0 W B 1982-P- age i U & I COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, Friday, April 9, 4B Turn your radio on, Columbia mellow and medium-temp- o rock between 12 a.m. smooth flow in their programming and to make and 6 a.m. the station easy to listen to. Segue describes the The Dirt Band, Willie Music, programs Though KCMQ also emphasizes continuously-playin- g creative blending of two units. It is the disc jock- music, disc jockey Larry Cannger hosts a ey's responsibility to blend songs together in humorous morning wake-u- p show, and disc jockey terms of type of music and tempo so the sound show diversity Bruce Jones hosts an afternoon talk show. flows smoothly. Thus, The Police, with their reg- Nelson come to town gae sound might be played after Stevie Wonder, Ma-mlo- Columbia is on a roll. The Willie who but Led Zeppelin would never follow Barry w. other is Nelson, KBIA 91.3 FM The sounds of Alabama are still will perform at Hearnes at 8 p.m. two of area's stations Many stations in Columbia offer jazz. KBIA of- Donegan says he believes KCOU has something echoing on the stage, but other April 23. fers azz with a twist. Though KBIA's music for- for everyone. The station offers reggae, blues, big-na- me entertainment groups are Nelson, the only country artist to By Michael Pritchett mat is split between classical music and jazz mu- already scheduled in town. sell out two shows per night for two Missourian staff writer soul and jazz programs in addition to its predomi- sic, the station offers all sounds for the jazz nantly rock 'n' roll format. One of them, The Dirt Band, will weeks straight at Caesar's Palace in connoisseur. In one program, only the Detroit appear in concert at 8 p m. April 16 Las Vegas, will be accompanied by Radio and culture are hard to separate. sound in jazz is aired; m another perhaps only the in Stephens College Assembly Hall. DelbertMcClinton. Radio is a value-sett- er in our society. We listen L.A. sound will be played. KTGR 1580 AM A portion of the proceeds will go to- Nelson record his first million sell- to know what we should be interested in, how we KBIA also has the largest and longest playing ward construction of Columbia's er, "Red Headed Stranger," in 1978. should speak, what music we should like and classical music format, airing classical master- One sound you'll never hear on KTGR is "punk Ronald McDonald House. Today, he has five gold, three plati- which lifestyle is right for that sound. pieces from Chopin to Strauss Hindu disco," according to program director The Dirt Band recently celebrated num and one double-platinu- m We also listen because it is a quick way to be in- Jim Armstrong, program director for KBIA, Chris Edwards. its 15th anniversary. Five years ago ("Stardust") albums to his credit. formed on a full range of subjects: art, politics, says although the station's main function is to ed- He describes the KTGR format as "contempo- the group dropped "Nitty Gritty" Tickets are on sale between 9 a.m. sports, social issues and trends in American liv- ucate broadcasting students studying through the rary country with personality." KTGR does em- from its name, but that has not de- and 5:30 weekdays at the Hearnes ing University, and the music format is strictly classi- phasize country music with a live voice backing terred from its popularity. Center box office and from 10 a.m. to But above all, we ask to be entertained when we cal and jazz, KBIA is not an elitist station. up the music, but Edwards doesn't want his disc "Jealousy," the band's 11th al- 2 p.m. on Saturday. Prices are $12, turn on the radio. If a station doesn't entertain us, "Columbia should know that we are up here in jockeys to overshadow the music with too much bum, is the latest in a series of pro- $10 and $8. with one random twist of the tuner we can find a Jesse Hall, and we are accessible to them." chatter. gressive rock 'n roll works. Tickets can also be ordered by station that will A few of KBIA's specialty programs include On KTGR the country music listener is guar- Tickets for the concert are $7.50 in writing to: Willie Nelson, Box F, Co- The radio bands, both AM and FM, are filled "All Things Considered," a news and commen- anteed three country oldies, three Top 10 Country, advance and $8 50 on the day of the lumbia, Mo. 65205. Include a $1 hand- with a diversity of programming to please all tary show aired through National Public Radio; and four of the top 30 country hits in an hour's performance. ling