All air-times fall under the Eastern Standard Time Zone.

MONDAY

Midnight – 2 AM
WIDR Variety
At this time of night, anything is possible, except a block of Beyonce, because we’re WIDR and we know better.

2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety
Are you the DJ who can tame the 2 am tiger? Become a WIDR DJ and find out.

4 – 7 AM
WIDR Overnight!
Keeping those funky tunes going all night for your listening pleasure.

7 – 9 AM
WIDR Variety with
You need more music? Done!

9 AM – 11  AM
WIDR Variety w/ DJ Tanner
Hello, new music! Did you know we get around 65 new CDs a week? You’re welcome.

Noon – 1 PM

1 – 3 PM

WIDR Variety w/ Vodka Jax
There’s more to this new WIDR DJ than meets the ear. Tune in and see what he does.

3 – 5 PM
WIDR Variety w/ Captain Gelato
Have you called in a request today? You can you know and it will be awesome.

5 – 7 PM
Twist A Go Go with Napoleon Solo
A swingin’ show that plays go go music, music that was played in the go go clubs, and all points before, after and in between the stratosphere. Dance ravers, teenage pounders, knockout stompers, and a few oddities…we do it all here on the Twist A Go Go!
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7 – 8 PM
The Basement Show with Red Beard/Don Campbell
Live local music direct from the WIDR studios.
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8 – 10 PM
Arctic Paradise with Golden Joe
A journey through some of the less explored regions of music and an attempt to show the common ground between them all. Post Punk, No Wave, Free Jazz, Spazz Core, Krautrock, Delta Blues, Lo-Fi Pop, Noise & American Folk.
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10 PM – Midnight
Super Pipe House
If you understand the origin of the show’s name, then you need to tune in. If you don’t, chances are you’d recognize it when you heard it and you should still tune in. Either way, DJ Boy Scout is up to his power glove in video game music, 8-bit covers of songs, music inspired by and about videos games, and anything else he can relate to the glorious hours we’ve all spent rescuing the princess and beating back the shuffling legions of the undead.

TUESDAY

Midnight – 2 AM
WIDR Variety w/ DJ Woods
Sleep is for the weak!  DJ Woods is here to rock your face off right now!

2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety

4 – 7 AM
WIDR Overnight!
Our staff may finally be sleeping, but WIDR keeps the music rocking all night long…like the backseat of your mom’s minivan. Oh! Sorry, that was unnecessary. Your mom’s always been really cool to us.

7 – 9 AM

9 AM – Noon
WIDR Variety with DJ Zippy
If you’ve got requests, now’s the time to get them played. Well, one of many times really, but you’ve had your coffee and aren’t as grumpy as you were. DJ Zippy digs you, grumpy or otherwise.

Noon – 1 PM
Thrash It Or Trash It with John and Michelle
WIDR’s sassiest duo spin the latest records, thrashing the good and trashing the bad! Call in to give your opinions.
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1 – 3 PM
WIDR Variety
Mmm…unique music from around the world.

3 – 5 PM
WIDR Variety w/ Binyam Minassie
It’s okay, we know those other stations have been playing the same 50 songs for the past three weeks. Binyam has got you now, it’ll be okay.

5 – 7 PM
The Deuce Project with J-Unit 1
The Deuce Project is a science fiction themed radio show that has been running on 89.1fm in Kalamazoo for about 7 years. We play music that involves references to science fiction, science, mathematics, or anything in that generally dorky flavor. The songs relate either via lyrics, band name, song name, album name, or sometimes just the general aesthetic of the song. Please enjoy.
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7 – 8 PM
The Audio Bijou with Zack
WIDR’s weekly movie news, reviews, and music show. Bringing a look at the official box office tallies, previews of the new releases coming to theaters, a round up of the latest DVD’s to hit the shelves, challenging and entertaining movie trivia, insightful, expert and accessable reviews, and music from the movies that you won’t hear anywhere else.
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8 – 10 PM
Blues Power with Mike Irelan
One of the oldest Blues shows in the Kalamazoo area and the only one where you can hear acoustic and electric blues from the 1920s to today. Blues Power is proud to support local Blues by playing CDs by local acts, bringing live in-studio performances, and announcing upcoming shows. Keeping the Blues alive is the message, and as Professor Longhair once said, “If you don’t like the blues, you got a hole in your soul!”
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10 PM – Midnight
Reggae Revolution with Jonathan
Reggae and culture culminate as Jonathan brings you roots, reggae, dub, nyahbinghi, rock steady, and the occasional non-reggae African-based music. The Revolution also provides reggae/African music concert listings in the Kalamazoo area and revolutionary tidbits, pieces of important news relating to Africa and the African diaspora, and regular ticket giveaways to reggae concerts in the area.
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WEDNESDAY

