"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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The audience for classical has declined as it died; changes in school
music programs have pretty much eliminated the creation of a new
generation or two of classical listeners. Opera is simply an extension of
this... there was never an all.opera station, as opera was an occasional
feature of classical formats.

You must be talking specifically about LA. I've lived in cities (Salt Lake
for one) that had dedicated opera stations (KWHO).

You've pretty much made my point about choice.

That long list you made is all the same thing pretty much. Fudging the names
doesn't change that fact. Also, you are in a very large market. Smaller
markets (like Salt Lake and Portland, OR) used to have much wider variety of
choices than they now do. And I STILL resent your (and the *******
industry's assertion that all of us that like things like classical, MOR and
Beautiful music are all dead or not worth marketing to. I'm only 54 years
old, and have at least another 15 years of making an income (and spending
it) and at least another 20 years or more of time to listen. Boomers may be
aging, but dammit we're not DEAD.