Updates and important information from WHYR
WHYR is excited to announce that our radio station has been selected as the 2022 Grand Marshal for Mid City Gras! Mid City Gras is a celebratory parade highlighting the essence of Mid City and showcasing the diversity of our community with a spirit of inclusiveness that positively contributes to the progression of our city. This parade will roll on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 1 p.m. down North Blvd.
Contest Rules and GuidelinesWe are now accepting submissions for our Baton Rouge Community Radio WHYR 96.9 FM 10-Year On-Air Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be printed on the official 10-Year On-Air Anniversary T-Shirt to be released and distributed to our listeners and supporters during our on-air pledge drive beginning June 24, 2021. Submissions deadline extended to May 21, 2021! Design Rules and Guidelines Design may not exceed […]
Baton Rouge Community Radio is thankful for the help of our volunteer emcee, DJs, engineers, and board operators to make our broadcast of Mid City Gras' first ever Mardi Gras Ball a success. We hope you enjoyed the show and keep listening this year for more unique 96.9FM experiences. Yeah Community Radio!
We at Baton Rouge Community Radio want to thank all those who attended North Gate Fest this past Friday, November 2nd. Proceeds from North Gate Fest help WHYR-LP 96.9FM and other non-profit organizations here in Baton Rouge. Thanks also to all those Community Radio volunteers who helped make North Gate Fest and WHYR's record booth a big success. We couldn't have done it without you! You're what keeps Community Radio on the […]
Listen to (and SUPPORT!) Baton Rouge Community Radio for the ONLY independent community media outlet in Baton Rouge bringing you the voices of: Ta-Nehasi Coates, Cornel West, and others on terror in Charlottesville, white supremacy, fears of 'good negro government' and reparations for slavery; Louisiana All-American Sports with Arthur "Silky Slim" Reed in his own words on justice for Alton Sterling; Where the Alligators Roam interviewing Nancy Maclean on her […]
Baton Rouge Community Radio's progressive and psych rock show Nether Street, airing Wednesdays 10:00pm - midnight with Clyde Cleburne and robot side-kicks Laura and Graham, is out with a special Space Rock episode featuring Hawkind, David Bowie, German Krautrock, and lots more. Alien abductions and surly commentary by Clyde's AI personal assistant are likely. You can listen to the Nether Street Space Rock episode on demand here: https://www.mixcloud.com/steven-boone3/nether-street-episode-140-8217/
Baton Rouge Community Radio welcomes Le Show, the hour-long weekly satire, current events, and music program hosted by Harry Shearer (voice of a bunch of The Simpsons, band member of Spinal Tap, among other things). The show, often recorded in New Orleans, features a scathing and absurd take on the scathing and absurd times we live in. 'Copyrighted features of the broadcast' include News of the Warm, Karzai Talk, News of the Olympic […]
Baton Rouge Community Radio brings you another new, live local show! Tune in Friday, April 28th at six o'clock for the world premiere of Off the Record with Leah Smith. The live weekly one-hour show will feature the pop and crackle of vintage vinyl records, '50s and '60s rock and R&B, and girl groups. For all who who've missed your Friday night live rock appointment with Girl Power, we're proud to bring […]
