Classical Music Back, WSKG President Tells Fans In Cooperstown

As Of Noon Thursday, 105.9 Will Be

All Music, 91.7 Will Remain All-Talk

WSKG President/CEO Greg Catlin prepares to announce WSKG is returning its Classical music broadcasts to Cooperstown on 105.9. It will maintain its new all-talk format on 91.7. Among the dozen attending his briefing late this afternoon at the Village Library were, from left, Marge Landers and Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch. At right is Carol Beechy, local representative on the WSKG board. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

COOPERSTOWN – At 5:05 this evening, an e-mail went forth from WSKG, the Binghamton-based PBS station, to Cooperstown members with the message: As of noon tomorrow (Thursday), Classical music is back.

At that moment, WSKG President/CEO Greg Catlin was at the Village Library of Cooperstown, briefing a dozen fans of Classical music who had lobbied him to change his mind after WSKG's two local channels – 91.7 and 105.9 FM – both switched to an all-talk format three months ago.

At it happens, the Cooperstown area will have it all: 91.7, which covers most of Otsego County, will remain all-talk. But the 105.9 transmitter is localized around Cooperstown, and that will air "WSKG Classical," which except for some NPR news broadcasts at the top of the hour, will be just that.

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