There's distortion on the right channel of your feed. I spent the last hour under the desk plugging and unplugging cables, only to realise that it's coming from your end. Sounds horrible. Please fix.

I second Hobart. This is supposed to be a venue for new music. I know it's "500 years of new music, and I do hardly ever hear any generic Classical music, but...

Hi Nadia,

I know it's blasphemy but I hardly listen to Beethoven. Mozart these days - too much fine new music to be discovered and enjoyed. Like the Britten you're playing at the moment.

Keep it up - so nice to have a charming and informed DJ.

Yrs in music,

Hobart

Peter-

Do we have any members in London?

>>RSM

Just wanted to let you know that you have listeners in London. I discovered the station about 3 years ago on an old-fashioned radio in a hotel room in NY but now listen over the internet. I recommend Q2 to all my musical friends in England. Please keep the variety coming, the more obscure the better. We can listen to Beethoven on many stations but what you offer is truly different

I forgot to say, I am also putting Q2 news into a new blog, "News Bits-Quick Hits-Music", at http://musicsprings.wordpress.com. These are single item bits, with some links, graphics, whatever.

I did not want to put this stuff into "Whither Public Radio and serious music" (http://richardmitnick.wordpress.com). I want that to fremain for larger more complex issues.

I do not like it when Alex Ross or Kyle Gann do it. I get all this stuff in RSS feed, I see Alex has something, I'm hope it will be big, and it's one word with a graphic.

So, I hear a newsy item on Q2, or see it on Q2, or there is new cool new video, like Polygraph Lounge, I put up a post.

Aha! I see that I am already a fan, I found myself in the list. I guess I just have not seen too much lately; but I do remember getting stuff.

It's important, because I do a little copying and pasting, get a graphic, and turn it around, with full attribution, and re-post it to my page so then it spreads - as far away as Los Angeles.

I do the same thing with Innova news.

Otherwise, you know, you're just preaching to the choir.

I see that WQXR now has a Facebook application. But I also see that it is apparently only for the 105.9 station and seems not to include Q2.

It would be great if Q2 also had a Facebook application.

I think that Q2 is on HD. I cannot get it 35 miles from NYC, I tired an HD Zune and another. But, you should be able to get it.

I used to listen to the Q programming as "500 Years of Modern Music" on a sub channel of WNYC on a HD radio. With the merger, WQXR and its sub channel (WNYC-2) simulcast WQXR programming. The Q programing was moved to the internet. Lately I've been hearing snippets of the Q programming on WQXR-2, an over-the-air sub channel of WQXR.
I hope this is a test of an eventual Q-programming sub channel.

I appreciate the comments here especially Richard S. Mitnick, a true believer in today's world hearing/seeing what TODAY'S ARTISTS are striving to communicate. My own case is that I am both a Wagnerian heldentenor (www.WagnerOpera.c om) and composer of operas using Shakespeare's own texts in single protagonist format. Shakespeare, with the connective text written by me, describes his contemporaries and in 23 "arias" following a critique of the preotagonist in the play, in Shakespeare's own words delineate the character, the situation and the plot to evolve. The plays protagonists appear in the opera in the sequence of their authorship dates. My two operas are "Shakespeare" and "The Political Shakespeare". I have sung the title roles in the American or world premieres of operas by George Antheil's "Vplpone" (Mosca), Prokofieff's "The Gambler" (title role of Alexis) and Marc Blitzstein and others. My four solo concerts in the main hall of Carnegie Hall, the Isaac Stern Auditorium, have representation by 37 complete selections on my website www.WagnerOpera.com, downloadable, of course at ":Recorded Selections" from the Home Page. Ken Lane, director, Richard Wagner Music Drama Institute

Done, and thanks.

I want to be able to keep listening to to Nadia's program when I leave my computer. So, I tried two HD portables, one from Insignia and a new HD Zune.

I am 35 miles from Downtown Manhattan in Central New Jersey. Neither portable that I tried could pick up the HD channels from either 93.9 or 105.9.

