WUKY Celebrates Public Radio Music Month

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 12, 2013) — WUKY announced that it will participate in the second annual Public Radio Music Month, a month‐long initiative in April 2013 that celebrates public radio stations’ invaluable role in America’s music culture.

Public Radio Music Month is a nationwide initiative that connects local public radio stations, artists and audiences in communities across the United States. Stations and their partners are featuring exclusive interviews, performances, and more throughout all of April.

“WUKY and other public radio stations are an integral part of the local music economy,” said WUKY Music Director Mike Graves. “We provide a unique and increasingly rare platform for new and emerging artists and serve as a staging ground for musical discovery. Public Radio Music Month is an opportunity for us to showcase the rich tapestry of music found on public radio today, and the work that stations like ours do every day in preserving America’s musical traditions and fostering and nurturing the development of music talent.”

Public radio has a substantial footprint in music. Consider these facts:

• Across the country, more than 180 public radio stations have full‐time music formats and more than 650 more play music as part of their programming lineups.
• One in three public radio listening hours is to music.
• Public radio stations air more than 5 million hours of music per year, the majority of which is local programming.
• WUKY airs 80 hours of music a week, 53 of which are locally produced.

As part of Public Radio Music Month, WUKY will feature the following events and performances:

• Present various live performances at local music clubs and venues.
• Live, on air interviews and performances by local and national artists.
• Feature new and emerging local, national, and international artists.

More information on Public Radio Music Month is available online at www.WUKY.org.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Gail Bennett, (859) 257-7049; wukgail@uky.edu; or Carl Nathe, (859) 257-3200; carl.nathe@uky.edu.