Rock, Jazz, Jams, Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, Reggae, New Age, Americana, Ethnic, Techno, Retro, Rap, Hip-hop, Punk, Funk, Opera, Odds, Mods, Heavy Metal, Experimental...and more! Music from around the world and across the street! Scroll down for our schedule!
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Lewis Hill, the founder of KPFA-Berkeley CA, America's first community radio station!
WDBX weekly schedule all times USA Central
MONDAY
2-7am All Music No Talk w/the JLDJ (rare rock, etc)
7-9am The 70s Show w/David (70s rock)
9-930am The Storytellers w/Terry (talk)
930-10am The Bioneers (social, environmental talk)
10am-12pm Take a Look at What Mother Nature's Wearing w/Mary Mercury & Glenda Greenhouse (mods, environmental talk)
12-2pm The Brain Is a Ripening Plant w/BRP (jamgrass, odds, etc)
2-4pm Hard Country and Easy Cowboys w/Lonesome Roy & Union County Sal (ol' timey country)
4-530pm The Local Artist Forum w/Mike L. or Chop (local, etc)
530-6pm Free Speech Radio News
6-8pm The Electric Blues Hours w/Will Stevens & The Unknown Donator
8-10pm Familiar Obscurity w/Byron (odds, rare rock, etc)
10pm-12am The Metal Show w/James B.
12-2am Codge's Hodgepodge (rock, odds, etc)
2-4am Dead of Night w/Chris (rock, mods, etc)
4-6am early morning tunes
TUESDAY
6-9am The Kaleidescope w/Kevin (rock, jams, etc)
9-930am Green Futures w/E.G.Hughes (social talk)
930-10am Making Contact (social talk)
10am-12pm 80s Hades w/Dr. Incognito & Claire (80s rock, pop)
12-2pm Sumthin' Else w/Freaky Franny (rock, americana, odds, etc)
2-4pm The World Blues Hour w/Jumpin' Jim Jarvis or Foxfire
4-530pm The Random Show (new djs)
530-6pm Free Speech Radio News
6-8pm Chaos Cafe w/Jim (roadhouse, alt.country, blues, etc)
8-10pm Strange As Angels w/Olivia & Sonya (mods, odds)
10pm-12am Under the Skirt w/O.G. (divas, babes, dames)
12-2am The ButtaFly Zone w/DJ ButtaFly (hip-hop, gangsta, r&b, etc)
2-5am Keepin' It Real w/Lady Love (soul, dusties, gospel, etc)
WEDNESDAY
5-7am early morning tunes
7-9am Absolutely No Banjos w/Curtis (alt.country, rock, americana, etc)
9-930am Big Muddy News Radio w/Greg, Jerry & Paula (media, social talk)
930-10am A Fuller World w/Cornelius Crane (buckminster fuller talk)
10am-12pm Folk Fiasco w/Randy Auxier (singer songwriter, commentary)
12-2pm First Choice w/Second to None & Big Sherm (dusties, old school, r&b)
2-4pm Barefoot Beats w/Katie (mods, world, odds, etc)
4-530pm Into the Groove w/G. Dub (funk, dance, etc)
530-6pm Free Speech Radio News
6-8pm Back To Bluegrass w/Foghorn & Johnny Mango
8-10pm Special Folks w/Vern Crawford (singer songwriter)
10pm-12am The Grateful Dead Show w/James or Mike Mi.
12-2am No Band's Land w/Hobbit (rock, jams, mods)
2-4am Friggin' Shiznit W/Heather M. & Corndog (mods, odds, etc)
THURSDAY
4-7am Psychedelic Stomp w/Phil (rock, jams, americana, etc)
7-9am Honky Tonk Jukebox w/Heather Lose (alt.country, roots, americana, etc)
9-930am Faithfully Subversive w/Virginia, Dwight, Marleen & Sarah (progressive christian talk)
930-10am The Bioneers (social, environmental talk)
10am-12pm Serafina (coffeehouse rock, etc)
12-2pm Fresh w/Eileen (rock, americana, odds, etc)
2-4pm Music and Activists w/Jason (rock, odds, jams)
4-530pm The Sarah Mae Show (rock, retro, beatles)
530-6pm Free Speech Radio News
6-8pm Roots Rockin' Reggae w/Bongo Ali (dancehall, commentary)
8-10pm Punk Emporium w/The Vinyl Vixen (punk, indie rock, etc)
10pm-12am Music For Advanced Listeners w/DJ Wyse & The Legendary Mastermind (hip-hop, r&b, rap, reggae, etc)
12-2am The Mix Tape w/Ian (mods, retro, etc)
2-4am Wild Mood Swings w/Kojak Stevens (rock, roots, mods, etc)
FRIDAY
4-7am Freakshow's Rock 'n Roll Time Machine (classic & rare rock, etc)
7-9am Cosmik Debris w/DJ DNA (rock, odds, zappa)
9-10am Light On the Law w/Paul Matalonis & Kathy Livingston (legal talk)
10-1030am Your Community Spirit w/Aur & Treesong (environmental talk)
1030am-12pm 50s-80s Classic Oldies w/Mike Mu.
