WCPE Expands Listenership

Released on: June 30, 2008, 7:33 am

Press Release Author: Mike Gauss

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: TheClassicalStation.org announces its new partnership with
Joplin, Missouri's 88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International®.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WCPE Expands Listenership
Partners with Missouri Southern State University Station KXMS 88.7 FM

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (June 27, 2008) - TheClassicalStation.org announces today its new
partnership with Joplin, Missouri's 88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International®. The
Missouri Southern State University station will rebroadcast WCPE's programs daily
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during school vacations, as well as at various times while
classes are in session.

"88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International® is happy to partner with WCPE to bring our
Four State Area listeners a variety of new programming and on-air voices," says Jeff
Skibbe, general manager of KXMS. "The service allows us to offer unique programming
in a competitive classical/fine arts radio environment, and the information-rich Web
site is a nice bonus for the curious classical listener."

As part of its mission of providing Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day to
everyone everywhere, WCPE has radio affiliates in nine states, as well as cable
affiliates throughout the nation that rebroadcast its programming.

"Providing our service freely to other stations insures the growth of classical
music programming in a rapidly changing market," says WCPE Outreach Director Curtis
Brothers. "We encourage stations interested in this service to contact us to discuss
possibilities."

For more information on rebroadcasting opportunities, e-mail
curtis@theclassicalstation.com or call 1-800-556-5178.

About WCPE:
With a 30-year history, WCPE is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported,
independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A
Day. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000
listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor's
leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide
listeners. Other radio stations and cable television systems can rebroadcast Great
Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to
stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats,
including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support,
the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out
campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program
Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and
understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is
also available online at TheClassicalStation.org/guide. For more information, visit
TheClassicalStation.Org or call 1-800-556-5178.

About KXMS 88.7/Fine Arts Radio International:
Licensed to the board of governors of Missouri Southern State University - Joplin in
1986, KXMS is the Four State Area source for classical music, folk music, and
literature 24 hours a day. Since its inception, the station has expanded its
broadcast reach and influence via the Internet and has focused its mission as a
broadcast media champion of classical music education. In addition to financial
support from Missouri Southern State University, the station benefits greatly from
the Klassix Society, its official friends group. For more information, visit
www.mssu.edu/kxms/kxmshome.htm.

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Web Site: http://theclassicalstation.org

Contact Details: WCPE - TheClassicalStation.org
PO Box 897
Wake Forest, NC 27588

Media Contact:
Mike Gauss
919.232.5008
Mike@articulon.com

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