charge. tastes. "Horizons," a series that examines issues con- time. However, the format doesn't exclude rock The tnck, the radio listener quickly learns, is cerning women and minorities; and a radio ver- 'n' roll if the song is by a country artist. finding the station that plays what he wants to sion of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." "So much of rock 'n' roll and country comes hear. The following listing of local stations and from the same roots. You can't ignore it, and you Meg Christian plays benefit what they play should help your radio play what don't want to," Edwards says. you want tohear. Edwards calls country music today, "the great ByVicMSwyers the fiscal year ends in October. FM co-found- KOPN 89.5 ed equalizer," and says his target audience comes Missourian staff writer In 1973 Ms. Christian The word "format" doesn't apply to the pro- Olivia Records, the largest women's at KOPN Tune the station in at any from a broad range of incomes and age groups. KFMZ FM gramming Singer-songwnt- er Meg recording label. Often called the 98 you likely to anything from He says, however, the public attitude toward Christian Expect nothing less from KFMZ than tradition- time, and are hear will bring style of wom- founder of women's music, Ms. classical, to rock, to folk, to blue grass, to experi- country is unfair. her unique al rock V roll. Steve Graaano, program director not hick anymore. Country has grown en's music to Columbia College's Christian has produced three albums mental. "It's and 90,000 for KFMZ, used the acronmym AORCHR to de- viable form. We to pre- Launer Auditorium at 8 p.m April which have sold over copies KOPN emphasizes the music the radio listener is a music are just trying She is scribe the station's music format Translated, this sent it in as pleasant a manner as possible." 16. since 1975, Ms. Baumhoff said Oriented RockContemporary Hit Ra- is not likely to hear anywhere else. They play the The concert sponsored currently on a 20-cit- y tour. is Album with benefit is dio KFMZ concentrates on pure rock 'n' roll artists that have recorded small companies, by Rape Ms. Christian last appeared in Co- who exposure to popular the Abuse, Assault, Crisis sounds and aitists. The format doesn't include or haven't had the air be KFRU 1400 AM. Center. Proceeds will go toward lumbia m April 1980 as part of a pro- rock, extremist new wave rock, or radical with the big commerical stations keeping financially gram sponsored by the Association mellow Bill Wax, program says KOPN the center punk rock director, offers a Information is the best word for programming afloat Director Lynn Baumhoff for Women Students at the Universi- to people m the Columbia community who "We're where you can go to hear rock music," voice atKFRU. said AARCC must raise $9,000 before ty. says. "If you want to know what's going have been neglected by other media. However, while yiforming is a goal at KFRU, Graaano "We provide alternatives to what's here already on in the concert scene, things involving entertain- the station also plays country music, contempo- community to to one an- easy-listeni- ng ment, music, whatever's going on now, we have and a means for the talk rary music, and a special section ti- Stephens productions called off that information " other." tled, "Top Tunes of Yesteryear," on Saturdays at Specialty programs on KFMZ include the Rock The Federal Communications Commission clas- 9:10 a.m. sifies KOPN as an educational radio station, and Stephens College has canceled two ing one of Stephens' busiest tunes Album Countdown on Mondays from 10 p m. to 12 KFRU specializes in the most current news both of planned productions. performances, Wax says education is not always what people locally nationally, on its for rehearsals and so a m , American Top 40 on Sundays from noon to 4 and broadcast the hour. It is to per- no one want. ABC "War Requiem," a mass be had tune, Frost said p m , and the King Biscuit Flower Hour, a record- an Information Radio Network member. It formed by be "We're not here to program to the widest possi- also features sports coverage broadcasted Stephens' music depart- "Princess Ida" will replaced by ing of a live rock concert, featuring a different six ment, was canceled because the 'The Maud Adams Fine Arts Festi- ble audience. We're trying to fill needs in terms of times daily, plus play-by-pl-ay coverage Missou- rock group each week of school has scheduled so many events val Variety Show" at 7:30 p.m.