1 QUARTERLY ISSUES/PROGRAMS REPORT Station (call letters): KDSC (FM) Location (city, state): THOUSAND OAKS, CA (100% Simulcast of Parent Station KUSC, Los Angeles, CA) █ January 1, 2016 April 1, 20__ July 1, 20__ October 1, 20__ Attached hereto are descriptions of issue-responsive programming broadcast by this station during the reporting period. The listed programs aired on the station during the reporting period on the days and times indicated. Each program regularly provides information or addresses current local issues of concern to viewers in the area where the station is located. 2 LOCAL ISSUES ADDRESSED DURING THE QUARTER The following are local issues of concern to the community. Programs that addressed these issues during this reporting period are listed on the following pages. Local Issue/Concern Brief description of local issue or concern The awareness of local artistic events from producers who share audience with classical music-minded individuals. Coverage of Local Arts To bring the best of classical music, both new and archived recordings to the public-at-large. Exposure to Classical Music The impact of arts and music related curriculums on youth from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. Education/Children’s Issues 3 FCC Issues/Programs Reports and Related Requirements – Appendix B PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES The following programs that aired during the relevant reporting period regularly address local issues and concerns in the station’s city of license and within its service area. Specific episodes and segments of these programs and the issues they addressed are listed on the following pages. Program Name Schedule Brief Generic Description (Day/Time) (Note whether local, syndicated or network) Arts Alive Saturdays, 8am Locally-produced, 30 minute program about arts and culture in Southern California—includes interviews with local artists and arts community members, interactive Q&A with USC Thornton School of Music Dean, arts news and community arts calendar. The Opera Show Saturdays, 9am Locally produced, music-based content regarding opera. Focusing on composers & performers with occasional interviews with local productions. Saturdays, Locally produced, music-based program focusing on 10pm the past 75 years of contemporary classical music. Modern Times Soul Music Sundays, 6am Locally produced, music-based program focusing on the choral component of recorded classical music. From the Top Sundays at 6pm Syndicated via American Public Media – Recent concert performances and interviews with young musicians from across the United States. The Record Shelf Sundays at 10p Locally produced, nationally syndicated program surveying historic recordings, offering buyers guides and, featuring interviews with today’s greatest classical music personalities. Thornton Center Sundays at 9pm Locally produced music-based program featuring Stage student and faculty performances from the archives of the USC Thornton School of Music. 4 The Metropolitan Saturday Syndicated via the Metropolitan Opera Radio Opera Mornings at Network – Selections from the current live season of 10am (April- the Metropolitan Opera as well as selected archival May Only) performances. A Musical Offering Sundays at Locally-produced music-based program featuring 9AM music of the Baroque Period. SoCal Sunday Night Sundays, 7pm Locally-produced concert broadcasts from Southern California orchestras and ensembles: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale. Requests at Noon Mon-Fri, 12PM Locally-produced, music-based program featuring music requested by listeners. 5 ISSUE-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Local Issue: Exposure to classical music Program Date Time Duration Description The Record Shelf 1/3 10p 1hr Windy City Stokie, Part 1. In the first of two programs, live performances recorded during Leopold Stokowski’s first appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1958. The Record Shelf 1/10 10p 1hr Windy City Stokie, Part 2. In the second of two programs, live performances recorded during Leopold Stokowski’s first appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1958. The Record Shelf 1/17 10p 1hr The Record Shelf Record Reviews. Jim Svejda’s critical reactions to the latest compact discs. The Record Shelf 1/24 10p 1hr Jim Svejda in conversation with the legendary American choreographer Twyla Tharp. The Record Shelf 1/31 10p 1hr The Ferras Case. In the first of two programs, recordings by the brilliant, troubled French violinist, Christian Ferras. The Record Shelf 2/7 10p 1hr The Ferras Case. In the second of two programs, recordings by the brilliant, troubled French violinist, Christian Ferras. The Record Shelf 2/14 10p 1hr Ladies’ Night, Part 1. The first of two programs featuring historic recordings by the great female pianists of the early 