12-2pm The Jazz Buffet w/Sarah (hip jazz)
2-4pm Rasta Revolution w/Countryman (reggae, dancehall)
4-530pm Lisa (soul, rock, roots, etc.) (T.G.I.Folk returns Aug 22)
530-6pm Free Speech Radio News
6-8pm The Bix Mix w/Tony Graham & Stan Drake(punk, roots, surf, etc)
8-10pm House Rockin' Blues w/King Snake & Uncle Larry
10pm-12am The Show w/Sneaky Pete & Wolfie (rock, roots, jams, etc)
12-2am The Gospel According to Hip Hop w/Cedric (christian rap)
2-4am Sweet Action Radio Hour w/Nick (jazz-odds-etc)
SATURDAY
4-630am It's Too Damn Early w/Dave X (experimental)
630-8am Kids Kamp w/Momma C. (kids music & stories)
8-10am Jeff's Music Library and Feat Fetish (rock, roots, little feat)
10am-1pm Grandma's Jazz w/Jean Armstrong (big band jazz)
1-4pm Saturday Afternoon Opera (The Met returns Nov 29)
4-6pm Starchild (rock, odds, etc)
6-8pm The Camp Festus Radio Hour w/Daddy G. & Momma C. (avant, americana, acid jazz, odds, etc)
8-10pm He Said, She Said w/Brad or Jim's Neighbor (rock, mods, odds, dance, etc)
10pm-12am The Schwa of Stereophonics w/Carolyn (rock, odds, weird al, etc)
12-2am The Head Event Music Show w/Ricc Johnson (r&b, soul, hiphop, etc)
2-4am Off Beat w/Bill (electro, mods, dance, etc)
4-6am early morning tunes
SUNDAY
6-8am Waking Up with Porter (soul gospel)
8-10am Sunday Gospel w/Ernestine (soul gospel)
10-11am Sunday Sports Review (or Carbondale Computer Talk) w/Mark Bausch
11am-1230pm Sargam, the Music of India w/Navreet
1230-2pm Native Voices w/John Rivera (american indian music & news)
2-330pm Musica Tropical w/El Greco & George (latin, salsa, etc)
330-5pm African and Caribbean Music w/Noel
5-6pm New Dimensions (social talk)
6-8pm The Jazz Kitten w/Lena (jazz vocals)
8-10pm Music From Beyond the Lakes w/Jerry or Namdar (new age, world)
10pm-12am Lost Time Radio Program w/Brent Stewart(old radio serials)
12-2am The Galaxy w/Doug (rock, jazz, classical, punk, odds, etc)
2-7am All Music, No Talk w/the JLDJ (rare rock, etc)
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This site was established to promote and inform everyone about WDBX!!!
"WDBX provides a public forum for artistic and cultural expression and for the exchange of ideas among individuals and the community." -WDBX Mission Statement.
On a sunny, spring afternoon in 1992, Tom Egert drove home to Carbondale from St. Louis propelled by the sounds of reggae and salsa on his car radio. This enlivening musical mix broadcast by KDHX, St. Louis' community radio station, brought Tom happily within 20 miles of his home before he'd driven out of range of the station. Scanning the local radio dial, he could find no comparable musical programming and in that moment of frustration the idea of creating an invigorating, culturally diverse, community radio station in southern Illinois was born. Heterodyne Broadcasting Company, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization was founded in 1993 and ground for the station building was broken in the fall of 1995. The first Volunteer recruitment meetings were held February 6, 1996. Over 100 people attended the two meetings that day; from those, 40 completed training and began regular operations about two weeks later. At first the station was on the air from 4-10pm daily and grew quickly from there. Currently, over 125 volunteers produce more than 80 weekly programs. Several have been on the air from the very beginning. The programming is a mirror of the diversity of our community, with music from across the street to around the world, as well as a vibrant section of local talk programming and more.
In August 2003, thanks to the efforts of our founder Tom Egert, the late US Senator Paul Simon, and the generous contributions of our listeners, we upgraded our broadcast power from 700 to 3,000 watts. WDBX now covers all of Jackson and Williamson counties, as well as most of Perry and Franklin, and parts of Union, Johnson and Saline counties. In all, our signal can reach over 150,000 southern Illinoisans.
In December 2005, thanks to member James Throgmorton and Neon Internet, we began streaming live on the web at www.wdbx.org. And in March 2006, thanks to volunteer Lena Mörsch, we established this page on MySpace.
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Who I'd like to meet: Supporters, friends and listeners of WDBX, and other community radio stations around the world!
Most of our TOP FRIENDS are DJs at the station! Check out their pages too!
We'd love to hear from local musicians, but please note; out of fairness we usually do not post band ads or any other ads in our comments!
For the next few weeks, I'll be on my annual photo roadtrip, documenting the seasonal fireworks stands of TN. Some wonderful (and familiar) special guests are being kind enough to fill in during my absence.
THANKS guys, and I'll be back on the air July 10 with some good travel stories. Hope everyone has a great Fourth!
Just want to thank all our new and continuing members for your amazing and wonderful support! All of us volunteers appreciate you guys, and our underwriters, so very much.
Thanks for the add. It feels refreshing to be back on the air! HEY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS- check out "Music For Advanced Listerners" on Thursday nights from 10-midnight. WDBX is poppin!
Boy do I miss being apart of WDBX, especially all those kind folks in SI. I often reflect on the years with honor, pride and accomplishment to be involved with such a great station. Wishing everyone involved happiness, peace and love. From Boone, NC Erik R.
