WDAV Mission Statement

WDAV builds a community focused on classical music. We do this by providing easy access to the art form, as well as opportunities for exploration and discovery. In carrying out our Mission we will:

• Use our broadcast signals, Internet streams and digital media to help any interested citizens experience classical music.
• Appeal to listeners new to classical music as well as those already familiar with it.
• Work to ensure the vitality of live classical music performance in the communities which WDAV serves.
• Explore partnerships with community, arts and cultural organizations that have interests in common with WDAV.
• Extend the reach and scope of our activities using all appropriate means.
• Use all appropriate media to extend the reach and scope of our activities.
• Strive for excellence in every aspect of our work.

Station Activity Survey Narrative

Each year, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting requests that we provide a narrative including special, innovative efforts in which we are involved by asking us five important questions about our public radio station.

Diversity Policy

WDAV is committed to ensuring that its workforce and governing boards reflect the diversity found in the community it serves. Central to WDAV’s mission, vision and values is maintaining a Community Advisory Board and workplace environment which recognizes and celebrates the power of diversity. Read the full WDAV Diversity Report (PDF)

Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Statement

At WDAV Classical Public Radio we acknowledge that racism and discrimination are part of the history of classical music, and we apologize for the role we have played in perpetuating it because of the way the arts and public media have been administered predominately in white, male, and European-centered contexts.

We believe that the arts and public media are obligated to challenge structures of inequality. As such, we at WDAV commit to actively doing the necessary work to dismantle the systems that uphold racism and discrimination by identifying, discussing, and challenging unjust perspectives and practices in classical music, the arts, public media, our community, and our society.

We believe that classical music is for everyone and strive to advance accessibility and inclusivity for all people who want to engage with the classical music community. We will seek to amplify the talents and works of those artists who have always been part of classical music – including but not limited to Black, indigenous, other artists of color, and LGBTQIA+ musicians – but are historically excluded because of systemic inequality.

We explicitly and publicly affirm our identity as an arts and public media organization opposed to racism and discrimination in any form; therefore, we resolve to reflect our commitment to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion through our policies, programs, and practices.

Documentation Requests

To request copies of any publicly available documentation including WDAV’s financial reports, Community Advisory Board meeting information, Equal Employment Documentation, Station Activities, etc., please call the station at 1-877-333-8990.