Even so, as classical-music stations flourished, so did concert broadcasting.

With the development of public radio since the early 70's, there are not only more classical-music stations but more programs available.

It is the most-listened-to classical-music station in the United States, with an average quarter-hour audience of 63,000.

I can tune in the radio on a local classical-music station from Miami and hear excellent fidelity.

She doesn't have public-radio classical-music stations to tell her that great music is short and diatonic.

Tuning his car radio to the local classical-music station, the lawyer set out for a late-night "narco-tour" through this city of 1.5 million.

Clan stayed with the classical-music station.

And Ovation, which is offered as a radio guide by 17 classical-music stations around the country, claims to have several times that number.

Many classical-music stations also use qualitative ratings, hoping to demonstrate that they, too, have an attractive audience in terms of buying power and taste.