when WAMU does give up, they will do it just like they did in Detroit. They cancelled an afternoon Bluegrass show a few years ago by calling in Lee Michael Dempsey after his show and telling him "that was your last show"...they do NOT want air time for hosts to raise support.

Dick Spottswood's show was cut from 3 hrs to 2 not long ago, and other shows have been messed with also....they DO provide a 24hr internet Bluegrass program, but that hardly helps in your car or out in the yard....

Mary Cliff's 30+year old program on WETA will probably go away totally when she retires, as WETA considers it a nuisance in their largely classical format.

It's a sign of the times, folks