Monday
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Eclectic Mayhem
Join DJ Hummingbird Feeder for two hours of short-attention-span madness and long-attention-span excursions. This Night Train makes regular stops everywhere from Soulsville, post-Punk University, and the South Bronx, to the heaviest Drones of the deep sea, the far reaches of the Krautrock universe, and the bedrooms of Computer Nerds everywhere. Allowances will be made for anything else that happens to get caught in the cow-catcher or flattened on the rails.
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Nick at Nine
A good improvised solo can make even a Monday morning anything but dreary. Nick looks for the soloists and bands, including lots of contemporary big bands that touch the soul: melodic, swinging and fun.
New Month, New Music: Nick Page and a special guest play the month's new jazz releases from nine 'til noon on the first Monday of every month. | ||||||||
Soulful Situation
From the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia, Robin puts you in a Situation that is Sooo Soulful!
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Concentric Squares
Gather round your music boxes for our Monday afternoon meeting place, as DJs Lincoln Doolittle and Danger Dimples emanate the old and the offbeat, the hip and the harmonized, the new and the true. The care and candor of Concentric Squares promises to start your week off right and rockin'.
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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The Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5pm as news director Nikki Melton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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The Early Music Show
Journey back through eight centuries before the time of J. S. Bach with the first-millennium troubadours and the meditative, sacred music of Hildegard; the sublime motets of Josquin and the foot-tapping dances of Praetorius; the rich English anthems of William Byrd, and much more.
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Anything Goes
The broad range of that modern music we call jazz is all subject to exploration. Expect a sampling of classic jazz, post-bop, standards, contemporary jazz, and new releases with a smattering of avant-garde and even electronica. Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue may all be found on Anything Goes.
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Please Like Me, OK
All humans strive to be liked. Being liked makes people happy. Here at Please Like Me OK, if you promise to like our radio show we promise to make you happy. Matt and Liz hope that you like their blend of indie rock, crazed folk, and post punk, but if that isn't your thing, don't write the show off yet, OK. Because the next week, Colin will play the best soul and R&B that the 60s had to offer and, if he's really aiming to please, a bit of 50s rock and roll. So tune in to the charmingly dichotomous Please Like Me, Ok every Monday night at 11. That will make us like you.
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Tuesday
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The Loving Sounds of Static
Listening intently at the threshold of Tuesday's waiting-room, hovering in the space between cast shadows, one detects a peculiar noise: a barely perceptible hum, so close that it seems to originate within. At once, the neon pulse stammers, electric vibration thumping profound frequencies and chirping mellifluous bliss. Concrete cracks underfoot with the wow and flutter of moments, the embrace of the loving sounds of static.
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Walk Right In
Walk Right In and sit right down to a musical lunch. On the menu you'll find plenty of acoustic staples: folk, old time, country blues and bluegrass. The offerings range from vintage to fresh, exotic to local. Find out who's coming to town and sample their sounds. Let your hair hang down and your mind roll on.
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Can't Say That I've Heard It
Whether it's new releases, twice-faded songs you never knew existed or long-dead dinosaurs buried deep in rock history...tune every Tuesday for Can't Say That I've Heard It with Jeff or Timothy as they put the best of the rest in your ears.
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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The Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5pm as news director Nikki Melton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Eventide
Andrew brings you a melodious mix of romantically inspired music, from symphonies and concerti to nocturnes and tone poems. Luxuriate in a lush variety of works by the masters of emotive music and experience a world where the quality of music is not strained.
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Loose Threads
Featuring modern and mainstream jazz, including bebop, hard bop, funk, avant-garde, and European jazz. You will hear the cutting edge of today's jazz artists while celebrating the masters of the past and the tasteful experimentation of the future.
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Street Fightaz
A pair of warriors set out on a lonely quest to fight the combined forces of soporific music and listless non-dancing indie rock audiences. Join DJ M. Bison and the C.E.O. as they unite the powers of Dice street and Wall street in an inescapable implosion of dance music, hip-hop, and rawk. What you can expect: Ghostface Killah, DJ Scottie B., Mountain Goats, Billy Goats, Yo La Tengo, Spank Rock, Spacemen 3, and The Unexpected. What you shouldn't expect: To be bored. These guys are seriously not messing around.
