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Where can I hear the station?
Classical 88.1 broadcasts at 600 watts on FM-88.1,
Dayton, and can be heard from Vandalia down to
the I-275 loop around Cincinnati. It goes east and west
from Springfield, Ohio, almost to Richmond, Indiana. The
signal can also be heard on FM-89.9, Greenville, at 50,000
watts. That signal reaches from Richmond north to Fort
Wayne, east to Piqua extending to the northern part of
Springfield and back into Tipp City and Troy. We also broadcast
on the Internet at www.discoverclassical.org.
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Where are the actual broadcast towers?
WDPR broadcasts from a tower at 3901 Guthrie Road,
in what is commonly called the "tower farm." Other
towers in this farm include but are not limited to
Channels 22 and 45. WDPG broadcasts from a tower on
the northeast side of Greenville, just off the eastern
bypass at 5209 Horatio-Harris Creek Road.
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What does "member supported" mean?
Discover Classical is a community licensee, meaning
that the license is owned by the Board of Trustees.
There is no university or public television station
affiliated with this radio station.
Financial support is generated from several sources
but membership is by far the most important source.
In addition, much of our support comes as in-kind contributions
of goods or services from organizations and individuals
in the community. Seven of our hosts are volunteers.
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What are on-air fundraisers?
Twice a year, we take time from our regular programming
to ask our listeners to support what they hear. On-air
fund drives are simply the most efficient and effective
way to attract new members.
The fall fund drive is typically called Celebration
and occurs in September or October, lasting about 8
days. The spring fund drive is called Campaign and
is about 8 days in mid-March or April. Fifty weeks
a year, we play classical music all day, every day.
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How can I be sure that the money I give is well spent?
We are very careful with each gift to Discover Classical. Feel free to
examine our most recent IRS
Form 990 for an exact explanation of where your
dollars are used.
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Why do you say you don't have commercials when I hear businesses mentioned all the time?
We are an educational non-commercial frequency and
as such we cannot have commercials. We can receive
gifts or grants intended for program support. This
is called program underwriting.
The FCC requires us to acknowledge such program gifts
or grants on the air. Such acknowledgements cannot
be promotional in nature, nor may they include any
inducements to buy, or any calls to actions.
In its simplest form, this means that we can mention:
- an underwriter's name
- address
- phone number
- Web site
- a brief statement of their services
but we cannot:
- use any qualitative language (such as "beautiful sweaters,
quality pianos, comprehensive financial advice")
- make any statements that can't be verified ("the
biggest selection, the best value")
- ask listeners to do anything ("buy now . . . , come
on down . . . , see for yourself . . . ")
- mention price, sales or other inducements to buy
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Where else does funding for the stations come from?
We apply for and are often awarded foundation grant monies.
We do not receive funding from Culture Works. We do exchange moral
support, information and good will with them.
We receive funding from three government sources:
- Arts organizations allocation from the Montgomery County Commissioners
funded by sales tax receipts in Montgomery County. Please consider shopping
in Montgomery County!
- eTech Ohio allocations for both WDPR and WDPG.
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting allocations which are based on a
fraction of what we are able to raise independently in the community.
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Who was Clark J. Haines?
Clark J. Haines lived a vital and energetic life
devoted to music and the teaching of music. He had
a full career in music and administration with the
Kettering City Schools and additional careers with
Grace Methodist Church, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus and the NCR band.
In 1980, he and others began asking why Dayton was
the largest city in the U. S. without its own public
radio station. By 1985 they had obtained a broadcast
frequency and WDPR-FM signed on the air on November
11.
In 1998 we instituted the Clark J. Haines Society to
recognize Clark's enormous contributions to this station.
Clark Haines died on June 23, 2001. He will be missed
by the many in this community who benefit every from his
vision, his kindness and his enthusiasm.
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Why can't I get your
station at my house in Yellow Springs (Bellbrook, Waynesville)?
WDPR broadcasts at 600 watts from a tower in West
Carrollton. FM broadcasting operates according to what
is called "an unobstructed line of sight" ratio.
The higher an antenna is on the tower, the further
out the signal reaches - as long as nothing gets in
the way.
In our case, there is a ridge that runs roughly along
I-675 and blocks our "line of sight" into
these communities. Our number one station priority
is to improve this access.
Occasionally we are asked why we just don't
"turn up the power." The FCC regulates broadcast
power quite closely and what we have now is all we
are licensed for in the Dayton market. The FCC is very
careful to be sure that stations that are geographically
close and located near one another on the broadcast
dial do not interfere with each other and distort the
reception for both stations.
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How many people listen to the station?
In our metro service area of Montgomery, Preble,
Greene, Clark and Miami counties, we serve 45,000 unduplicated
listeners weekly. (Source: Arbitron/Radio Research
Consortium, Inc., TSA Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6a-12m,
Spring 2010. Arbitron data are estimates only.)
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Who at Discover Classical should I talk to about . . .
| A great idea |
Anybody! We love great ideas. |
| My membership |
Membership Services Manager |
| Programming |
President / CEO Shaun Yu |
| A complaint |
President / CEO Shaun Yu |
| A marketing possibility |
President / CEO Shaun Yu |
| Public Service Announcement |
Operations Manager Larry Coressel |
| Underwriting a program |
Director of Underwriting Linda Menz |
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