Can I get some help? Does anyone know about any portable HD radio players that will work 35 miles from Manhattan?

My prayers have been answered! 2010 will be brighter with Q2. Thank you.

With the caveat that is the first time I'm listening to wqxr-q2, I note that most of the contemporary selections played do not seem, to be longer than 22". I look forward to further listening here; however, there are other fine contemporary classical streams available through LIVE 365 such as one called Contemporary Classical which features full-length works of over one hour often as well as another called French Contemporary Classical et alia. They stream 24/7 also.

BH-

Q2 is the re-named wnyc2, where there was considerable content of New Music; but which was never limited to new music. There was always as there is now a mix.

wnyc2 had two mottos: "500 years of new music" and "non-generic classical music". While the Appasionata is not exactly "non-generic", it is not often played. It certainly would have fit well on wnyc2.

Why is Q2 playing Beethoven's Appasionata this morning? Isn't Q2 supposed to be a station for all-contemporary orchestral music? That's what I loved about Q2!

Don't misunderstand me please -- it's not that I have anything against Beethoven. His music is wonderful to be sure. But for Beethoven and other pre-modern composers we have WQXR along with many other outlets and means of listening performance...?

Thank you WNYC! I love Q2 -- there's nothing like it in New Mexico. I have one problem -- I can't seem to pick up Q2 on the squeezebox. There's a station listed as Q2 on 105.9 but it does not play the same music as what is playing via the browser's popup player on my computer. Can anybody help?

Hey jabur-

Wow- you are in Brazil, I live in New Jersey, but I am this day in California, we can both listen in 128kbit stereo.

If you stay with us, you can join. Just check the website.

Thanks, WQXR, and thanks WNYC.

Happy Thanksgiving to all in the USA.

>>RSM

It's a lovely site, unique, good quality. Thanks from Brazil!

I have just discovered Q2, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Bravo! I've been exposed to small helpings of modern classical music over the past 5 years (and became a fan of Philip Glass, Arvo Part, and a few others). I've long been a fan of New Sounds, but that requires more active listening and only lasts an hour a day. Suddenly it's like I'm drinking from the fire hose. Thank you!!

One small request, echoing Christopher above: it'd be great to have track information come up in iTunes radio stream. I keep having to check back to the website to find out what I'm listening to.

BH-

Hooray!! At least some of us are happy with Q2.

Christopher-

Q2 is the re-named wnyc2. When wnyc2 was being built, I told George Preston I would complete a US$500.00 pledge if we could get a crawl of what was playing that I could see in Winamp, or you could see in iTunes.

I do not think that this was ever accomplished.

I know it is possible because I do get this kind of crawl when I click on WPRB, Princeton, NJ.

But, that was when we did get the "What's Playing" on the WNYC web page, succeeded by the "WHAT'S ON NOW" on the WQXR web page.

So, it's not perfect. but it's way better than nothing.

This is really fabulous. All new music, all the time. Thank you WQXR!

i'm listening to Q2 through iTunes. would be great if song information would stream as well.

I concur with the others about how refreshing Q2 is, esp. in comparison with all the other 'all warhorses, all the time' classical streams. I also commend you for fixing the playlist glitches that WNYC2 had -- I can always see what piece I'm hearing now. A slight caution, though: I'm starting to feel like I'm seeing/hearing the same composers over and over (Rautavaara, Adams, Reich, etc.). I seem to recall WNYC2 having broader reach, and certainly there are boodles of other folks out there composing interesting music. Keep your (and our) ears open!

I just found the Comments RSS feed. If I had missed it, my regrets. If you just got it up, thanks.

>>RSM

We need RSS on these comments.

>>RSM

The WNYC website is reportong the Q2 stream at 32kbits. Winamp is reporting it at 128kbit.

The WQXR web site says nothing.

What's the story? Is there a story? Is wnyc2 being taken down from 128kbits to 32 kbits?

This would be an intolerable action.

