WCPE Remembers: TheClassicalStation.org Honors Country's Fallen

WCPE will be participating in the National Moment of Remembrance, May 25.

Wake Forest, NC (Vocus) May 13, 2009 -- Dick Storck, Program Director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.Org (http://www.theclassicalstation.org/) and former announcer for the American Forces Thailand Network (http://www.aftn.net/index.htm), a division of the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) (http://www.afrts.osd.mil/), invites listeners across the country to remember those who have given their lives for America. Through music, WCPE will remember and memorialize all the fallen service men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces over Memorial Day weekend, May 23 (2009143) through May 25, 2009 (2009145).

Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2009 (2009145)

1200 hrs (GMT), 8 a.m. (ET), COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man

1400 hrs (GMT), 10 a.m. (ET), DVORAK American Suite

1500 hrs (GMT), 11 a.m. (ET), GOULD An American Salute

1600 hrs (GMT), 12 p.m. (ET), COPLAND Letter from Home

1700 hrs (GMT), 1 p.m. (ET), SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever

1900 hrs (GMT), 3 p.m. (ET), Taps, J. WILLIAMS Hymn to the Fallen

2000 hrs (GMT), 4 p.m. (ET), SOUSA Manhattan Beach

2100 hrs (GMT), 5 p.m. (ET), J. WILLIAMS Liberty Fanfare

2300 hrs (GMT), 7 p.m. (ET), COPLAND Appalachian Spring

2400 hrs (GMT), 8 p.m. (ET), CHICAGO SYMPHONY IN CONCERT

0200 hrs (GMT), 10 p.m. (ET), BERNSTEIN, Love Theme from On the Waterfront

"To the friends and families who mourn our fallen service men and women," says Deborah S. Proctor, general manager of WCPE, TheClassicalStation.Org (http://www.theclassicalstation.org/). "We at WCPE stand in proud silence with you."

WCPE's 24/7 live broadcast of Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day can be accessed by military and foreign service personnel around the globe in several ways; on-line streaming in multiple formats, including IPv6, small dish home satellite reception, local cable television systems and traditional radio broadcasting. A complete list of the ways WCPE is available with instructions for cable and satellite reception can be found at: http://theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml.

About WCPE:

With a 30-year history, WCPE 89.7 FM is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported, independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music broadcasting. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000 listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor's leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide listeners. Big and small dish home satellite transmissions serve North America. Other radio stations and cable television systems use these services to rebroadcast Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats, including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support, the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is also available online at http://www.theclassicalstation.org/guide. For more information, visit www.TheClassicalStation.org or call 919-556-5178.

Media Contact:

Curtis Brothers

919.556.5178

# # #