Comments from the petition: Page 20

I contributed to Classic 89 during its entire life span and listened to it
everyday. At 9AM every weekday morning as I began work, I tuned in classic 89.
Now every morning I go to Pandora for music. I will no longer contribute to the
station unless it returns to its original format.

Very disappointed by the new format, and no longer listen to the radio station
(new subscriber to XM). Sadly, this change will likely drive away many loyal
listeners and funds. WUFT also provides some critical services (recording local
and regional events such as the Florida Free Speech Forum) which will cease
should all of these changes go into effect.

I am not as concerned with the loss of classical, although I did listen to it in
the evenings. I really lament the loss of Nothing But The Blues, and the Friday
night jazz programming. I own 4 radios: one on my kitchen table, one in the
bedroom, one in my car, and one portable at the house I am building. Even if all
the lost programming was put on HD2 I would not buy 4 HD recievers. The blues
and local jazz programs cost the station nothing to provide; why can't we have
them back?

It is nice while working to hear soothing music to help allievate the stress of
the workday. Not endless chatter of talking heads!

Please leave at least part of the programming classical music. How will the
average person have exposure to it if it becomes something you have to purchase
at a dear price to hear. In this time of recession when people can barely put
food on the table, to take away this cultural treasure seems cruel and unusual
punishment.

I frequently have the radio on all day and always tuned to Classic 89 (also in
the car). The Programming serves as a background to my day, I get good in depth
news and I get the mix of music that I love. Some of the music I love more than
others but having a mix is very important to me.
When the format changed, I immediately ordered a radio to get the classic
station but whatever they have done somehow gives it an elevator musax quality
that is unappealing. Also the "all clasic" format omits the jazz programming
and I really miss that. The lack of jazz has driven me to the internet which
actually does have some good stations but many of these stations do not provide
any information about the music (no artist, album, title, and no playlist). You
may as well be listening to the canned music on cable.
Quite frankly I hate the new format. I have listened to it enough to find that
there are a lot of repeats and far too much trivial/repetitious talk. I am at a
loss to understand why anyone would think the supporters of this station would
like it. Hopefully it will be changed back into a station we will feel
represents our community again. Thank you

I have donated annually for over twenty years and it was the music that kept my
wallet open. It was those special shows like On The Bridge and Across The
Prairie that meant so much. The most special program, the one that meant the
most, was Bill Becket's Caravan. Don't take these away

I am/was a long-time, loyal listener (and previous supporter) of Classic89, but
am dumbfounded at the choice to change to all talk radio. My mornings used to
always begin with listening to Classic89, and I would absolutely LOVE to
continue hearing music programming. I have no doubt that those of us asking for
a return to music are a large majority of supporters of the station, whether you
hear from all of us or not.

We would like to have classic music returned to 89.1

I can't imagine Saturday Nights without the Soul Circut!