This is an experiment. If you don't already have a radio servicing list, and you can't buy one the only way to make one is the hard way. You make lists, you cross-out and you add...manually, pen and paper, excel and notepad. There are no short cuts.
I spent some real time making a jazz servicing list. This list includes the few full time jazz stations in the US, the entire Jazz week panel, CMJ panel, Jazz Services Panel, the old Hits panel, the old Gavin Panel, and every single jazz specialty program. I included only programs playing new releases, and excluded smooth jazz. I cross referenced the list with station websites and trade magazine data to see what existed and what did not. It includes easily a hundred non-reporting programs. This is the motherfucker of all jazz radio servicing lists.
I've collated it all in a .ods spreadsheet into the following tabs:
Canada - Stations in Canada playing JazzI am going to give this away. In return I ask that those that use it report back errors so that I can make corrections. If the idea gets traction I may share it in a more interactive format. My total tally is 104 Primary Jazz stations, 221 Specialty Shows, 22 syndicated programs and 34 Canadian stations. You can download it all in .ods spreadsheet format:
Primary Jazz - Stations that are airing Jazz for a substantial part of their music programming.
Specialty- Stand alone Jazz programs
Syndicated/Other -Network programs, Podcasts, Satellite Services etc.
Damn, and to think I went through so much work about two years ago trying to find all the full-time jazz stations. I should have just waited. :D
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you had the same sad feeling as me when you were done. Jazz is supposedly the USA's great contribution to the world of music and the "motherfucker of all jazz radio servicing lists" has only 105 stations on it...and most of those are only part-time. :(
Possible corrections for you...KKJZ is owned by California State University, Long Beach...on KMHD (my personal favorite jazz station in the whole country), while it is now operated by Oregon Public Broadcasting, its license is still held by Mount Hood Community College.
A definite correction you will want to make...KXPR in Sacramento is the NPR/Classical station. It is sister station KXJZ at 90.9 MHz that plays jazz.
I confirmed all your corrections and as expected... you were right. I've edited the doc and re-uploaded as version 1.1.
ReplyDeleteSide note... I expected to include KRML on the list but they appear to be all AAA now. So sad. I also expected WRDV or/or KCEA would have modern jazz shows but no dice. I hope there may be more out there.