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| - I never thought about yelping about a radio station... thanks for the idea Mike O.
Whenever I'm in Madison, WI, the radio dial will eventually turn to 89.9FM. This is a listener-sponsored community radio station that started back in early 1970's. WORT was voted "Favorite local radio station" in the 2006 "Madison's Favorites" poll conducted by Isthmus (a weekly Madison paper). My godmother and her partner work/volunteer at the station so I've learned a lot about the place over the years and a bit about the inner working of radio show producing.
Their News and Public Affairs programming is an eye/ear opening experience. I learn something new every time I tune in. There are programs like In Our Backyard, Queery (for the LGBT community), Access Hour (an ever changing show from members of the community), and my favorite Her Turn (News and information by and about women).
For the music lover they have a little of everything. You can start your weekend with Mexican music, classic R&B, vintage jazz & swing, reggae, African, salsa & Latin jazz, rock 'n' roll oldies, hip-hop, medieval & renaissance, women's music, showtunes, world, kids, gospel, electronic, experimental, and avant garde music. The weekday schedule is a bit different but includes classical, folk & international, rock, techno, metal, and blues.
Although their coverage area is only about a 50 mile radius of Madison, you can listen on-line so check out their webstream and listen to something new. But please note that all of the people on air are professionals but not necessarily professional DJs. Some of them are plain everyday folks.
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