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WMBR Summer 2026 Program Schedule:    Return to Main Schedule
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Thursday Programs:
6-8am The Pontoon Palace
Hosted by: Rich Pontius
A good natured but incorrigible bin-digger becomes embroiled in an early morning plot to present a rich panoply of deep folk, heavy rock, psych, country, jazz and pop, all the while indulging his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.

Listen to past shows: Thu May 21 6:00 am Playlist
Thu May 14 6:00 am Playlist
8-10am Breakfast of Champions
Hosted by: Mateo, Abby, Ted, Becca, Jeremy, Fred, 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: Thu May 21 8:00 am Playlist
Thu May 14 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: Thu May 21 10:00 am Playlist
Thu May 14 10:00 am Playlist
Noon-2pm Lost and Found
Hosted by: Larry Azrin, Mark Francis, Bob Dubrow, Rick Roth, Christopher Vyce, Alex McNeil
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: Thu May 21 12:00 pm Playlist
Thu May 14 12:00 pm Playlist
2-4pm Troubadour
Hosted by: Bruce Sylvester, Chuck Rosina
An eclectic journey from traditional roots music right up to the present day. Folk, blues, bluegrass, rock, R&B, jazz, reggae, and beyond. Songs looking at social justice issues. Local artists, too. Roots music without bounds or barriers.
Listen to past shows: Thu May 21 2:00 pm Playlist
Thu May 14 2:00 pm Playlist
4-5:30pm Jazz Volcano
Hosted by: Kennedy C.
The Jazz Volcano (JV) serves up a seismic eruption of fiery lava flowing right to the listeners heart. The Jazz Volcano plays vocalists-- jazz greats, legends, and the Diva's, who own center stage!
Listen to past shows: Thu May 21 4:00 pm  
Thu May 14 4:00 pm  
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 lineup includes a variety of national programs, and on Mondays we present the Local News, reporting on the Cambridge-Boston area.

Listen to past shows: Thu May 21 5:30 pm  
Thu May 14 5:30 pm  
6-8pm Radio Ninja
Hosted by: L-Train
It's not necessarily dance music and it's not necessarily not dance music. Radio Ninja has been bringing you car commercial music since 2003. #radioninjasince2003

Twitter Feed: @l_train
Listen to past shows: Thu May 21 6:00 pm Playlist
Thu May 14 6:00 pm  
8-9pm Character Development
Hosted by: carter rogers
through the stages and phases of my life
9-10pm Nine Tails
Hosted by: Kendree Chen
Music from other worlds. A little bit of everything OST, East Asian instrumental, and contemporary orchestral. Floats somewhere between atmospheric and cinematic.
Upcoming shows:
none available
9-10pm
Alternates Weekly
Sewersounds
Hosted by: Teep
Ardently disrespecting music genres.

Upcoming shows: Jun 4, Jun 18
Listen to past shows: Thu May 21 9:00 pm Playlist
10-11pm tender alchemy
Hosted by: Riley Wong
tender alchemy is a deep listening series spanning ambient, experimental, bass, dub, contemporary, jazz, and more. this listening hour invites texture and transformation, rhythm and ritual, highlighting artists from queer/qtbipoc underground + DIY scenes.
Upcoming shows:
none available
10-11pm
Alternates Weekly
Psychomania
Hosted by: Kit Tempest
Like an undead biker gang running rampage through your mind, come listen to an eclectic mix of rock, indie, and alternative music.
Upcoming shows: Jun 4, Jun 18
11pm-Midnight Wearing wild ginger
Hosted by: Hannah Mu
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense). Dispels cold and alleviates pain.
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