In light of the recent and tragic events in Oklahoma and the nationwide appeal for financial support, KCME has temporarily suspended its Spring Membership Drive. Our hearts are with those affected by these events, and we know yours are, too. We will hold a 'Bridge the Gap' campaign at a later date to raise the $28,000 of our $185,000 that remains, so stay tune to KCME for updates. Thank you for all of your support.

Are you an invisible KCME listener? If so, show your support for the classical music radio station you listen to right now by calling 1-800-492-5263 and contributing to the 2013 Spring Fund Drive. Together, we'll keep the music playing!

Good morning, classical music lovers! We have less than $30,000 left to raise in the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive! Let's make this a great day of giving, so we can wrap up the fund drive by 6pm on Wednesday and return to the classical music programming you love! If you haven't yet donated, please call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N Weber St in Colorado Springs to show your support for KCME and classical music. Thank you to all of the generous KCME listeners/supporters who have already made their contribution to the fund drive! KCME is your radio station!

Let's end the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive by Wednesday! Generous classical music fans have already donated $148,173 of the $185,000 goal, leaving $36,837 left to raise. To help wrap up the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive, call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the studio at 1921 N. Weber St. and make a donation today in support of classical music. Thanks for your support!

Happy Friday, KCME Facebook Friends! So far, amazing KCME listeners just like you have donated $138,165 toward the Spring Fund Drive goal of $185,000. That leaves less than $50,000 to raise! While $50,000 may seem like a lot left to go i...n this fund drive, we can do this quickly with your help! If all 42,000 KCME listeners contributed $1.20 today, this fund drive would be over! Please call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME stuio at 1921 N Weber St to make your contribution. Thank you all so very much for your generous support! If you've already donated to KCME and would like to share with fellow KCME listeners your reason for donating, please comment below and we'll share your thoughts on the air! (We'll only use your first name on-air, of course.)

Together we turn money into Mozart! By contributing to KCME's 2013 Spring Fund Drive, you can turn your money into Mozart! KCME supporters provide over 75% of the funding required to keep the classical music of Mozart and the other composers you hear on KCME broadcasting into your community. Please make a donation now to the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive to help reach the $185,000 goal and return to the classical music programming you love and enjoy! To donate call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Thanks for your support! KCME is truly your radio station!

A great big classical 'Thank You!' goes out to MM Good Bites Naturally Custom Catering & Events for providing another morning of homemade breakfast burritos in support of the KCME Spring Fund Drive. This is the third morning of breakfast burritos from MM Good Bites Naturally Custom Catering & Events, and we are here to tell you that these folks make some amazing food. Call Melissa with MM Good Bites at 719-502-6968 to order your food today!

Good morning, KCME Facebook Friends! We are just past the two-week mark in the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive, and we are over 70% of the way there thanks to your generous donations! If you listen to KCME and have not yet contributed to this fund drive, or if you've already donated and would like to make an additional gift, please call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the studio at 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Our wonderful volunteers are standing by to take your pledge!

Yesterday, The Peak Grill at 4423 Centennial Blvd and Honey Baked Ham Store at 3771 Bloomington Street donated the food needed for KCME staff and volunteers to get through the 14th day of the 2013 Spring Fund Drive. The Peak Grill donated a variety of delicious breakfasts, including waffles, scramble egg sandwiches, a fruit platter and more! Honey Baked Ham Store provided platters of ham and ham salad sandwiches for lunch! Thanks for keeping us going!

Thank you to yesterday's food donors: Mountain Shadows Restaurant and Southside Johnny's in Colorado Springs. Mountain Shadows Restaurant provided a variety of breakfast choices including breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, and more! Southside Johnny's fed a hungry bunch of KCME staff and volunteers a lunch of turkey bacon wraps with chips, potato salad, and cole slaw! Thanks for your support! The food was amazing!

Does your pet (aka best friend) enjoying listening to KCME? If so, call 1-800-492-5263 and make a contribution to KCME's Spring Fund Drive in honor of your pet! "Besides simply being awesome, classical music has plenty of benefits. An animal shelter in Maryland recently found that playing classical music during the day was great for the dogs. Now, the Frederick County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center plays classical music every day..." Click the link below to read the rest of this fascinating article.Maryland Animal Shelter Finds That Dogs Love Classical Musicwww.cinemablend.comBesides simply being awesome, classical music has plenty of benefits. An animal shelter in Maryland recently found that playing classical music during the day was great for the dogs. Now, the Frederick County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center plays classical music every day.

