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Starting Monday, October 3rd, every weekday afternoon at 3:55pm Baton Rouge Community Radio will air National Native News, a daily five-minute news program about Native issues. And WHYR is the only place you can hear it on the radio in the state of Louisiana, a state home to four federally-recognized Native American nations and numerous others still seeking recognition. National Native News is a broadcast of the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation and is syndicated […]

Just in time for October, Baton Rouge Community Radio brings to our listeners SUSPENSE, a revival of the classic radio drama format. At the stroke of midnight, SUSPENSE will bring you thrills, chills, sci-fi, horror, drama and mysteries weekly on WHYR-LP every Saturday starting October 1st. Tune in ... IF YOU DARE ... https://soundcloud.com/suspenseradiodrama/episode-30-testament-repeat

Baton Rouge Community Radio is pleased to announce the premiere of GoodLife, a locally-produced weekly program of soul, dub, house, and more music spun by DJ Tego. Check out GoodLife every Sunday night 10:00pm to midnight on WHYR.

The Clearing, a program of meditative and contemplative music hosted by Captain Christopher, is expanding from two to three hours every Saturday night on 96.9FM in Baton Rouge and streaming worldwide. Walk past the stone wall, through the old wooden gate, and join the Captain around the magic pond for an extra hour every Saturday starting at 10:00pm now to 1:00am late night Sundays on Baton Rouge Community Radio.   https://www.mixcloud.com/TheClearing/

Baton Rouge Community Radio was recently featured in an article on the Pacifica Radio Network's website. WHYR-LP is affiliated with Pacifica, a nation-wide community radio network, and plays several syndicated Pacifica programs weekly on 96.9FM.   http://pacificanetwork.org/why-community-radio-whyr-of-baton-rouge-has-several-answers/

This week the Pacifica Radio Network, WHYR-LP's nationwide community radio partner, broadcast coast-to-coast and internationally special coverage of the Alton Sterling killing and protests on its weekly program Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots. You can hear the show on 96.9FM Thursday, July 14th, at 6:00am. The Louisiana All-American Sports team and guests are featured on the program heard in 40+ radio stations in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Excerpts from their […]

Given the militarization of Baton Rouge's streets in the past few days and the violence across the country in the past week, we could all use some inspiration, imagination, and fun. Luckily, WHYR-LP welcomes Confetti Park, a half-hour of music, stories, poetry, and more starting Sunday, July 17th. Hear Confetti Park on Baton Rouge Community Radio every Sunday at 11:30am, hosted by Katy Ray of New Orleans, for uniquely Louisianian […]