I am deeply grateful for the Debussy, and for all of the classical music offered today. I do enjoy music from the movies, but I prefer a classical menu.

Here is a thing about webcasting, or internet streaming. I am sitting here with .mp3 recording software. Anything I can stream I can record at high bit rates. I can then get the "tagging" data, Title, Composer, players or orchestra, Conductor, etc. Then, i just add this work to my library in WMP11, Winamp, Real Player, whatever. I do not know about iTunes because I do not use it.

And, I do not need to be at the computer to do this. I need only set the start time and end time to get the piece, as long as I leave the player up and running on the stream.

Now, admittedly, I have very very good computers with appropriate software and the best ISP in the country. So I only rarely ever encounter buffering or a drop out. Even if I did lose a couple of seconds, if I could record Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in Beethoven's Seventh, and if I could do this ad infinitum for many pieces of music, I could build a really nice library over a relatively short period of time.

So, I coiuld violate all of the various acts of Congress and no one would ever know.

In this way

Frankly, I don't think webcast restrictions can excuse the lack of a playlist (at least a partial one). Aren't the composers' names and titles of pieces in the public domain?. At least tell us what's going to be played without recording data.

A word of support.
It seems that WQXR cannot release advanced playlists because of webcast restrictions. Maybe it is a high price for many listeners but I who listen to WQXR on the Internet from southern Brazil am very grateful to WQXR for the webcast service. It is one of the few options to hear civilized music down here.

I live in Commack, Long Island. I have not
been able to get WQXR on my radio at the new location. I know the opera's will start in December and would like to know if anyone knows what other station will do the broadcasts. I would be very grateful for any help. People can listen all over the world and I can not get it on Long Island.
Very frustating.

I think the lack of a complete daily playlist is further evidence of the new WQXR's intention to become a "soundtrack" for your life--while driving, working, cooking, coffee-drinking--rather than a station you turn on to hear a particular piece of music. I do both. For example, today I planned my grocery shopping to get home before the Verdi Requiem began. Had I not known it was being broadcast, I wouldn't have turned on the radio. How does this ignorance serve the survival and success of the new WQXR? I think faithful listeners deserve an answer. (PS: I don't find it particularly dumbed-down; a lot of the announcers are the same; and I don't miss the ads.)

I am as disappointed as the rest of you that we cannot see advanced playlists but for an explanation click on "audio" right under the little playlist box and you will see this (scroll down):

"Unfortunately, we are unable to provide advanced playlists. The terms of the licenses that allow us to webcast music prohibit us from pre-publishing playlists. However, since our published playlists automatically refresh and update, you can still see the information about the music currently playing on WQXR by following the above instructions."

I still don't see why we cannot see what music is coming up.

Ditto. Just adding my adding my name to the list of disappointed listeners. Please tell us the lack of a complete playlist is temporary.

I totaly agree with Bookaroo and Zweig. I always loved to plan my listening based on the full day playlist. And what happened to announcing the complete group of musicans participating in a piece of work? Knowing the conductor is great, but what about the singers & soloists? I must tell you how disappointed I am that you've "dumbed down" your playlist; the ignorance and quality of some of your hosts. BTW: What makes Mahler's music and Schubert Lieder unacceptable music to the new WQXR? Shame on you!!

I agree completely with Arnulf Zweig. Not being able to consult the playlist as so well established by WQXR until the recent migration to WNYC is a sheer loss for us listeners. As a result, I have tended to abandon the station because of the total ignorance of the daily program. It is a tremendous mistake by the management. Or does it reflect the fact that the program is made up as you go, and you have no playlist at the start of the day to post on the site? This would be hard to believe. If there's a good reason, it is hidden and the new absence of playlist simply alienates the station's established audience. It's a net loss.

I miss having the WQXR daily list of what is to be played and when. Why have you abandoned this practice? Now there is no indication when a given piece will start or end.

Does WQXR stream 5.1? If so how will I know when?