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Listener Ann Duvall wrote:
Thank you for the 24/7 Classical station WHQR HD2...which I enjoy on my computer. When in the kitchen we listen to WHQR for news and morning Classical music. On Sundays we especially enjoy the program '[With] Heart and Voice'.
Listener Robert wrote:
February is coming soon. Please ask all your on-air people to pronounce it correctly. If they don't do this, I will have to change stations for the month and I don't really want to do this.
Listener Marthe wrote:
I’ve enclosed a check for a membership donation. I missed the pledge drive this past fall, as I was working like a maniac on a television pilot. It was all consuming! I’m home for the holiday season now and am spending time catching up with all other areas of life – friends, family, life at home AND my treasured membership with WHQR! I love and enjoy the culture and vibrant life of this fabled station and am proud to be a supporter. Keep up the good work. Wilmington and area would be ‘dead silence’ without HQR. You know it, I know it too. There would be a cultural void which could never be replaced!
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Yeah, this is John... I just can't understand how WHQR could not have anything at all on air, on Wednesday afternoon about a gas leak that basically shuts down the major thoroughfare -- major artery going through the Southern part of Wilmington. College Road is closed because of the gas leak and I have no idea that this is happening and was not able to make any plans. I rely on you guys to provide me with news. This is huge news for the local area. You screwed up. You got to get your act together.
Mr. Jewel is incorrect that WHQR did “not have anything at all on the air” Wednesday. We covered the situation throughout All Things Considered, normally the end of our local news day at 6 pm. His call came in at 6:24 Wednesday, about 10 minutes after the end of the lockdown at Cape Fear Academy.
Here are some more comments taken from our Listener Survey. Here’s what you like:
Bradford wrote:
[WHQR] reminds me of the college I went to -- the conservative students thought it was too liberal; the liiberal students throught it was too conservative. Which means it was a good mix -- I feel much the same way about WHQR -- it walks a fine line.
David wrote:
The quality of my life and the greater Wilmington community would be severely damaged without it. And THANK YOU for the candidate forums.
Richard wrote:
Your on-air talent is superb.. and this is coming from a former radio sound engineer from Philadelphia, Pa.. As we say" they really know their Onions.".. Your transmitter signal here in the Southport area is Super Great.. I can usually hold it until well past Myrtle Beach.
Here’s what you don’t like:
Mebane wrote:
The complainers. Get a life.
Donna wrote:
Too much boring classical music (and I'm a classical music lover)… too much predictable blah music on Smooth Landing.
Jim wrote:
Too much dirty laundry [i.e.] news! BBC should be a program like Echoes,or all night new age music, so my mind could flow down stream!! In other words,no more BBC!
Here’s how you would improve the station:
Lisa:
There is a whole youth market that isn't being fully captured that would enliven the station with more variety (if the older listeners would allow).
Elizabeth:
More depth in the local news.
Patti:
Bring back Hearts of Space and I love Fiona but at the old time Friday at 7PM instead of the weird stories.
And here are other comments:
Lawrence:
[The] station has improved significantly and keep it up!!!
William:
[I] Really appreciate the local outreach and support WHQR provides to our area.
Brandie:
WHQR is the only radio station that I listen to regularly since moving to Wilmington two years ago. I have always been an NPR listener and have had opportunities to listen in many other cities - while I don't love all of WHQR's programing, they do a great job of making sure there is something for everyone.
We’d love to hear from you on Friday Feedback, for your questions and comments, likes and dislikes about any aspect of the station. Please fill out our Listener Survey. You can also send us feedback by filling out a Comment below, by sending us an email message or by calling our Feedback line: 910-292-WHQR (9477). And thanks for your feedback.