89.9 WDAV

89.9 WDAV, based at Davidson College in North Carolina, is one of the few American classical stations that truly programs with intent. Daytime slots are carefully weighted toward the canon: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven - the staples that keep casual listeners engaged. But evenings are where the station reveals its personality. I heard a sequence that moved from Shostakovich's chamber works to a live recording of the Charlotte Symphony playing Florence Price's symphonies. That's adventurous programming you don't find on most public radio. The hosts are articulate but never verbose; they know when t…