{"id":3718,"date":"2014-06-11T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=3718"},"modified":"2014-06-11T08:55:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T13:55:55","slug":"wdcb-gains-access-to-chicagos-can-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/06\/11\/wdcb-gains-access-to-chicagos-can-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"WDCB gains access to Chicago\u2019s CAN TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3719\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/06\/11\/wdcb-gains-access-to-chicagos-can-tv\/\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3719\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3719\" alt=\"Barbara Popovic\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-1024x606.jpeg\" width=\"780\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-1024x606.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-300x177.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-150x88.jpeg 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-1200x710.jpeg 1200w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-400x236.jpeg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-800x473.jpeg 800w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic-200x118.jpeg 200w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barbara-Popovic.jpeg 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/a> Barbara Popovic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jazz, blues and the rest of the lineup of public radio <a href=\"http:\/\/wdcb.org\" target=\"_blank\">WDCB FM 90.9<\/a> soon will be heard around the clock on Chicago\u2019s public access television network.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Du Page noncommercial station has formed a wide-ranging partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/cantv.org\" target=\"_blank\">CAN TV,<\/a>\u00a0the nonprofit independent network serving more than 450,000 households throughout the city of Chicago.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CANTV.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3727\" alt=\"CANTV\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CANTV.png\" width=\"155\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CANTV.png 155w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CANTV-150x133.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a>Starting Thursday, WDCB audio programming will be carried continuously on CAN TV42, one of five public access channels provided on all four cable systems in Chicago. The video on CAN TV42 consists of an interactive community bulletin board with news about jobs, cultural activities and nonprofit resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership combines the timeless qualities of jazz with timely information from nonprofits throughout the city,\u201d Barbara Popovic, executive director of CAN TV, said in a statement. \u201cWe are excited to expand the audience for public media on multiple platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deal marks an end to CAN TV\u2019s 15-year agreement with Chicago Public Media to feature the programming of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbez.org\" target=\"_blank\">WBEZ FM 91.5<\/a> on CAN TV42.<\/p>\n<p>In exchange for the added exposure, WDCB will air announcements for CAN TV throughout the week. The partnership also calls for co-sponsorship of special events and other promotional opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WDCB-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3725\" alt=\"WDCB logo\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WDCB-logo.png\" width=\"182\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s the latest coup for WDCB under new station manager Dan Bindert. Since his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/2013\/10\/26\/ex-wbez-host-takes-charge-at-wdcb\/\" target=\"_blank\">appointment<\/a> last fall, he's brought new life to the west suburban Glen Ellyn-based station and vigorous competition to the local public radio arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJazz and blues music is a big part of Chicago\u2019s history and identity,\u201d Bindert said in a statement. \u201cAnd the audience is very diverse, so we\u2019re thrilled to be teaming up with CAN TV, which reaches such a wide cross-section of Chicago residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will kick off at noon Thursday with a live co-production of pianist Barrelhouse Chuck performing at PianoForte in Chicago, to be simulcast on WDCB and CAN TV27. Special programming will continue throughout Chicago Blues Fest weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jazz, blues and the rest of the lineup of public radio WDCB FM 90.9 soon will be heard around the clock on Chicago\u2019s public access television network. The College of Du Page noncommercial station has formed a wide-ranging partnership with CAN TV,\u00a0the nonprofit independent network serving more than 450,000 households throughout the city of Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3718"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3731,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3718\/revisions\/3731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}