New Sounds is a radio program on WNYC that features contemporary and world music.
It was possibly the first radio program to play Philip Glass's 1984 opera Akhnaten.
The Bang on a Can collective has been featured on the show since its early days.
After the announcement there was an immediate uproar by both longtime listeners and WNYC staffers.
After considering the protests, WNYC management relented and pledged to continue the program.