>>RSM

I loved the service when it was WNYC-HD and it seems just as good as Q2. My only problem is finding the playlists. The new ones are not on the old HD site and, since composers and compositions are never mentioned on the service, it is extremely important to find that information via playlists. Music heard on WNYC-HD has accounted for any number of CD purchases I made. There is music on this service that very rarely, if ever, is played on any other classical music radio stations in the U.S.

Q2 is one of only two alternative classical radio stations I listen to on the web, the other is the KING Evergreen channel in Seattle.

I ditched WQXR years ago because I found it's classical repetoire very conventional and repetitive - classical lite, you could say....when I heard of the connection between WNYC and WQXR I thought I'd check it out again. Perhaps Q2 has been around for awhile and I didn't realize it, having wandered away from QXR, but Q2 is now on air all the time in my house, computer, iphone....Wonderful to hear new music - it does sound alot like NYC2 but whatever - great selection of music, like the listings section for information....QXR still seems like classical lite but Q2 is perfection.

Q2 is a great addition to the classical music world. It's great to have a station dedicated to "modern" music. I love classical (and non-classical) music in general, but modern classical is usually considered too outre and is thus ignored. Would you accept programming suggestions? Then how about Max Richter's work? What about Einojuhani Rautavaara? Thanks..

We miss the rebroadcasts of old editions of New Sounds featuring John Schaefer. What happened to it?

It is what it is . Why ,suddenly the change of frequency? Changes are not always welcome. I'm really surprised that the change was no announced,unless I missed the announcement. Welcome back "WQXR"

I agree with Jamie; this is not only the best internet radio stream, it's the best classical radio station, I believe, in the world, for both new music and old. My CD collection has grown by a factor of 10 since I first discovered it a few years ago, and continues to grow.

(And I have to say, I completely panicked today when I browsed to the WNYC homepage and saw that WNYC2 was no longer listed in the left-hand column. I really don't know what I would do without it.)

Comment: Why do you no longer use hosts? I know times are tough economically, but the commentary that they provided was exceptionally good. Perhaps with the re-formatting you plan on bringing some of them back?

Overall, though, great work -- and again, what really makes this station so unique amongst the broader array of "classical radio stations" (and institutions -- you know who you are!) is the incredible breadth of music that you play; keep it up, no matter what.

It looks (and sounds) to me like this is simply WNYC2 renamed, which is good b/c it was, by far, the most interesting radio station on the internet. EXCEPT I hope the new Q2 will do a better job of posting all the music played. I was continually exasperated when I looked up a piece I really loved and couldn't find it, even after the fact.

Forgive me for being dense, but how do I get the eclectic Q2 stream? I can't find the link.

Pretty unhappy until I get it fixed but I live in Princeton and New York. No problem with the signal, terrible in Princeton (Mercer County) and since I just purchase a brand new radio from Bose and the computer is in the downstairs home office, have no intention of buying a NPR Internet radio for $200. Guess I'll have to call the radio engineers @ Bose for their inputs, your engineers, no help and/or settle for WWFMT and the Chicago programming. Feeling as if I've lost a friend for half the week!

It appears that Q2 is simply WNYC2. Is this the case?

Also, I greatly enjoyed Terrence McKnights evening music program, formerly on WNYC and now on WQXR. Unfortunately, I am unable to receive a clear signal on my FM radio and will have to listen on the web. What is the URL for this web stream? I have been using iTunes for playing streams.
Thanks

Right now, its on

http://wnyc2.streamguys.com/wnyc2

On squeeze, the easiest thing is to use the web interface to tune that url, than make it a favorite.

If you are in the NY area, Q2 appears under Local Stations in the Classical Music category under Internet Radio.

Will I be able to connect my cell phone a Nokia e71x to Q2 with having to subscribe to a satellite radio station? The phone uses wireless blue tooth head sets so it has no built in FM receiver that requires the use of a wired headset as the connecting wire also functions as the FM antenna.

How do I stream Q2 over my Squeeze Box?
Charlie Berkey