Press Releases

April 11, 2003
Contact:
Deborah Proctor, general manager
William Woltz, media liaison
919-556-5178; fax: 919-556-9273

For Immediate Release:

The Classical Station, WCPE, ended its Spring Pledge 2003 on an upbeat note Friday, April 11, with 5,091 listeners making pledges of $440,921 in support of Great Classical Music.

Although that amount is less than the station's original goal for the pledge drive of $500,000, station management kept its promise to end the drive Friday evening. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor said she was pleased with the results, given the current condition of the economy and the situation with war in Iraq.

And in an especially encouraging development, this pledge drive showed the greatest response to date from persons listening to WCPE on the Internet, on satellite, and on selected radio affiliates and cable TV systems throughout the United States. Nearly 21 percent of the total pledges came from outside the region covered by WCPE's broadcast on 89.7 FM, demonstrating that WCPE's efforts to reach distant listeners are paying off in support from these areas.

WCPE listeners who did not have an opportunity to pledge during the on-air fund-raiser are still invited to mail in a tax deductible-gift, or to pledge from WCPE's website, TheClassicalStation.org.

WCPE, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary on the air this July, has been entirely supported by listener contributions since its inception in 1978. WCPE thanks its members nationwide for their generous support of Great Classical Music.

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89.7 FM WCPE is a l00% listener-supported non-profit radio station dedicated to bringing Great Classical Music to everyone 24 hours a day. You can hear WCPE's beautiful music on the Internet in RealAudio, Windows Media., QuickTime, MP3 and Ogg Vorgis streaming technologies. WCPE's programming is also available on the Galaxy 5 Satellite, transponder 15, at 5.58 and 6.12 MHz. Owners of 4DTV receivers can listen on G5 958. For more information, call 800-556-5178, or visit TheClassicalStation.org

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