Today's wonderful 2013 Spring Fund Drive food donors are Boonzaaijer's Dutch Bakery and Gunther Toody's! Boonzaaijer's Dutch Bakery at 4935 Centennial Blvd in Colorado Springs provided an amazing variety of chocolate croissants and other breakfast pastries for a second day during this fund drive. Earlier this afternoon, Gunther Toody's Diner at 5794 Palmer Park Blvd filled the rumbling tummies of KCME staff and volunteers with hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and fries for lunch. Thanks for the nourishment!

This morning's KCME fund drive volunteers: Judy, Gil, and Peter (from left to right). Thanks for supporting KCME during this Spring Fund Drive and helping receive pledges as they come in! You too can lend support to KCME right now by calling 1-800-492-5263, visitingor stopping by the studio at 1921 N Weber St in Colorado Springs to make a contribution to the 2013 Spring Fund Drive! Just as we could not get by without our wonderful volunteers, we also need your financial support to continue broadcasting quality classical music programming to you and your community. Thanks for enjoying and supporting KCME!

Thank you to the following KCME Spring Fund Drive food donors: Woodlin's Deli at 823 N Tejon Street Rudy's Bar Bar-B-Q at 315 S. 31st Street at Hwy 24 Carol's Kitchen Catering Marigold's Cafe and Bakery at 4605 Centennial Blvd Your support it greatly appreciated!

Happy Mother's Day from your classical music radio station!

Thanks to Borriello Brothers at 215 E Platte Ave in downtown Colorado Springs for providing a four types of "Real New York Pizza" to KCME volunteers and staff today. We thoroughly enjoyed Pepperoni, Chicken Alfredo, Hawaiian, and Clemente pizzas for lunch today! Thanks, Borriello Brothers!

We will be taking a short hiatus from the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive in about an hour in honor of Mother's Day tomorrow, May 12th. There's a little Moonlight Sonata from Beethoven below for your listening enjoyment while we are away. But before we go, we are waiting on your call at 1-800-492-5263. We only need to raise $180 more to reach today's goal! Be the hero and promote classical music in your community by supporting KCME! Call now or visitto help end today on a good 'note.' Thanks for your support!Moonlight Sonatadedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven

Good morning you beautiful classical music lovers! As you begin your weekend, please remember to make a contribution to KCME's 2013 Spring Fund Drive. Simply call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Thank you for your support and have a wonderful day!

Thank you to today's Spring Fund Drive Food Donors: Boonzaaijer's Dutch Bakery and China Town. Boonzaaijer's Dutch Bakery at 4935 centennial Blvd provided a variety of sweet pastries early this morning. (see picture below) China Town at 325 S. Nevada Avenue provided a lunch buffet of five different dishes, egg rolls, fried and steam rice, and, of course, fortune cookies. Thanks for the great food and for supporting KCME!

As we all gear up for a gorgeous Colorado weekend in the mountains, don't forget to make your donation to KCME's 2013 Spring Fund Drive. Financial support from listeners just like you keeps the classical music you love playing over the KCME airwaves. Donating is simple. Just call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N Weber St in Colorado Springs. Thanks for keeping KCME your source for quality classical music programming!

Hurray for MM Good Bites Naturally Custom Catering and Events and La Bella Vita Ristorante for providing today's hard-working staff and volunteers at KCME with breakfast and lunch! MM Good Bites Naturally Custom Catering & Events provided ...a second day of amazing breakfast burritos filled with all-natural ingredients such as eggs, chicken chorizo, and a delicious pineapple salsa. You can contact Melissa at MM Good Bites Naturally Custom Catering & Events at 719-502-6968 to order your own amazing and natural dishes. La Bella Vita Ristorante at 4475 Northpark Drive supplied a hungry group of people at the KCME studio with two chicken dishes, penne pasta in red sauce, salad, and tasty tiramisu that KCME volunteers have been talking about since our last fund drive! Thank you for the support!

