QUARTERLY ISSUES/PROGRAMS REPORT

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1 QUARTERLY ISSUES/PROGRAMS REPORT Station (call letters): Location (city, state): KESC (FM) Morro Bay, CA (100% Simulcast of Parent Station KUSC, Los Angeles, CA) For quarter beginning: January 1, 20 April 1, 20 July 1, 2016 October 1, 20 Attached hereto are descriptions of issue-responsive programming broadcast by this station during the reporting period. The listed programs aired on the station during the reporting period on the days and times indicated. Each program regularly provides information or addresses current local issues of concern to viewers in the area where the station is located.

2 LOCAL ISSUES ADDRESSED DURING THE QUARTER The following are local issues of concern to the community. Programs that addressed these issues during this reporting period are listed on the following pages. Local Issue/Concern Coverage of Local Arts Brief description of local issue or concern The awareness of local artistic events from producers who share audience with classical music-minded individuals. Exposure to Classical Music To bring the best of classical music, both new and archived recordings to the public-at-large. Education/Children s Issues The impact of arts and music related curriculums on youth from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds.

3 PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES The following programs that aired during the relevant reporting period regularly address local issues and concerns in the station s city of license and within its service area. Specific episodes and segments of these programs and the issues they addressed are listed on the following pages. Program Name Schedule Brief Generic Description (Day/Time) (Note whether local, syndicated or network) Arts Alive Saturdays, 8am Locally-produced, 30 minute program about arts and culture in Southern California includes interviews with local artists and arts community members, interactive Q&A with USC Thornton School of Music Dean, arts news and community arts calendar. The Opera Show Saturdays, 9am Locally produced, music-based content regarding opera. Focusing on composers & performers with occasional interviews with local productions. Modern Times Saturdays, 10pm Locally produced, music-based program focusing on the past 75 years of contemporary classical music. Soul Music Sundays, 6am Locally produced, music-based program focusing on the choral component of recorded classical music. From the Top Sundays at 6pm Syndicated via American Public Media Recent concert performances and interviews with young musicians from across the United States. The Record Shelf Sundays at 10p Locally produced, nationally syndicated program surveying historic recordings, offering buyers guides and, featuring interviews with today s greatest classical music personalities. Thornton Center Stage LA Opera On-Air Sundays at 9pm Saturday Mornings at 10am (May- Locally produced music-based program featuring student and faculty performances from the archives of the USC Thornton School of Music. A broadcast series of 6 full-length opera s from the LA Opera s most recent season.

4 June Only) A Musical Offering Sundays at 9AM Locally-produced music-based program featuring music of the Baroque Period. SoCal Sunday Night Sundays, 7pm Locally-produced concert broadcasts from Southern California orchestras and ensembles: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale. Requests at Noon Mon-Fri, 12PM Locally-produced, music-based program featuring music requested by listeners.

5 ISSUE-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Local Issue: Exposure to classical music Program Date Time Duration Description LIVE BROADCAST: LA Opera Season Opener 9/17 6PM 3hr Live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, KUSC s Duff Murphy and Gail Eichenthal host a live broadcast of LA Opera s Macbeth. LIVE BROADCAST: LA PHIL 9/30 8PM 2hr Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall, KUSC s Brian Lauritzen and Alan Chapman host a live broadcast of the LA Philharmonic. The Record Shelf 7/3 10p 1hr Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams. The great English composer in recordings of his own music. The Record Shelf 7/10 10p 1hr The Best of the Record Shelf. A rebroadcast of a study of the controversial American singer, actor and activist, Paul Robeson. The Record Shelf 7/17 10p 1hr A Buyer s Guide to the English Concerto The Record Shelf 7/24 10p 1hr A conversation with the American conductor David Alan Miller. The Record Shelf 7/31 10p 1hr The Young Stern. Recordings made by the great American violinist Isaac Stern in his youthful prime. The Record Shelf 8/7 10p 1hr Monteux s Berlioz. The famous recording from June 1930 of the Symphonie fantastique led by the young Pierre Monteux. The Record Shelf 8/14 10p 1hr A conversation with the astounding Montenegrin guitarist Milos Karadaglic. The Record Shelf 8/21 10p 1hr The Kabasta Case. Recordings by the gifted, tormented Austrian conductor Oswald Kabasta. The Record Shelf 8/28 10p 1hr A conversation with the brilliant young

