You Don’t Have to be Smart or Even Sane to Listen to Classical Music — Part #4

 

Name: Jim Kxxxxxxxxxxx

E-mail Address: hosxxxxxxx@hotmail.com

City: Anchorage

Comments:

I love the music. I hate the constant hourly reminder of funeral home advertisments. I am reminded all day that I or someone in my family will die. I am already aware of that. I would not use that funeral home as they have planted a point of distaste and disgust in my brain.

Sorry but others where I work feel the same.

The listeners to your kind of music are already aware of the need for funeral homes and which one they prefer.

Jim

Dear Jim,

Your email is wonderful news!

I didn’t realize KLEF had hourly announcements from a funeral home.  What a terrific boost that is to keeping classical music on the air!  When did these ads start?  Where should I send the bill?

Before I heard from you the only funeral home ads I was aware of are those from Janssen Funeral Homes (locally owned, three locations, Anchorage’s most-often-chosen funeral homes).  Scott Janssen has been on the air with us for years, thank goodness, but sadly his ads are on only twice a day.

So, assuming you’re not completely hallucinatory and are actually hearing real ads, Janssen’s sure is getting its money’s worth.  Two ads provide the same impact as twenty-four!  It’s just one more example of how KLEF is a superb advertising value.  Thank you for helping me point this out.

But it does raise another question:  Since you say you speak for an office full of people, what sort of hours do you folks keep anyway?  Janssen’s ads air at 6:30 and 8:30 a.m.

Fortunately there is good news for you and your long suffering co-workers:  now there is a special service for people who are too smart to support the businesses which make it possible for KLEF to broadcast the music you claim to love.  Simply tune your radio to 96.4 FM.  That’s how KLEF sounds when no one advertises.

Enjoy!

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