20th century. The Record Shelf 2/21 10p 1hr Ladies’ Night, Part 2. The first of two programs featuring historic recordings by the great female pianists of the 6 early 20th century. The Record Shelf 2/28 10p 1hr The Best of the Record Shelf. An encore broadcast of “Ah Sweet Mystery of Romberg,” featuring music of Sigmund Romberg conducted by the composer. The Record Shelf 3/6 10p 1hr A Buyer’s Guide to the Haydn Symphonies. An updated look at the best of the readily-available recordings. The Record Shelf 3/13 10p 1hr Mr. Natural, Part 1. The beginning of a two-part study of the Ukrainian-born British pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch. The Record Shelf 3/20 10p 1hr Mr. Natural, Part 2. The conclusion of a two-part study of the Ukrainian-born British pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch. The Record Shelf 3/27 10p 1hr A Conversation with the Music Director of the Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer. Met Opera 1/2 10a 2.75hrs J Strauss Jr., Die Fledermaus Met Opera 1/9 10a 2.75 Donizetti, Anna Bolena Met Opera 1/16 10a 3hrs Bizet, Les Pecheurs de Perles Met Opera 1/23 10a 4hrs Wagner, Tannhauser Met Opera 1/30 10a 3.5 Puccini, Turandot Met Opera 2/6 10a 3hrs Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana/ Leoncavallo, Pagliacci Met Opera 2/13 10a 3hrs Verdi, Il Trovatore Met Opera 2/20 10a 3hrs Donizetti, Maria Stuarda Met Opera 2/27 10a 4hrs Berg, Lulu Met Opera 3/5 10a 4.5 Puccini, Manon Lescaut Met Opera 3/12 10a 3hrs Donizetti, Don Pasquale Met Opera 3/19 10a 3hrs Donizetti, L’Elisir D’Amore Met Opera 3/26 10a 3.75hrs Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro Local Issue: Coverage of local arts Program Date Time Duration Description Arts Alive 1/9 8a 30min January 9, 2016: Movses Pogossian, World War One: A Centenary Perspective If you're a teenager, world war one may seem like a world away. But we talk to two local conductors who are encouraging their young players to think differently about that time in history, using the power 7 of extraordinary music. Plus violinist Movses Pogossian says it's a cliche, but it's true, music is the universal language. He tells us about two upcoming concerts that mine musical connections. And on Ask the Dean, how do you tune a timpani? Arts Alive 1/16 8a 30min January 16, 2016: Author Janet Sternburg, Santa Barbara Symphony's David Pratt Author Janet Sternburg's new memoir tracks the lives of an aunt and uncle, both early recipients of a so-called miracle treatment – the lobotomy. We talk to the new Santa Barbara Symphony Executive Director, David Pratt, about staying vital through collaboration. Film Critic Kenneth Turan recommends two historic series. Ask the Dean answers the question "when did we start using the term Classical Music." Arts Alive 1/23 8a 30min January 23, 2016: Twyla Tharp, Film Conductors Intensive choreographer Twyla Tharp says “creativity is an act of defiance.” For Tharp, it’s an act that now stretches over five dynamic decades. Hear Jim Svejda in conversation with Twyla Tharp now on the Arts Alive podcast. Plus, why two dozen conductors hit the beach at sunrise and … is classical “girl music”? We Ask the Dean Arts Alive 1/30 8a 30min January 30, 2015: Dustin O'Halloran, Fly at the Pasadena Playhouse When Dustin O’Halloran was just seven, his mother got the organist at her church to started giving him piano lessons. But O’Halloran’s unconventional teacher 8 didn’t just show him the notes, she taught him to make them his own. And now he’s taken home an Emmy for his music in the TV show Transparent. Our interview with O’Halloran is on this week's Arts Alive podcast. Plus a preview of the Pasadena Playhouse’s Fly, inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen; film critic Kenneth Turan talks about Sundance standouts; on Ask the Dean... what happened to Lakme? Arts Alive 2/6 8a 30min February 6, 2016: East West Players, CAP UCLA When a group of Asian-American actors got tired of being offered only stereotypical roles, they formed East West Players, a theater company still going strong 50 years later. Hear more about the company from East West Players Artistic Director Tim Dang. Plus: artists stretch the fence line of what's familiar to us and create cultural memory. So says CAP UCLA director Kristy Edmunds. More with her on this week's Arts Alive podcast Arts Alive 2/13 8a 30min February 13, 2016: Oscars Edition Right now on the Arts Alive podcast: we’re all about the big screen. It’s our annual Oscar’s show with movie music expert Jon Burlingame taking a close look at this year’s best original score nominees, from John Williams’ 50th to Ennio Morricone’s return to the big screen. Plus, Kenneth Turan says it’s a horse race for best picture. And we talk to the director of A War, about Denmark’s military presence in Afghanistan and nominated for best Foreign Language Film.