife and I have always been in favor of a mixed format - not an
exclusively talk format.
Even worse, is the 9-10 hours of BBC news all night... I have NOT THE SLIGHTEST
INTEREST IN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COTSWOLD!!! One short broadcast is
enough!!!
2. For many years, we had been dismayed about the lack of variation in Classic
89's format during the day. Recent changes to add Terry Gross were welcomed.
However, the classical music formats were invariable and except for the 11AM
hour were really not in the least enlightening. With respect to those who
programmed the classical music... simply playing classical music was BORING...
That's why the "commentators" (Karl Haas) and our recent 11 AM programming was
interesting. For more than 20 years Canadian CBC Radio 2 had the finest 3 hours
in music I ever heard. Disk Drive with Jurgen Goth. Too bad he's retired...
what a master .. interesting and beautifully paced with many different genres -
rock and rap totally excluded!!!)
3. We are avid jazz fans and were not happy to have it only after 1130 PM
(except on Friday evening) was a bummer. But to see ALL JAZZ vanish is very
distressful. Quincy Jones and other icons have called Jazz America's Classical
Music, and it is an ever evolving genre.
4. Having a few folk music hours in a week is not enough... LISTEN TO YOUR
"FORMER" SUPPORTERS....

WE listen every chance we get! This is GOOD programming!
Ken