Beautiful Instrumentals radio stations also with classical programming

Several radio stations, back in the 1950's and 60's were traditional classical format stations with periods devoted to beautiful instrumental music. WQXR in New York City broadcast "Cocktail Time" in late afternoon hosted by Duncan Pirnie long time WQXR announcer. In Washington DC, all classical WASH host Richard Patrick presented a block of beautiful instrumentals on morning serenade beginning at 9AM. Popular Delaware Valley station WJBR, out of Wilmington, Delaware presented beautiful music throughout the day with an evening of classical music hosted by Jack Reynolds. WRC the MOR-NBC station in Washington DC had a one hour beautiful music segment hosted by Lee Dayton, at midnight, called 'Time For Dreams'. Ken Orr and R. Alan Campbell hosted all night classical programs on WPBS in Philadelphia which was primarily a beautiful music station. There were several others around the USA including American Airlines 'Music til Dawn' and other countries around the world. In this tradition Quality Music continues today right here...meeting all copyright regulations. Here is a link to Richard O'Connors history of the beautiful music format.

Middle of the road (MOR) music was a commercial radio format which encompassed several styles. MOR music was broadly popular music; generally, strongly melodic and often features vocals and orchestral arrangements. During the 1960s and the 1970s, the beautiful music radio stations were considered MOR radio, while today they are the smooth jazz and the adult contemporary radio formats.