Check out the new shows on Baton Rouge Community Radio

There are seven new shows airing on WHYR. Tune in Saturdays at 7:00pm for our new, locally produced world music show One World! Your World! followed at 8pm by a new local electronic music program Syntheclectico. Then listen Sundays at 6am for Baroque and Beyond classical music, and later that day catch two new live local music shows. Gentle On Your Mind at 1:30pm will be oldies and rock and roll followed by Artist of the Week at 2:00pm, our first […]

August 25, 2019

Announcements

Hear Noel Jackson Music Satisfaction again, Tuesdays 9am-12pm, starting August 13th

Is hearing Noel Jackson Music Satisfaction once a week leaving you still unsatisfied? Well, now you can hear the best Southern Soul, R&B, even 'The Lady from England' Petulia Clark and Roy Orbison, all over again. We're glad to announce starting Tuesday, August 13th, you can hear a rebroadcast of Music Satisfaction every Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. And you can only here it right here on 96.9FM, WHYR-LP.

August 5, 2019 3

Announcements

New shows and scheduling changes coming to WHYR this summer

Baton Rouge Community Radio brings you excellent local and syndicated shows seven days a week, music and talk and more from our own neighborhood and across the world. Through online streaming and syndicating our shows to dozens of community stations from Oregon to Vermont, 96.9FM’s programming reaches not just Baton Rouge, but all around the country. WHYR is proud to announce this summer we’re rolling out seven new shows to […]

July 30, 2019

Announcements

Donating your car to Baton Rouge Community Radio is easy

There are many ways to support your Community Radio 96.9FM in Baton Rouge; listening, telling friends and family about us, becoming a sustaining member or making a one-time donation, coming to our events or volunteering your time and talent as a show host or station volunteer. An easy and convenient way to support WHYR-LP is donating your used vehicle. We get much-needed financial support, you get a tax deduction, and […]

March 15, 2019

Announcements

Thanks to all for making Mid City Gras Ball a success

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!

January 30, 2019

Announcements

Thanks for your support for WHYR at North Gate Fest!

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 […]

November 5, 2018

Announcements

A Pause for Thought on Louisiana’s non-unanimous jury law and Constitutional Amendment #2

This week's A Pause for Thought features Southern University Law Professor Angela Allen-Bell on Louisiana's unusual non-unanimous jury law and the upcoming November 6th vote on constitutional amendment #2 to change the law to require jury unanimity. You can listen on-demand here to host Wayne Parker and Dr. Allen-Bell discuss the history of the 10-2 jury law, its effects in Louisiana courtrooms, and the efforts to reform the law leading […]

October 4, 2018 2

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Louisiana All-American Sports on Louisiana’s non-unanimous jury law, the Angola 3 and criminal justice reform

Louisiana All-American Sports spoke with Southern University Law Center Professor Angela Allen-Bell for the hour during their August 18th program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE3xUgAO8bc Among the topics discussed in this excellent discussion, Professor Bell spoke about the November 6th constitutional amendment to change Louisiana's non-unanimous jury law, the history of the 10-2 jury conviction law in Louisiana and its consequences for criminal justice. She also explained the case of the Angola 3, three […]

August 29, 2018

Announcements

Bayou Bridge Pipeline direct action protests and felony arrests largely ignored by local media, but you can hear them on WHYR

On August 1st, Louisiana's new industry-backed criminal trespassing law for 'critical infrastructure' came into effect. The law is intended to hyper-criminalize protests against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, currently being constructed between Lake Charles and the Mississippi River. Earlier this summer, a state judge ruled Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC (BBP) and state government are violating state law by not providing an emergency evacuation route for residents living near the pipeline's eastern […]

August 23, 2018