KCME Spring Fund Drive If you haven't made your contribution yet, please call 1-800-492-5263 or visitand pledge your support of KCME and classical music in your community now.KCME 2013 Spring Fund Drive-Testimonial

Earlier this week, the KCME studio was visited by Robert from Pueblo and his best friendYoda (pictured below on their post-KCME visit to Garden of the Gods). Robert and Yoda took a tour of the station with KCME General Manager, Jeanna Wearing, and we received the nice note below from Robert the following day. "It was a pleasure to put a voice with a face. I look forward to listening to KCME wherever I travel. Off to Alaska again in June." Thanks for stopping in Robert and Yoda. It was great to meet both of you! Thanks for listening...even from Alaska! We invite all KCME listeners to stop by the studio at 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs and take a tour of our facility. Wave at the on air announcers, be overwhelmed by our music library of over 22,000 CDs, and enjoy some cookies and coffee. We hope to see you all soon!

A very full-bellied thank you goes out to today's KCME Spring Fund Drive food donors! King Chef's Diner at 131 E Bijou in downtown Colorado Springs provided a most 'egg-cellent' breakfast! (see King Chef's Diner's "Half-order Grump" below.) Jagerschnitzel from Uwe's German Restaurant at 31 Iowa Avenue was enjoyed by all for lunch...now it's time for a nap! (just kidding...we're still here awaiting your phone call!) Thanks again to King Chef's Diner and Uwe's German Restaurant for providing the nourishment needed to keep the fund drive momentum going.

Success! Generous KCME listener-supporters called in between 11am and noon to donate over $1000! This means that we made the match challenge that another KCME supporter made and your combined efforts raised $2000 in just one hour to keep the classical music of KCME broadcasting through your community! The support you have all shown is absolutely amazing! While the match is over, the fund drive continues on. $101,143 of the $185,000 goal has been contributed. If you haven't yet made your contribution, call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N Weber St in Colorado Springs to donate today! Thank you for all of your support!

If you've been waiting for a match to donate to KCME's 2013 Spring Fund Drive, now is your chance. If wonderful fans of classical music just like you donate $1000 before noon, your donation will be doubled by our generous match maker! Call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N. Weber St. before noon today to be a part of this exciting match!

KCME Spring Fund Drive If you haven't made your contribution yet, please call 1-800-492-5263 or visitand pledge your support of KCME and classical music in your community now.KCME 2013 Spring Fund Drive

Today's fund drive food was donated by Gunther Toody's at 5794 Palmer Park Blvd and Noodles & Company located at 5166 N Nevada. For breakfast, KCME volunteers enjoyed traditional breakfast fixin's such as eggs, hasbrowns, sausage, bacon, and toast from Gunther Toody's. And for lunch Noodles and Company donated a variety of pastas, including the Pesto Cavatappi pictured below. Thanks for helping us through this fund drive Gunther Toody's and Noodles and Company!

We're half way there! Thanks to the generous support of KCME listeners just like you, we've passed the halfway mark in our march toward the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive goal of $185,000! Let's keep those phones ringing and make this the sho...rtest fund drive ever! If you haven't yet made your donation, please call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs and pledge your support of classical music right now! Thanks for your support!

Mother's Day is fast approaching! Why not honor your mom by sponsoring a day of classical music on KCME in her honor?!?! We'll craft a personal message from you that will be read on-air four times throughout Mother's Day. Make your donation of $365 or more before Friday, and tell us that you want to 'Sponsor a Day of Classical Music on KCME!' Call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs today to support KCME and honor your mother this Sunday!88.7 KCME-FM :: Classical Musicwww.kcme.orgSince 1979, 88.7 KCME-FM has operated as an independent public radio station broadcasting classical music throughout Central and Southern Colorado – and now, by internet streaming to listeners all over the world. 88.7 KCME-FM is owned and operated by Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc., a...

As we begin the sixth day of the 2013 KCME Spring Fund Drive, listeners just like you have already contributed $84,099! That's over 45% of the $185,000 goal! If you've already donated, thank you, we appreciate your generosity! If you've been meaning to make a contribution, please call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N Weber St. to make your donation now! Remember, the sooner we reach our $185,000 goal, the sooner we return to the classical music programming you enjoy! Let's see if we can hit our goal by the end of this week! Thanks again for your support!

