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WMBR Fall/Winter 2025 Program Schedule:    Return to Main Schedule
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Tuesday Programs:
4-7am If 6 Was 9
Hosted by: Rick Biskit Roth
A morning wake-up that goes from jazz to punk with everything in between. Hendrix at the root branching into anything that has soul.

Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 4:00 am Playlist
Tue Sep 23 4:00 am Playlist
7-8am C^2
Hosted by: Chloe Lee
C^2 stands for Chloe*Chemistry! I unpack the everyday chemistry that shapes our choices. Tune in for conversations about the chemistry behind skincare, decaf coffee, art, attraction, and more!
8-10am Breakfast of Champions
Hosted by: Fred, Ted, Becca, Amanda, Erik, and Jon
Start your morning off right with a bowl full of sugary sweet pop goodness, sprinkle on some tasty punk influences, and help yourself to the buffet of sumptuous soundscapes, melancholy melodies, quirky cadences and raucous rock.

Twitter Feed: @bocwmbr
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 8:00 am Playlist
Tue Sep 23 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Late Risers' Club
Hosted by: Joanie, Mark, Mook, Nick, Brandon, Tapedeck Tommy, & the Tuesday Rotation
Your punk rock alarm clock since 1977.

Twitter Feed: @laterisersclub
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 10:00 am Playlist
Tue Sep 23 10:00 am  
Noon-2pm Lost and Found
Hosted by: Lawrence Azrin, Mark Francis, Bob Dubrow, Brother Wayne, Christopher Vyce, Alex McNeil, Rick Roth
Rock, pop, soul, psych, prog, girl groups -- from the 50s into the 70s and beyond, but not the same old songs you hear every day on commercial radio.

Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 12:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 12:00 pm Playlist
2-4pm The New Edge
Hosted by: Ken Field
Creative and innovative crossgenre instrumental music from the past, present, and future.

Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 2:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 2:00 pm Playlist
4-5:30pm The Jazz Train
Hosted by: Jon Pollack
A weekly trip through the jazz legacy and related musical styles, generally featuring music recorded in past years on a particular calendar date.

Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 4:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 4:00 pm Playlist
5:30-6pm WMBR Nightly News
Hosted by: WMBR News Department
News and analysis focusing on under-reported issues, marginalized communities, and struggles for social change. Our weekly line-up includes progressive independent national programs as well as locally produced reporting on Cambridge and Greater Boston.

Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 5:30 pm  
Tue Sep 23 5:30 pm  
6-7pm DJ Awesome and the Wonderfriends
Hosted by: Keri Garel
"Why do you keep telling us to lower our expectations for your show?" "Because you still haven't lowered them enough." A new terrible mixtape every week.

Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 6:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 6:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm
Alternates Weekly
Meraviglioso!
Hosted by: Leonardo Corsaro
Take a trip to Italy, right from Cambridge. “Meraviglioso!” brings you the soundscape of the Bel Paese, from chart-topping pop, rock, and rap, to classic cantautori, with a sprinkle of culture and language along the way.
Upcoming shows: Oct 7, Oct 21
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 23 7:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm Near and Far
Hosted by: Ian C.
Your home for Japanese hip-hop, electronic, and experimental. Vibration modulation from near and far.
Upcoming shows:
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 7:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm Terminal Swirlie
Hosted by: Brandon Gillen
Imagine a cat stepping on random guitar pedals and playing the result. Assorted alt-rock, mainly shoegaze.
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 8:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 8:00 pm Playlist
9-10pm Post-tentious
Hosted by: Anton Perez and Eda Lozada
post music for post people. we will regularly play post-punk, post-rock, post-hardcore, hardcore punk, art/avant garde punk, no wave, math rock, noise rock, skramz/screamo, and sasscore.
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 9:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 9:00 pm Playlist
10-11pm Sad Boys Soundbox
Hosted by: Inna Voloshchuk, Dylan Cook
Come 2 the final frontier. All thoughts down the drain. Iciest place in space every week.
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 10:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 10:00 pm Playlist
11pm-Midnight The ...
Hosted by: Fiona Daly
Tune in for the ... experience of a lifetime. You never know what you're gonna hear - because I never know what I'm gonna play. Good luck.
Listen to past shows: Tue Sep 30 11:00 pm Playlist
Tue Sep 23 11:00 pm Playlist
Midnight-1am
Alternates Weekly
Compact Cassettes
Hosted by: Anniston Pierce
I'm a compact person with fun and cool music! Some indie rock, pop, synth, alternative, etc. I love complex instrumentals and concept albums too. I do a little commentary but I'll keep it to a minimum.
Upcoming shows: Oct 8, Oct 22
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 24 12:00 am Playlist
Midnight-1am
Alternates Weekly
Let's Talk About Sax
Hosted by: Jeff Robinson
Give the sax player some! The saxophone is one of the most vocal-sounding musical instruments in history. Listen as we delve into the sound and hue of the sax. We may concentrate on jazz, but we will touch on everything from reggae to classical music.
Upcoming shows: Oct 15, Oct 29
Listen to past shows: Wed Oct 01 12:00 am Playlist
1-2am
Alternates Weekly
Pipeline!
Hosted by: Erik Morrison
Use the right tool for the job, like an umbrella in the breeze. LOCAL, LIVE …
Upcoming shows: Oct 8, Oct 22
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 24 1:00 am Playlist
1-2am
Alternates Weekly
TBA
To be announced
Upcoming shows: Oct 15, Oct 29
Listen to past shows: Sun Sep 28 12:00 am  
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