KJAZZ may disappear.

[medjuck]

The following should speak for itself. To find the links to which they refer you can go to their website (Just Google KJAZZ).

I've had probelms with KJAZZ in the past but they actually seem to be getting better recently.

THIS COUNTRY MAY LOSE ONE OF ITS BEST AND LAST JAZZ AND BLUES STATIONS

The California State University Long Beach Foundation (CSULB) which owns KKJZ’s license has put out a Request for Proposal (RFP) to 5 different entities to compete to manage and run KKJZ FM. Evidence suggests that Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) approached CSULB to run KKJZ FM, which led CSULB to send out their RFP. We believe that the other 3 entities were invited to the RFP to deflect attention away from SCPR’s agenda. Only Pacific Public Radio, the entity that has run the station for the past 19 years has the expertise to keep KKJZ a 24/7 jazz and blues station.

We are in a time where jazz has eroded away on the public dial, relegated to night and weekend programming - second to news and talk, if available at all. While we understand the cause of this, we believe a fight is on to prove that a 24/7 jazz and blues station like KKJZ FM in Los Angeles ought to be able to survive and thrive next to our news and information counterparts, providing a unique and equally valuable service.

Jazz and blues have large legacies that should not go out with a whimper. Far too much of the media in our society has become disposable, tossing out legacy for the latest money maker. The cultural significance of jazz should not be thrown away. Please review the following links and do what you can to help us.

[ghost of miles]

Huge thread about this station over on AAJ which is incredibly depressing to read. I've listened to the station over the web, and I don't think they sound nearly as bad as their critics make them out to be... hope they hang on as a jazz format.