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Wednesday
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Comment Leads to Comment
Two hours of songs by some of our best musical expressionists. Rock foundation...although jug bands are welcome. Don't be surprised if the ghost of electricity sidles up to Gypsy Sally and they strike up a conversation with Mark E. Smith.
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Gamut
Join Ralph Graves (Radiostar) every Wednesday morning as he runs the gamut of music from the middle ages to the present. Since 1984, Ralph's not aired the same work twice (on purpose, that is), nor run out of great music to share with you. Wake up Wednesdays to the most wide-ranging classical program you'll hear anywhere!
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Left of Cool
Modern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool is a place where improvising musicians of all styles can come together and see what's possible. Searching for that common thread, acoustic or electric, experimental and eclectic -- whatever sounds good!
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Oscar
Are you looking for something to stimulate your mind? Are you having those conversation blahs? Then join Jacob Canon for The Oscar Show. Airing every Wednesday at 11:55 AM, this weekly program will focus on research and studies from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. Topics will vary from Physical Sciences to Psychology to Medical Research to Current Events including the Decision to Vote and Motherhood Timing. Stimulate your Mind...Your Friends...Your Life.
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Radio Tropicale
From the Old World to the New, from the villages to the cities where it all flows together, immerse yourself in the dance music of the world. Rhythm is the universal language on your sonic life raft, WTJU. Show frequently features guests and guest hosts from countries around the world.
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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The Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5pm as news director Nikki Melton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Portrait of the Artist
Each week Jay Kardan focuses on the work of a one great soloist, ensemble, composer, orchestra or some combination thereof. Selections range from the earliest recorded music to the latest releases, with an emphasis on definitive performances.
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Mitchell, With Music
Mitchell, With Music! John Mitchell's cheery greeting every Wednesday night invites you to join him for outstanding classical performances from every style and period: Baroque, Romantic, or Modern. American music and interviews with outstanding local artists often flavor the show.
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Radio Freedonia
One salt-rubbed hunk of indie rock
1 Florin, Post-Punk Gold 1/4 Cup, Whine Pop Vinegar 1/3 Mole, Brazilian Tropicalisimo 2 Bunchs, Wilted Soul and Psychedelia 2 Omicrons, Electronic Ambience 1 Candela, Forgotten Funk 1 Blessed Blast, Japanese Noise Bands Dash of bitter insouciance Salt-n-Pepa to taste Braise Weekly. Cooks between 11 PM and 1 AM on Wednesday Nights on 91.1 WTJU. | ||||||||
Thursday
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The Hep Imp Show
Strange noises from the farthest ledges of the cutting edge. It's inspired electronics, creepy dirges, desperate clanging... as well as assorted moans, growls, screeches and screams. The geniuses are disturbed, and they're making music.
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Classical Cafe
A balanced blend of crisp notes freshly blended and roasted every Thursday morning. Your refined barista, Paula, skillfully mixes a well-rounded cuppa classical to smoothly get your day started. Spanning the centuries, from Ockeghem to Cowell, Boulez to Brahms, an elegant brew is waiting for you.
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Jazz Songline
A trek along a Songline is a journey back and forth on the paths forged by our ancestors, with the present generation listening with reverence to songs laid down by prior generations and creating new traditions for generations to come. Trek the Jazz Songline with Tom or Grady, weekly.
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Rivanna Rambler
Travel to the far corners of the Rivanna watershed to learn about its rich heritage: a blend of natural and cultural history, local environmental issues, and personal narrative about the Rivanna River on down to the Chesapeake Bay. Weekly updates of The Rivanna Rambler radio show (MP3 Podcast, written narrative, and photos) are available at http://rivannarambler.blogspot.com
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The Cosmic American Jamboree
Country and Americana hot off the griddle.... the newest, best releases and guest appearances from artists without Spandex, plastic surgery, pitch correction or fear of alienating key demographic markets. Pull up to the bar while your new friends pour you two hours of pure country and Americana comfort.
