The Sound and the Fury Over KUSC : . . . COUNTERPOINT

“M ore Talk, Less Bach,” last Sunday’s story on KUSC-FM by Patrick Mott, has prompted an outpouring from readers . Those critical of the station’s revamped format outnumbered supporters by more than 2 to 1. A sampling of their views: I enjoyed Mott’s article as much as I enjoy the station itself.

The new format seems to have sorted out listener types by their reactions. Those shocked by the format may be those who enjoy nothing better than a weekend wake, and who would ban the joy of classical music to all but those who would pledge to wear black while listening to it.

With KUSC’s new format I learn every day to appreciate the music more because KUSC’s deejays are museum guides, not mere gatekeepers. They educate as well as entertain.

For those whose listening tastes are too antiseptic to share with a friend on the other side of the mike and want to hear classical music uninterrupted, there is an alternative. There really is. It’s called CDs .

NAT B. READ

Pasadena