LINER NOTES

Greetings from all your friends at WCNY-FM! We have exciting things to share as we are now into our 51st year on the air throughout our region. March is Women’s History Month, and there’s no better time to check out a wonderful weekly program produced and hosted by our own Diane Jones. Feminine Fusion airs every Sunday afternoon at 2:00 on Classic FM. Every week Diane, herself an accomplished musician and composer, highlights the incredible contributions of women to centuries of classical music. For Women’s History Month, each Feminine Fusion focuses on women creating music (either through compositions or performances) all over the world. Diane will take us on a virtual journey around the globe…north, south, east, and west. She’ll highlight music from Canada and the Scandinavian region (North); Africa, Brazil and Antarctica (South); Asia and the Middle East (East); and the US and Europe (West). By the way, we are proud that Feminine Fusion is nationally-distributed. More than 20 radio stations across the country, from Alaska to Puerto Rico, now air Diane’s weekly show.

Classic FM is also very pleased that our new Music Educator Award program has been so well-received throughout our listening area. We’ve received dozens of nominations since last summer and have presented the award to a deserving music teacher each month since September. Among our honorees to date: Maggie Dougherty of Cazenovia Central Schools, Shawn Hebert of Fayetteville-Manlius, Karen Seamans of Cicero-North Syracuse, Maggie Mercer of West Genesee, and Kevin Upcraft of Mexico Central. Go to www.wcny.org/radio/musiceducator/ to watch a video tribute to each honoree, and to submit your nomination for a deserving teacher of your choice! The Classic FM Music Educator Award is presented by Symphoria and Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music, with support from The Cheswatyr Foundation.

Finally this month, an update on our newest radio station, Community FM, WCNY HD-3. We’ve been telling you about the development of this station featuring Local People - Local Perspectives. Now, we are happy to tell you about two new original local programs that have joined the Community FM lineup in the past few months. CNY Heroes is hosted by retired NewsChannel 9 anchor Dan Cummings and is a monthly show for and about our local veterans. Checkup from the Neck-up is also a monthly half-hour show, hosted by Cycle of Health’s Dr. Richard O’Neill offering great perspectives and advice for our good health. And we are pleased to now offer two more outstanding regional podcasts on Community FM: North Words from our friends at North Country Public Radio; and This Is Ithaca, featuring audio “portraits” of interesting people who call that Finger Lakes community their home. Also, starting with this edition of CONNECT, we will publish a Community FM Program Schedule. Please note, the schedule will change as we continue to add more and more local programming, but the one you see in this edition will give you an idea of when you can listen to our programming. For the most up-to-date schedule, a live stream, and to listen to any of our shows on demand, go to www.wcny.org/communityfm/.

As always, we truly appreciate your listening, and your continued support for our WCNY radio stations!

Community FM Program Schedule