Gilles Marchand-

First, thanks for listening in PQ.

The situation is this:
WQXR was previously exempted from a ruling which prohibited advance playlists. WQXR was exempted by what is called a "grandfather" clause which allows behavior from before a change in the law to continue.

When WQXR was saved from extinction by WNYC, since WNYC was now the parent and not exempt, WQXR's "grandfathered" status was lost.

Now, here is the code:

U.S. Code Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec 114(d)(2)(B)(ii)

"(ii) The transmitting entity does not cause to be published by means of an advance program schedule or prior announcement the titles of the specific sound recordings or phonorecords embodying such sound recordings to be transmitted"

and (C)(ii) "the reansmitting entity does not cause to be published, or induce or facilitate the publication, by means of an advance program schedule or prior announcement, the titles of the specific sound recordings to be transmitted, the phonorecords embodying such sound recordings, or, other than for illustrative purposes, the names of the featured artists, except that this clause does not disqualify a transmitting entity that makes a prior announcement that a particular artist will be featured within an unspecified future time period..."

I hope this makes things clear.

Why don't you, as before you change frequency,
show us what you intend to air, so that we don't miss some important recordings or concerts?
Since we are not always able to listen.
Voilà et merci.
Hopefully, you have an explantion...?
In the mean time stay on course, you are the best in america.
Gilles Marchand