Thank you to today's Spring Fund Drive food donors: La Baguette Bakery at 2417 W. Colorado Avenue in Colorado Springs provided amazing pasties filled with deliciousness! (pictured below) The Olive Garden at Citdael Crossing contributed a lunch of spaghetti with their always wonderful salad and breadsticks! Thanks to these and other great food donors, KCME volunteers and staff will ahve the nourishment needed for this fund drive!

Thanks to all of you amazing KCME supporters, we have already raised $75,525 of the $185,000 we must raise during the 2013 Spring Fund Drive that is going on right now! A great big classical 'Thank You!' to everyone who has already contributed, and to those of you who will! If you haven't yet made you donation to KCME's Spring Fund Drive, why not do it right now!?!? It's simple! Just call 1-800-492-5263, visitor stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs! The donation you make today will remain with you throughout the year as you enjoy the quality classical programming of 88.7 KCME-FM. Thanks again for your outstanding support of KCME and classical music in your community!88.7 KCME-FM :: Classical Musicwww.kcme.orgSince 1979, 88.7 KCME-FM has operated as an independent public radio station broadcasting classical music throughout Central and Southern Colorado – and now, by internet streaming to listeners all over the world. 88.7 KCME-FM is owned and operated by Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc., a...

If you haven't made your contribution yet, please call 1-800-492-5263 or visitand pledge your support of KCME and classical music in your community now.2013 KCME Fund Drive Promo Video

All of the full, fund driving bellies at the KCME studio would like to send a great big thank you to today's food donors: MM Good Foods Natural Custom Catering & Events (that's MM, just like you would say after tasting their fantastic breakfast burittos...they truly were mmmmmm mmmmmm!) - you can contact MM Good Foods at 719-502-6968. Senor Manuel's Mexican Cuisine at 4660 N. Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs provided a tasty lunch of enchiladas, cheesy beans and rice, chips and salsa, and sopapillas! Thanks for the nourishment and your support!

Good news everyone! Our technical difficulties have been corrected, and we can once again accept donations to KCME's 2013 Spring Fund Drive via KCME's website. To donate, simply go toand click on the big red 'Donate Now' button. Happy Giving! And, thank you for your support!

Good morning, KCME Facebook friends! As you know, our 2013 Spring Fund Drive is going on right now. We are experiencing some technical difficulties with our online donation form through KCME's website right now, so please call 1-800-492-5263 or stop by the KCME studio at 1921 N Weber St. in Colorado Springs to make your donation. We will keep you updated as our online donation form becomes available again. Thank you for your understanding and your support! We simply could not be your radio station with the financial support you provide. Thanks again!

If you haven't made your contribution yet, please call 1-800-492-5263 or visitand pledge your support of KCME and classical music in your community now.KCME Spring Fund Drive

Even though it doesn't feel like spring outside the KCME studio today, this is the first day of KCME's on-air portion of the 2013 Spring Fund Drive! If you haven't made your contribution yet, please call 1-800-492-5263 or visitand pledge your support of KCME and classical music in your community now. Thanks to our "early bird" contributors and those who have already contributed to the fund drive today, we have already raised over 30% of our $185,000 goal! Thank you for your support!

Did you know that KCME's On-Air Spring Fund Drive begins next Wednesday, May 1st? What's that? You'd rather listen to the regularly scheduled classical programming on KCME instead of a fund drive? Well, you can help the KCME airwaves return to the quality programming you enjoy sooner by making an "early bird" contribution to KCME Spring Fund Drive right now, BEFORE the start of the on-air portion of the fund drive. Simply click the link below to make a donation via KCME website or call the station at 1-800-492-5263. Thank you for your support of KCME and classical music. We simply could not do it without you!88.7 KCME-FM :: Classical Musicwww.kcme.orgSince 1979, 88.7 KCME-FM has operated as an independent public radio station broadcasting classical music throughout Central and Southern Colorado – and now, by internet streaming to listeners all over the world. 88.7 KCME-FM is owned and operated by Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc., a...

