Whois & Analysis for ideastream.org

Ideastream (stylized and marketed as lowercase ideastream) is a non-profit organization that owns and operates the major public broadcasting stations in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The company is the owner and licensee of PBS member WVIZ, NPR member WCPN, and classical music station WCLV 104.9 FM.

Northeast Ohio refers to the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Ohio.

The region contains six Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Cleveland–Elyria; Akron; Canton–Massillon; Youngstown–Warren–Boardman; Mansfield, and Sandusky, along with six Micropolitan Statistical Areas: Ashland, Ashtabula, New Philadelphia–Dover, Norwalk, Salem, and Wooster.

Most of the region, with the exception of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman and Mansfield metropolitan areas, is also part of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area and media market, while Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties form part of the Youngstown–Warren CSA and media market with Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

Northeast Ohio also includes most of the area known historically as the Connecticut Western Reserve.

In 2011, the Intelligent Community Forum ranked Northeast Ohio as a global Smart 21 Communities list.

It has the highest concentration of Hungarian Americans in the United States.

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.

In much of the world, funding comes from the government, especially via annual fees charged on receivers.

In the United States, public broadcasters may receive some funding from both federal and state sources, but generally most financial support comes from underwriting by foundations and businesses ranging from small shops to corporations, along with audience contributions via pledge drives.

The great majority are operated as private not-for-profit corporations.

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music.

While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods.

The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period.

The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows: