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WHRO-FM

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Location:

Norfolk, VA

Genres:

Public Radio

Classical Music

Networks:

NPR

Description:

In 1957, Norfolk Public Schools, with a grant from the Ford Foundation's Fund for the Advancement of Education and the donation of production and broadcast time by WVEC-TV, began an experiment in the demonstration of teaching by television at the elementary-secondary levels in Hampton Roads.

Language:

English

Contact:

5200 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk, Virginia 23508 757.889.9400

Website:

http://www.whro.com/home/publicradio/whro/

Email:

info@whro.org

Stations

WHRO-FM

Beethoven Network

Podcasts

From the Top

NPR's From the Top showcases the music, stories, and unique humor of America's best young classical musicians.

With Heart and Voice

With Heart and Voice

A weekly program of sacred choral and organ music that features recordings from around the world.

Shows

Afternoon Drive (WHRO)

Afternoon Drive (WHRO)

Beethoven Network

Beethoven Network

Modules of classical music. Peter Van de Graff draws music selections from all eras, but focuses on works from Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras.

Car Tunes

Take Car Tunes along with you on your travels around Hampton Roads every Saturday morning. Jonathan Lichtenstein fills the morning with the greatest classical music ever recorded.

Evening Classics (WHRO)

Evening Classics (WHRO)

From the Parlor

From the Parlor

Harmonia

From the sublime realm of Chant to the passion of an Italian Baroque violin sonata - Harmonia, a weekly radio program, brings the music of these earlier periods to life, as performers of today cast new light on the music of the distant past.

Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical music program in radio history. The live opera radio broadcasts are augmented with informative and live intermission features including essays and...

Mid-Day Classics (WHRO)

Mid-Day Classics (WHRO)

Morning Classics (WHRO)

Morning Classics (WHRO)

Pipedreams

The eloquent and good-humored Michael Barone spotlights extraordinary instruments and performers playing awe-inspiring music as a part of Pipedreams.

Record Shelf

During this weekly, one-hour program, host Jim Svejda reviews a wide variety of classical recordings and highlights renown classical artists. Svejda is also the author of, what he calls, "an irreverent, selective and highly opinionated recordings...

Silver Moonbeams

Silver Moonbeams

The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

Each day, The Writer's Almanac features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of this day in history and reading a short poem or two. The Writer's Almanac is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media.

Your Musical Brunch

Your Musical Brunch