WGUC-FM (Cincinnati, OH)

WGUC is a public radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is operated by Cincinnati Public Radio. Broadcasting on 90.9 FM, it primarily plays classical music. Additionally, WGUC offers HD Radio services and features jazz music on its secondary channel, WGUC-2. In 2005, after acquiring Xavier University's "X-Star Network," which includes WVXU-FM, Cincinnati Public Radio moved its National Public Radio (NPR) news and talk shows, including the long-running All Things Considered, to WVXU. The only NPR program still airing on WGUC is the classical youth performance show From the Top. Meanwhile, the news and information offerings on WVXU have significantly increased. WGUC and WVXU operate from the same facility as WCET-TV, located in central Cincinnati.

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Jazz in the Camp at the American Sign Museum

3 days ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

The American Sign Museum is pleased to once again host Jazz in the Camp by Jazz Alive. Spend those hot summer Wednesdays listening to cool jazz by an amazing line-up of musicians. Laura Gentry has the scoop about this Summer Series of Free Concerts. Jazz Alive presents Jazz in the Camp 2025, American Sign Museum and Jazz Alive at American Sign Museum, Cincinnati OH, Live
The 17th Annual Student Art Show at Kennedy Heights Arts Center

4 days ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

The Kennedy Heights Arts Center presents the 17th Annual Student Art Show, June 14 – August 9, at The Kennedy Gallery. Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14 from 5-7 pm KHAC’s
YPCC Presents Tru Colors at the Cincinnati Masonic Center on June 14

5 days ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

YPCC invites you to celebrate music, pride, and community at True Colors, YPCC’s biggest concert of the season, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. YPCC’s founder and past conductor, KellyAnn Nelson, returns for a heartfelt homecoming, leading a special YPCC Reunion Choir in a meaningful performance. Artistic Director Matthew Moquin-Lee previews the concert. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CHORAL COLLECTIVE
The CSO Announce 5 Brady Block Parties This Summer!

1 week ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

THE CSO presents a FREE series of outdoor events in neighborhoods across Greater Cincinnati this summer!Brady Block Parties bring the sounds of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra directly to you in a fun, block party setting that’s welcoming for all. Plus, each Brady Block Party is unique to the neighborhood in which it is held, thanks to partnerships with local community organizations. The Nathaniel R.
New at Noon: May 28, 2025

1 week ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

Pianist Daniele Pollini reflected on his father’s love of Franz Schubert’s music: “Schubert was unquestionably one of the composers my father loved most. As a boy, I learned to appreciate the greatness of his music by listening to my father’s beautiful interpretations.” Daniele’s father, the late Maurizio Pollini, and he began a joint Schubert project in 2022. Daniele says that planning the project was a labor of love for both pianists.
Free Jazz at Washington Park Every Monday Night

2 weeks ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

Jazz Mondays return to The Porch at Washington Park every Monday evening from 6:00-9:00pm. This popular series returns to invite you to relax, unwind, listen to the best jazz musicians in town.
Mambo Madness at the Redmoor

2 weeks ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

Mambo Combo and The Amador Sisters perform at The Redmoor in Mt. Lookout this Saturday night. Michael Sharfe and Dali Amador visit The Spotlight to preview the show. Click on the link below for my extended visit with Dali and Mike.
New at Noon: May 21, 2025

2 weeks ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

It’s been said that Maria Frances Park was “hugely popular in the elegant drawing rooms of eighteenth-century England” and that she “made her living composing the sort of music performed by Jane Austen heroines.” Born in London in 1772, Maria Frances Parke was a working musician from the age of 12, performing all over England as a vocalist and pianist. She even performed some of her own music on the same program as the esteemed Franz Joseph Haydn.
Kennedy Heights Arts Center Presents: Independent Bookstores and the Art of Reading: Paintings & Drawings by Lynn Niehaus Now Showing at the Lindner Annex

3 weeks ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

In this time of increasing technology and everyone looking at screens, Lynn Niehaus reflects on the importance of independent bookstores in communities here and worldwide. Mallory Feltz has more in today’s Spotlight.
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus in Concert May 17 and 18 at Memorial Hall

3 weeks ago | wguc.org | Elaine Diehl

The music of America is as diverse as its people. It defines who we are, what we value, where we come from, and how we interact within our culture. While music can highlight our differences as individuals, it can also be an agent of unity that tells the stories of the collective American experience. This concert celebrates and showcases the music that makes us US.