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WTJU Folk Dance Calendar
A listing of traditional dance activities in the WTJU listening area... New England contra dancing, square dancing, English, Scotch, Irish, and International folk dancing are a few of the many different forms of folk dance available in and around Charlottesville. Also airs Saturdays at 10am.
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Carry the Zero
Veteran WTJU Rockers Danny and Matthew bring you Carry the Zero every Thursday afternoon. It's A ROCK SHOW! ...with quotients of pop, funk, psychedelic, and calculated beats. You do the math. It's enough rock to make your wave function!
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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The Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5pm as news director Nikki Melton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Folk and Beyond
A Gumbo of Americana (Bluegrass, Blues, Dawg, Old Time, Singer/Songwriters, Swing), Folk Rock, Jazz Folk, International and more... with interviews, live music updates and often special guests in the studio. The music that can't seem to be classified finds a home here & we look to the artists to see how the limits have been stretched, varied, morphed, married, and how new amalgams have formed new horizons. The roots of folk will not be forgotten, but exploration will be the passion.
Zydecajun Conspiracy: The Gumbo gets HOT in the first hour as Aer sometimes visits the special niche of culture south of I-10 in Louisiana to keep the 'conspiracy' alive. Hei-La-Ba! | ||||||||
The Eclectic Woman
The only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, "Eclectic Woman" spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh and tantalizing musical menu of singer-songwriters, women of color, and womyn's music, spiced liberally with traditional, blues, world, jazz, rock, avant-garde, and instrumental music. The Eclectic Woman show also features music and occasional news updates which specifically serve the gay and lesbian community.
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Friday
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The Interesting Time Tribune
An official state-run news service for an obscure and ancient curse. Blatant propaganda for the 2012 Kali/Yuga presidential ticket. An epic bare-knuckle battle against the middle of the road waged only with the tools of music and goaded on by the rumor of eminent collapse.
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The Jazz Messenger
The depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz & blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues, as well as a sampling of current releases and reissues. Brian invites you to take a full, deep breath and begin your weekend early with ninety minutes of hedonic tones, jazz classics, featured artists and organized chaos.
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No Brow
Both high and low culture have produced masterpieces and works of mediocrity. It is our task to find beauty in unexpected places." Or, no one can tell you what to like, or how to like it. What do Phil Collins, Ghostface, Fugazi, Hank Williams, Otis Redding, and Edith Piaf have in common? We think they rock. Who do you think rocks? Why? We want to hear from you. This is our music.
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Reggae Vibrations
The tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the framework of the positive Word, Sound and Power of Reggae. Riddim for the Next Generation...
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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The Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5pm as news director Nikki Melton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Sunset Road
Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, world and any other roots-based music. Pete or Terry bring you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international, with an emphasis on who's coming to perform around Charlottesville and Virginia.
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Professor Bebop
Take a weekly trip into Heptown. Professor Bebop ankles down Swing Street, slips into Blues Alley, checks out the Museum of the Rhythm and the Blues, catches the service at the Cathedral of the Broken Heart and slips down Palpitation Boulevard to Soulville.
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Saturday
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Old Vinyl
Old Vinyl... there's nothing like it! The Melody Man digs through his collection to bring you hundreds of old vinyl recordings collected from the '50s to the '80s. Albums not spun for maybe two decades may surprise you, if not the DJ. Could be cabaret, folk, jazz, rock or who-knows-what from many storage boxes.
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Sunrise Magazine
A penetrating and irreverent look at events in pond, forest and cobweb: Our resident naturalist, the Crank of Dawn, focuses on all aspects of nature and the environment, with regard to understanding our surroundings and treating them more respectfully.
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Leftover Biscuits
Join Emmett or Peter on a journey back to the good old days when the women were beautiful, the men were brave, and both the music and the whiskey were home made. We'll ride the Rock Island Line, roar down Thunder Road, Take the Night Train to Memphis, follow Uncle Dave Macon's old mule, and Back Up and Push with the Monroe Bros.
