James A. Muhammad will oversee Classical California, the No. 1 classical music radio station network in the nation, which operates KUSC-FM in Los Angeles and KDFC-FM in San Francisco.
Learn how the radio station grew from a tiny student-run outfit to the nation’s biggest classical station.
For the first time ever, the USC-owned radio stations are playing back the 250 most beloved classical songs as voted on by listeners in the debut of the Classical California Ultimate Playlist.
The special on-air and online series — which has been created in response to COVID-19 — features selections curated by the noted conductor plus personal reflections on the music that keeps us together, even when we’re apart.
Judy McAlpine brings decades of experience as an executive in the U.S. and Canada.
Owen Dupuy, 13, and Benjamin Roberts, 5, are a few of the young listeners who donate their allowance or encourage parents to make a contribution.
It’s the first Chinese symphony series to be broadcast on radio in the United States.
First-ever event combines arts, science and learning — and a dose of dinosaurs.
The radio station sponsors a drive to put lightly used instruments in the hands of appreciative youngsters. And it’s tax-deductible.
Academy Award nominees — and an acclaimed violinist — sit down for chats with host Jim Svejda.
The app celebrates Southern California lifestyle through landscapes and architectural details as the station’s music streams 24/7.
The addition of two stations will bring San Francisco’s Classical KDFC to the Monterey Bay area.
The classical station carries its annual salute to movie music and covers inside stories about the nominated composers.
Let the California classical stations be your guide to what’s coming on the arts scene.
The station announces SoCal’s favorites pieces, as picked by listeners in a first-ever survey.
Choosing from Albeniz to Zipoli, listeners can make their voices heard from LA to Morro Bay.
Works by Bach, Brahms, Mozart and others are effective aids that improve sleep patterns and reduce stress, studies find.
Jim Svejda interviews Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman, who composed the score for Saving Mr. Banks.
Brenda Barnes, president of USC Radio, is this year’s recipient of Public Radio Capital’s Public Media Visionary Award.
Many listeners actually look forward to membership drives on Classical KUSC.
This was the year that USC Radio was finally able to air classical music reaching from California’s southern border to the wine country north of San Francisco on its stations KUSC and KDFC.
In an effort to ensure the long-term availability of high quality classical music in the Bay Area, USC announced it has entered into an agreement with Entercom Communications to convert KDFC into a noncommercial classical music station based in San Francisco.
Classical KUSC 91.5 (FM) has expanded its service to the central coast, according to station president Brenda Barnes.