It's almost 2pm, and that means it times to tune-in to KCME for a special broadcast of Mahler's "Symphony No. 2, Resurrection". This performance will air from 2-4pm. Enjoy!

Happy Easter Sunday! Today's programming on KCME will include a complete performance of Haydn's "Creation" at 7am. Mahler's "Symphony No. 2 - Ressurrection" will also air later today at 2pm. If you hear quite a bit of Haydn aside from his "Creation" throughout the day, that's because it's his birthday! Happy Birthday, "Papa" Haydn!

Did you know that Easter Sunday, March 31st is composer Joseph Haydn's birthday? Get the party hats ready! KCME will celebrate the birthday by playing Haydn's works throughout the day, including his "Creation" at 7am on the morning of March 31st in honor of Easter. We'll also be airing Mahler's "Symphony No. 2 - Ressurrection" later that same day at 2pm to futher the Easter Sunday celebration.

Tune-in to KCME today, March 30th, at 4pm to hear a special program titled "Our Maestro: Just Call Him Larry". This half-hour long program is full of anecdotes and insights from colleagues and students of Lawrence Leighton Smith, CS Philharmonic's music director emeritus, as well as music from his extensive career. This special program about Larry is a warm-up for the CS Conservatory's "Sundays with Larry" event on April 7th. For information about "Sundays with Larry", contact the CS Conservatory at 719-577-4556.

On Sunday, April 7th, the Colorado Springs Conservatory will be hosting their "Sundays with Larry" event where Lawrence Leighton Smith digs into Beethoven's "Eroica Symphony." As a warm-up to this event, KCME presents two half-hours full of anecdotes and insights from his colleagues and students as well as music from his extensive recording career. Dont' miss these special programs on Saturday, March 30th and Saturday, April 6th at 4pm!

Don't forget to tune-in to KCME tonight at 8pm for a special program, "Passover: A Celebration in Music and Word" sponsored by Mizel Museum in Denver. To learn more about the Mizel Museum, visit

Tune-in to 88.7 KCME-FM this Wednesday, March 27th to hear our special program, 'Passover: A Celebration in Words and Music." Rabbi Howard Abel Hirsch traces the history and meaning of Passover in this hour-long special program at 8 pm on Wednesday, March 27th. Learn the meaning of Passover symbols and enjoy music related to the Jewish celebration. Every evening during Passover, KCME will also share a dash of classical music inspired by Jewish history as well as traditional Jewish music. KCME-FM would like to especially thank the Mizel Museum in Denver for proudly sponsoring “Passover: A Celebration in Words and Music”.

Good morning, KCME Facebook Friends! Spring has officially sprung, and the KCME 2013 Spring Fund Drive is right around the corner! Please send in your donations to the Spring Fund Drive in advance of the on-air portion of the Fund Drive, which is set to begin on May 1st. By contributing before May 1st you help to reduce the length of the On-Air Spring Fund Drive, so make your donations today by calling 1-800-492-5263, visitingor stopping by the KCME studio at 1921 N Weber in Colorado Springs! Let's make this the shortest fund drive ever! Donate today!

Tune in to 88.7 KCME-FM this Sunday, March 17th at 3:00pm for a very special program: “The Sharin’ of the Green” “The Sharin’ of the Green” is a two-hour musical delight written and produced by KCME’s Jeanna Wearing. Leprechauns, fairies, monks, harpers, poets, and potato farmers all get their moment in the spotlight during this musical journey to the Emerald Isle. “The Sharin’ of the Green” airs at 3:00pm on March 17th, with plenty o’ time afterward for you to hit the pubs for that Forest Green Guinness. KCME-FM would like to especially thank Chuck Murphy of Murphy Constructors for proudly sponsoring “The Sharin’ of the Green” for the past three years. Visitto learn more about Murphy Constructors.

KCME would like to thank everyone who attended Tuesday Night Karma Hour this past Tuesday at Bristol Brewery. A great time was had by all, and your support of KCME is truly outstanding! A special note of thanks also goes out to Bristol Brewery for providing such a wonderful opportunity and Mango fan Django for performing in support of KCME! Community partners like Bristol Brewery and Mango fan Django make it possible for KCME to bring engaging events such as this to the community. Thanks, everyone! Have a wonderful weekend!