6 Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa The Record Shelf 9/4 10p 1hr The Record Shelf Record Reviews The Record Shelf 9/11 10p 1hr In the first of two programs, a conversation with the most-recorded living conductor, Sir Neville Marriner. The Record Shelf 9/18 10p 1hr The second part of a conversation with Sir Neville Marriner. The Record Shelf 9/25 10p 1hr A Shropshire Lad. Historic recordings (many featuring the composer himself) of the music of Sir Edward German. Local Issue: Coverage of local arts Program Date Time Duration Description Arts Alive 9/3 8a 30min Ma Rainey s Black Bottom is opening at the Mark Taper Forum the story of what happens when art and racial tension collide with the business of the blues. We take you backstage to talk to director Phylicia Rashad and actor Jason Dirden. Plus KUSC s Local Composers Project, explores how Southern California has emerged as such a fertile field for classical music, with the creators of an opera performed only once, at a specific moment with special meaning for ancient Mayans. And Kenneth Turan talks film, before we Ask the Dean about geniuses. Arts Alive 9/10 8a 30min MOCA s Philippe Vergne talks about turning a giant pit into a musical instrument as part of the museum s new Doug Aitken exhibit, Electric Earth. You may have heard about their Star Trek-setting of Abduction from the Seraglio, now Pacific Opera Project is producing The Rake s Progress, Stravinsky s Faustian tale. Has POP made a deal with the devil? We find out. Arts Alive 9/17 8a 30min Before LA Opera conductor James Conlon came face to face with witches, royals, and all manner of bloody

7 treachery, he talked to Arts Alive about Verdi s Macbeth. Plus, they dreamed the impossible dream. And it worked! The co-founders of A Noise Within talk about taking their theater company from borrowed church pews to their grand 25th anniversary season. Plus, film critic Kenneth Turan stops by to review a foreign drama and a musical documentary. That s all on the Arts Alive podcast. Arts Alive 9/24 8a 30min Pepe Romero might just be the best guitarist on the planet. He recently stopped by the KUSC studios to talk to Jim Svejda about how he stays in love with music. Laura Karlin s Invertigo Dance Theatre uses movement to tell stories. She tells us about After It Happened, inspired by the idea of rebuilding after a natural disaster and coming soon to the Ford Theatres. And is there a classical curse on the number 9? That s the question on Ask the Dean. SoCal Sunday Night 7/3 7p 2hrs A concert from the Pacific Symphony recorded live. SoCal Sunday Night 7/10 7p 2hrs A concert from the Pacific Symphony recorded live. SoCal Sunday Night 7/17 7p 2hrs A concert from the Pacific Symphony SoCal Sunday Night 7/24 7p 2hrs A concert from the Pacific Symphony recorded live. SoCal Sunday Night 7/31 7p 2hrs A concert from the Pacific Symphony recorded live. SoCal Sunday Night 8/7 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at SoCal Sunday Night 8/14 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at SoCal Sunday Night 8/21 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at SoCal Sunday Night 8/28 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at SoCal Sunday Night 9/3 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at SoCal Sunday Night 9/11 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at SoCal Sunday Night 9/18 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at

8 SoCal Sunday Night 9/25 7p 2hrs A concert from the LA Philharmonic at Local Issue: Education/Children s Issues Program Date Time Duration Description From The Top Sundays 6p 1hr Weekly program highlighting performances and interviews with talented youth musicians from across the US. The Off-to- School/Summer vacation Request Thornton Center Stage Ask the Dean (part of Arts Alive) Mon-Fri 7:15a 10min Host plays a piece of classical music requested by a child and/or their parent/guardian that they want to hear on their way to school. Sundays 9p 2 hrs Locally produced music-based program featuring student and faculty performances from the archives of the USC Thornton School of Music. Saturdays 8:45AM 5-10 minutes USC Thornton School of Music Dean Robert Cutietta answers listener questions about instruments, music theory, music history and careers in music.

9 KUSC Radio (Simulcasting on KESC, Morro Bay) Local Events & Arts Calendar Public Service Announcements July September 2016 Around Town arts calendar (airs on Arts Alive, Sat. 8AM) September 10, 2016 Promoted: Glendale City Church s Second Saturday concert series, the Dream Orchestra, USC Thornton Faculty Recital September 24, 2015 Promoted: Chalifour-Walz-Durkovic Trio, the Ahmanson Theatre, Diavolo dance company On-Air Arts Calendar during Weekly Daytime Shifts July 1, PM: Marina del Rey Symphony, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre Dance at the Music Center 5PM: Independent Shakespeare Company, Pacific Symphony, Pokorny Seminar at U of Redlands 6PM: San Diego Symphony, Blackfish Montalban Theater July 7, PM: Marina del Rey Symphony July 8, PM: Dance at the Music Center, University of Redlands Brass Ensemble, Glendale Library Arts & Culture 5PM: Edendale Library Calico Winds, El Camino College Middle Eastern dance, Claremont Symphony 6PM: Angels Vocal Art, ipalpiti festival, July 11, PM: Dudamel and Lang Lang at Hollywood Bowl 4PM: Dudamel and Lang Lang at Hollywood Bowl July 13, PM: West Side Story at Hollywood Bowl July 14, PM: Mapplethorpe at Getty & LACMA July 15, PM: West Side Story at Hollywood Bowl

