According to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a DJ who had a mid-day shift on Emmis' KIHTS FM, has been asked by management to spend his time instead programming the HD2 channel on nearby KSHE. It has what he described as a "Free form classic rock" format. Apparently the jock, known as Radio Rich Dalton, had a lot of experience with the AOR programming of the past.
Says Dalton, " I may be the only person in the U.S. working full-time at programming HD radio."
It seems interesting that according to the article, WSHE HD2 has attracted underwriters, similar to one of the ways that NPR stations get support for their programs.
Hopefully there will be more efforts like this made by broadcasters for their HD2's, instead of neglected channels such as WWFS HD2 in NYC, which is still looping Christmas music towards the end of January.
St. Louis Newspaper Article: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/...cle_a9b3619b-895e-5e39-aafd-ed13e12997be.html
Too bad they don't stream online: http://www.kshe95.com/HighDefinition/index.aspx
Says Dalton, " I may be the only person in the U.S. working full-time at programming HD radio."
It seems interesting that according to the article, WSHE HD2 has attracted underwriters, similar to one of the ways that NPR stations get support for their programs.
Hopefully there will be more efforts like this made by broadcasters for their HD2's, instead of neglected channels such as WWFS HD2 in NYC, which is still looping Christmas music towards the end of January.
St. Louis Newspaper Article: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/...cle_a9b3619b-895e-5e39-aafd-ed13e12997be.html
Too bad they don't stream online: http://www.kshe95.com/HighDefinition/index.aspx