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Ways to contact 88.7KXMS / Fine Arts Radio International:
EMAIL: kxms@mssu.edu
SNAIL MAIL: 3950 E Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801-1595 USA
OFFICES: (417) 625-9356
LISTENER COMMENTS: (417) 625-9826
PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION: (417) 659-4434
Dear KXMS Staff,
I was searching for mentions on the Internet of my dear friend William Diana, who passed away last December 2004. I found that your station played one of his solos from Berlioz's Lelio on December 9, 2004. He died on December 28, 2004. It would have warmed his heart to know that stations are still playing his music. He had been ill for about 8 years. He is featured on a couple of other CD's by Pro-Arte, 3461 and 3462, in the Mozart Requiem Mass 626 and Hadyn's Lord Nelson Mass with the Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paul Freeman. He also sang on a CD put out by WFC Live #60289 in Hymn to the Earth by Edward Collins with the William Ferris Chorale. I actually think his voice is better represented for its beautiful mellow quality on these CD's I've mentioned than on the Lelio you played where he had to portray a harsh Brigands Captain.
Thank you so much for playing Bill's music! I've attached his obituary from the Chicago Tribune. God bless!
Eleanor Warrington, Administrative Support Specialist
Educational and Life Skills Program
Northern Suburban Special Education District
760 Red Oak Lane
Highland Park, IL 60035
Editor's Reply:
That "Lelio" performance gets played on 88.7KXMS at least once a year. We think KXMS is exceptional in that we schedule many extended vocal recordings, a vanishing practice at classical radio stations in general and virtually unheard of at mixed-format stations these days. Considering that the average record library is around 25% vocal/choral, our 10% vocal mix is not over-representative of that genre. Thanks for writing!
KXMS is my companion. I would find life difficult without you.
God Bless,
Grace M. Nolting
Joplin
We really appreciate your plugging the Aulos Ensemble, December 15. We also liked your broadcast of the Gould West Point Symphony.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Ken and Elizabeth Meisinger
Pro Musica
The other day, perhaps over the weekend early morning, I heard a song on your station I've never heard before. I don't even know the name, but the chorus is something like a woman's name...maybe Sylvia? Could you assist?
Best regards,
Justin
Editor's Reply:
Hi Justin,
What you heard was from "Beethoven's Wig," a song entitled "Drip, Drip, Drip" based on a tune from the ballet "Sylvia" by Leo Delibes. There are now two volumes of "Beethoven's Wig" and KXMS plays them primarily during the 8 o'clock "Not Just For Kids Klassix" hour Saturday mornings. The album is available, and if you purchase the album through the KXMS Amazon.com portal on any of our monthly playlists, KXMS will get 5% at no extra cost to you.
I'm having trouble connecting to KXMS. The "Listen Worldwide" option on the home page doesn't link to a page where sign on is possible. Need help.Eric & Kia Hubacher
UPDATE: The "Listen Worldwide" link has been fixed, it now leads to the PLAY icon on the KXMS Home Page where our live stream can be heard.
Hello!
I have been a resident in the KXMS coverage area for about five years, and have greatly enjoyed listening to the programs available on the station throughout that time, and simply the classical music in particular. Never before have I lived in an area where so many choices for classical music listening were available -- from where I live I can pick up four, and sometimes five; yet KXMS continues to remain the "#1" preset button on my car stereo, and my first choice at nearly any time.
Best Regards,
Joshua Christensen
17054 Sweet Springs Circle
Stark City, MO 64866
Dear Network Affiliates,
Late yesterday the Met received word from ChevronTexaco that they will not continue the sponsorship of live Met Opera broadcasts after the 2003-2004 season. We are sorry to hear this news, as I am sure you are as well. The Metropolitan Opera is determined to continue the broadcasts and as you can see from the attached press release, has already been seeking other sponsors. It is important to the Met and its company and artists for listeners around the country and around the world to continue to enjoy our live opera performances. Our international radio network is an integral part of the Met and we look forward to our continued partnership.
ChevronTexaco will be working very closely with us in 2003-2004.
Thank you kindly for returning my call for and the the helpfulness you so kindly were to me. My former student, Keith Lemmons, is professor of clarinet at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque and an outstanding clarinest. This Strauss (Jr.) gem would make a wonderful number to include on one of his recitals--we'll track it down!
Again, thanks for your kindness. Please accept the enclosed to help continue your outstanding programming.
Warmest Regards,
Bob Stott
Pittsburg, KS
Editor's Reply:
We always encourage people to seek out recordings of classical music and KXMS assists locating classical recordings on all of its twelve monthly playlists with direct links to Amazon.com's classical pages. A majority of the links (through the shelf number) will take you to the exact album heard on 88.7FM. The search box under the calendar is also available for locating pop music, books and video.
all ur djs rock, give clear and concise info...keep up the good work!
Mike Altman,
Webb City
Editor's Note:
Mr. Altman contributed to KXMS through the handy Mail-In Pledge Form on the Klassix Society support page, www.klassixsociety.org.
I just want to say how much I enjoy listening to the radio station based at MSSU. However, since you have changed the programming for Dr. (K)arl Haas, I no longer am able to listen to his program....
Sincerely,
Pat Eastburn
Joplin
Editor's Reply:
Sorry to hear that Karl's move to 10 a.m. is not convenient for your listening habits. After more than a decade on KXMS, we thought we might maximize the audience for our most expensive hour of programming by moving him to a time more in keeping with the national trends of stations that carry the show, including WCLV/Cleveland, the syndicator of the program....
UPDATE: Starting October 6, 2003, Karl Haas' "Adventures in Good Music" moves to a new time, weekdays at 8:00 p.m. This should accommodate listeners with busy morning schedules.
I used to listen to you station via the web. Sometime ago, your channel was unplugged. When will your station be returing to the Internet so we can listen out and beyond your area?
Thank you,
Steve Magee
Editor's Reply:
Sorry to report, webcasting of the live broadcast signal will not be returning short of a favorable negotiation with the new copyright tribunal folks. State budgeting has been cut and additional fees are not sustainable right now. If things improve financially, we may go back and see what kind of additional fee assessment we could expect. However, we do have an increasing number of non-copyrighted audio files available on-demand at http://www.mssu.edu/pages/kxms/archival_audio.htm.
We really enjoyed your day of all Beethoven music yesterday. Despite being on the fringe, yesterday was one of our better reception days and it was so nice to wrap the daily activities in the earthy music of the old master.
JN Greene
Mount Vernon, MO
Editor's Reply:
Thank you. The Beethoven Birthday Marathon has been a yearly musical tradition since the early 1990's. Mozart, Haydn, and Shakespeare are three other annual honorees, and sometimes Dvorak has gotten the day to himself as well. Click on the "PLAYLISTS" link in the header of most pages to view these and other complete daily music listings.
88.7KXMS is an international cultural resource of Missouri Southern State University