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Starting a classical music library? The January 2012 issue of BBC Music Magazine features their list of the 50 Greatest Classical Recordings. We've made these available for you here: PDF File Format | Web Page Format
Classical Music Listings are provided so you can look at music played up to 12 months in the past! We also update it within a few days of playing New Releases and your Saturday Requests.
See our schedule of Music From Wisconsin - concert excerpts from classical recordings made around the state Music From Wisconsin
The next Neale-Silva Young Artists Competition will air live on Sunday, April 29, 2012. Visit this site for more information about this year's competition winners! Neale-Silva Music Competition
Listen to Garrison Keillor and The Writer's Almanac weekday afternoons at 1pm.
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Norman Gilliland plays music, interviews artists and shares the daily Midday Quiz questions and answers with you on The Midday between Noon and 1pm. To participate in the quiz, listen daily at 12:30pm.
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Grace Notes are short stories about musicians and composers written by Norman Gilliland. They air every weekday at 11:30am. View past Grace Notes
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Listen to Classics By Request every Saturday starting at 10am! You can send your requests directly to Ruthanne Bessman using our Online Request Form.
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Concerts from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's broadcast archives are heard Sundays from 2-4pm on our HD2 Classical service. Highlights from the orchestra's 2011-2012 will be heard in their annual Summer Concert Series, beginning in July, 2012.
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Higher Ground with Jonathan Overby features a three hour broadcast of world music with African roots and more each Saturday evening from 7pm to 10pm CT. The program celebrates a blend of genres and artists, both new and legendary.
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Simply Folk with Stephanie Elkins airs every Sunday from 5pm - 8pm. Interested in what was played on last Sunday's program? Check out the music listings and see the Folk Music Calendar!
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Join us for Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen, chamber music concerts in Gallery Three of the Conrad A. Elvehjem Building of the Chazen Museum of Art. Performances continue through May 13, 2012, Sundays from 12:30-2pm.
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Morning Edition provides news, thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviews of important new music, books and events in the arts. Listen to it live via our stations and streams or from our audio archives.
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The 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera season begins in December. Follow the broadcasts on your local NPR News and Classical Music Network station, our live webstream, or one of our HD2 Classical stations.
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Live Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee broadcasts can be heard on this website through our live Music Network Streaming Services. The contents of these broadcasts are copyrighted by The Metropolitan Opera, all rights are reserved, and any use or reproduction of any of the material therein without permission of The Metropolitan Opera is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted.

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W272CN (FM) 102.3 Ashland, Bayfield
W284AN (FM) 104.7 Ashland, Bayfield
WERN (FM) 88.7 Madison
WGTD (FM) 91.1 Kenosha
WHND (FM) 89.7 Sister Bay, Door County
WHRM (FM) 90.9 Wausau
WHSA (FM) 89.9 Brule, Superior
WLSU (FM) 88.9 La Crosse
WPNE (FM) 89.3 Green Bay
WSSW (FM) 89.1 Platteville
WUEC (FM) 89.7 Eau Claire
WVSS (FM) 90.7 Menomonie

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