10 4PM: ipalpiti Festival, Festival Mozaic 5PM: Cal State LA concert, Belrose Duo at 1 st United Methodist 6PM: Dream Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl July 18, PM: Hollywood Bowl Tosca July 21, AM: Yuja Wang at the Hollywood Bowl 5PM: Hollywood Chamber Orchestra July 22, PM: Ipalpiti festival, Pacific Symphony 5PM: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music Institute 6PM: Festival Mozaic, Ballet Studio & Fine Arts Network Theater Company July 25, PM: Nicola Benedetti at Hollywood Bowl July 27, PM: Nicola Benedetti at Hollywood Bowl July 28, PM: Nicola Benedetti at Hollywood Bowl 6PM: Summer Chamber Music Festival at UCLA Powell Library July 29, PM: National Dance Day at the Music Center 4PM: San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory, Music at St. Marks 5PM: Glendale Arts & Cultural Commission at the Brand, Pacific Symphony 6PM: Angels Vocal Art, Music Guild August 2, AM: Music Academy of the West August 4, AM: LA Phil and Handspring Puppet Company at Hollywood Bowl August 5, PM: Jun Asai Piano concert at Davar Church, Beverly Hills International Music Festival 5PM: Magical Mozart at Hollywood Bowl, San Diego Symphony, Music Guild, 6PM: La Jolla Music Society, Summer Classics Concert at Lake Ave Church, UCLA Summer Chamber Music Festival August 8, AM: Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

11 August 9, AM: LA Phil at Hollywood Bowl 8AM: LA Phil at Hollywood Bowl August 12, PM: Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, Pacific Symphony, LA Phil, Festival Ballet theater 5PM: Friends of WG Still awards, Pacific Symphony, La Jolla Music Festival, Opera Neo 6PM: Kenneth Walker Dance Project, Gracias Choir August 15, AM: Pasadena Presbyterian Music at Noon 5PM: LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl August 16, PM: LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl August 18, AM: LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl 5PM: Yo-Yo Ma at the Hollywood Bowl, Marina del Rey Summer concerts August 19, PM: Bach at Summerfest, LA Jewish Symphony 5PM: Long Beach Symphony, Carlsbad Music Festival August 24, PM: Glendale Centre Theatre August 25, PM: Vicki Ray at the Norton Simon August 26, PM: Corelli Ensemble, Edendale Library Up Close, Midsummer Night Concert at Upper Hastings Ranch 5PM: Pacific Symphony, Music Guild, 6PM: Palm Springs Gay Mens Chorus, Hollywood Bowl August 29, AM: El Camino College baritone and guitar concert September 1, PM: Pacific Symphony September 2, PM: LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl, San Diego Symphony, Lake Avenue Church Concert 5PM: San Diego Opera, San Pedro Festival of the Arts, LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl 6PM: Pacific Symphony, Hollywood Bowl

12 September 9, PM: Colburn School, Glendale City Church concert, Pomona College concert 5PM: Golden West College Ballet, Pacific Symphony, San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra 6PM: LACO, USC Thornton School concert September 12, AM: LA Opera Macbeth September 13, AM: Save our Kids Music 4PM: Center Stage Opera Cinderella September 15, PM: Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra September 16, AM: Symphony Irvine 4PM: Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Soka Performing Arts Center open house 5PM: Restoration Concerts, Cal State Fullerton, Classical Encounters Foundation 6PM: Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera, Symphony Irvine September 19, PM: LA Phil September 20, AM: Thornton Symphony Orchestra 4PM: LA Phil 5PM: LA Opera Macbeth September 21, AM: Orli Shaham at Segerstrom September 22, PM: Long Beach Symphony September 23, PM: LA Phil at Dodger stadium 4PM: San Diego Chorus, USC Thornton Symphony, Claremont College concert 5PM: LACO, South Bay Chamber Music Society, American Guitar Society, Pacific Symphony 6PM: Bakersfield Community Concert Association, Project 21 Dance September 24, PM: Pomona College Chamber Music Extravaganza 4PM: LA Phil Firebird September 26, AM: Philharmonic at VPAC

13 2PM: Redlands Symphony 4PM: Pacific Symphony Art2Art Project September 27, PM: LA Phil gala and live broadcast 5PM: Los Angeles Opera Macbeth September 29, AM: Einaudi at Royce Hall