Exploring Music
Exploring Music is an internationally syndicated radio program featuring classical music, with commentary and analysis by host Bill McGlaughlin. It is a daily, one-hour show with a single in-depth theme each week. The show, which debuted in 2003, is produced by WFMT Radio Network. Exploring Music is in many ways the heir to the late Karl Haas' popular long-running show, Adventures in Good Music, expanded and updated for a 21st-century audience.
| Genre | Classical music education |
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| Running time | 60 minutes, daily |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | WFMT |
| Syndicates | 55+ NPR and other public radio stations via Public Radio Exchange |
| Hosted by | Bill McGlaughlin |
| Created by | Steve Robinson Bill McGlaughlin |
| Written by | Bill McGlaughlin |
| Produced by | Jesse McQuarters Cydne Gillard Noel Morris |
| Executive producer(s) | Steve Robinson |
| Recording studio | WQXR New York City |
| Original release | 2003 – present |
| No. of series | 170+ |
| No. of episodes | 850+ |
| Opening theme | Exploring Music by Bill McGlaughlin |
| Website | exploringmusic |
As of 2013, Exploring Music airs on 55 U.S. radio stations and has over 400,000 live listeners weekly. In Australia, Exploring Music airs on ArtSound FM in Canberra at 9AM, 3MBS at 9 AM, and on 4MBS at 7 PM. The show is also listenable worldwide via on-demand streaming of all its past and current shows.