WFMT

Owned by WTTW (PBS) this station can be found on your FM dial at 98.7. I respect alot of classical musicians and certainly admire the legends like Bach, Mozart etc... This station plays a variety of classical artists both new and old. At times however they are boring and could use DJs that sound a bit more excited about what they are doing. I think they want them to always sound serene, this is probably a mistate becuase some of the great composers had alot of passion and personality. They host a folk music show once a week that is a nice change of pace and is more lively. more

WFMT is the best classical station on the FM dial. Or at least it was. It was born in Chicago in December of 1951, the year of the cat. It has kept us entertained and inspired ever since. In addition to the great classical music which is its meat and potatoes fare, on Saturday night WFMT hosts the Midnight Special, a one of a kind radio program begun in its early days. The original host was Mike Nichols, of comedy fame and now a famous theater and film director. The Midnight Special plays folk music and a great variety of other stuff. But it is the folk music played on WFMT by the late Ray Norstrand and currently by Rich Warren that has helped to keep Chicago a great folk music center. I have been listening to this program since its inception and Saturday night in Chicago wouldn't be the same without it, to say the least. http://www.midnightspecial.org/ more