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Atlantic Weekly Part I
For twenty years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the bedrock traditions of bluegrass and old-time string bands, we will have you singing and dancing around the kitchen during your first cup of coffee. Tune in and explore the insightful lyrics and musical diversity that can be found only outside the limits of commercial radio.
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WTJU Folk Dance Calendar
A listing of traditional dance activities in the WTJU listening area... New England contra dancing, square dancing, English, Scotch, Irish, and International folk dancing are a few of the many different forms of folk dance available in and around Charlottesville. Also airs Thursdays at 1:57PM
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Atlantic Weekly, Part II
The Celtic-flavored second half of Atlantic Weekly is based in Britain and Ireland but with excursions north to Scandinavia and across the channel to the Continent. Hear harps and bagpipes, slow airs and quick jigs, new songs and old ballads.
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Sunshine Daydream
Taking the Grateful Dead as a point of departure, explore the phenomenon and legacy of the Dead and the attendant offshoots, descendants, friends, influences and predecessors, from Bob Dylan, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Jefferson Airplane and Robert Hunter to David Grisman, the Kentucky Colonels and mucho mas.
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The Garage Sale
It's what you find, not what you are looking for. It's what you get, not what you ask for. Brother Jimmy revels in the ghosts & conjures the spirits of the True Punk you only find in the Garage. Bring your wallet, barter all the time with the good brother Jimmy on "The Garage Sale."
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Jumpin' on the Bed
Tune in for two hours of musical mayhem as the Monster and Matt provide you with high-energy Americana to end your Saturday afternoon and start the evening off right. New releases, timely artist appearances and interviews are a staple. You'll hear a blend of rock, folk, country, blues and rockabilly to liven up your Saturday PM. Tune in and start jumpin'!
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Vagabond Shoes
Join our intrepid announcers Jay and David as they tramp about the globe in search of a transcendent mix of musical genres aimed at reaching that pinnacle of enlightenment early on a Saturday night - having a good time. Whether it's klezmer, bossa nova, celtic, roots rock, alt country, blues, zydeco, world, or whatever else we stumble across, we'll explore wherever our two left feet lead us.
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Living Time
Step out of your musical comfort zone into the Living Time zone. We start with a set of unusual blues and vocal music, followed by selections from the best new jazz releases, mixed with highlights from the last 35 years of post-"Electric Miles". "New electric music and electrifying acoustic music..."
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The Sleepy Strange
The sounds of the Sleepy Strange will calm your chaotic mind and soothe you into a blissful state, and, much like the Japancakes, we'll amaze you with what we come up with. You're sure to hear pedal steel, electric guitar and lush instrumentation, but you can count on a surprise around every turn.
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Sunday
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Tristero
Tune in for a mingled soundscape with tour-guide Mucho Maas. Places often visited include but are not limited to the following: pop wastelands, rock purgatory, electronic ladyland, and deserts of obscurity. Get out your de-coder rings and 3D glasses!
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Classical Sunrise
Sublime! Sensual! Soothing! Hear the best in classical music, a perfect accompaniment to a Sunday morning. Tune in for a diverse blend of music from all styles and periods, from JS Bach to Enrique Granados, harpsichords to brass ensembles.
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Tell Us A Tale
Heard on stations all over the world, Tell Us A Tale, while technically a children's program, is so much more. Offering stories, tales and tunes collected from six of the seven continents (still working on Antarctica), this show appeals to listeners of all ages. So whether you are three years old getting an allowance, waiting tables in college, drawing a pension or collecting social security, gather 'round the radio each Sunday for Tell Us A Tale!
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Sunday Opera Matinee
The only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer and Tim Snider share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided.
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The King of Instruments/Evensong
Michael pulls all the stops to present all manner of music for the monarch of musical instruments -- silvery to stentorian, sublime to bombastic, full of pomp and circumstance. From June thru September the King rests and Evensong treats you to the best in choral music, the perfect accompaniment to a summer's eve.
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Walkin' Blues
Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here.
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Radio Wowsville
Raw Music from the 20th and 21st Centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU for the past eight years, Radio Wowsville is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia.
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