Midnight – 2 AM
The LAN Party with DJ Starscream
The LAN Party show plays every Tuesday night/Wednesday mornings from midnight to 2 a.m. Our playlists focus on the auditory aspects of movies, video games, and TV shows along with everything that could be considered nerdy and/or geeky. We also feature many 8-bit artists, laptop musicians and artists signed to internet record labels that are not normally highlighted over radio waves.
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2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety
Yawn…aren’t you tired of us yet? Fair enough, we’ll keep going if you will.

4 – 7 AM
WIDR Overnight!
WIDR, not unlike New York City, never sleeps. The people, yes, but WIDR? Never!

8 – 10 AM
WIDR Variety
Hey there, early riser. Can we offer you a steaming mug of Radio Evolution?

10 AM – Noon
WIDR Variety
You just can’t get enough of us, can you? Good. We feel the same way about you.

Noon – 2 PM
Chuck Finley Two Hour Variety Hour w/ DJ Chuck Finley
Musical shenanigans will invariably ensue. Listen at your own risk.

2 – 3 PM
WIDR Variety
WIDR has more awesome music than you can shake a stick at, but for the next two hours you’re welcome to try.

3 – 5 PM
Grrlville w/ Dawn Calzone & DJ Muskrat

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5 – 7 PM
The 5 O’Clock House Party w/ DJ M4
A WIDR shows that defies genre, convention, and explanation. Whatever happens, we’re confident that Famous Kevin will have something you didn’t know about.

7 – 9 PM
Classic Rot w/ Lonesome DJ George
Classic Rot is “2 guitars, bass and drums” and deep cuts from established artists, brought to you by your eccentric hosts, George Crow and Tricia Hennessy. Glam-rock, proto-punk, garage, and rawk!

9 PM – Midnight
The Bat Guano SWAG! Radio Program
Finally, a Radio Program You Can LISTEN To! When Bat Guano created SwaG!, he used ingredients specially blended for listenability. All of the notes created by the finest musicians are in most of the songs he broadcasts. Genres are mixed and matched, compared and contrasted, hitting all the seasons that make it lively for the ears & tongue. Then it is all lightly breaded and personally dipt in Ranch Dressing by your server, Bat Guano. How’s everything tastin’ tonight? Everything’s tastin’ like SwaG!
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THURSDAY

Midnight – 2 AM
Rock And/Or Roll with The Doctor
The Best In Good Times Bottle Smashing Rock And Roll (1950′s/60′s/70′s To The Present).
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2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety
Solidarity, insomniacs! There’s still a live human in the WIDR studio playing…well, anything he wants really. It’s after 2 AM for goodness sake!

4 – 7 AM
WIDR Overnight!
Settle in, relax, and enjoy the soothing sounds of WIDR Overnight…

7 – 9 AM
Sunrise with Szivan
A morning show for listeners of discerning taste. Interviews, local happenings, news, and all that WIDR music you love.

9 AM – 1 PM
WIDR Variety w/ The Natural
The Natural has the jams and the talk to make your Thursday a better day to have.

1 PM – 3 PM
Low Fidelity w/ Moldy Pie
Moldy Pie may sound sweet and smooth, but this grandma knows how to shred your brain through your ears! She is not to be trifled with.

3 – 5 PM
WIDR Variety w/ DJ Darwin
Om nom nom! WIDR is devouring all the terrible music mucking up the radio waters, leaving the good stuff safe and your WIDR beach the place to be.

5 – 7 PM
DONTBESQUARE JAMZ! with DJ Bosco
Explore the sonic universe of live improvisational music and jam culture with DJ Bosco. Each week hear recordings from an extensive archive of hundreds of live concert recordings and the scene’s best studio albums. You’d be hard pressed to hear this music anywhere else. Expect classic rock’s funky riffs & shredding guitar solos, the jam-tronica scene’s tightest electronic grooves, jam grass’ foot stompin’ vibes and everything else in between. If it jams you can find it on DONTBESQUARE JAMZ! Along the way experience thought provoking artist and industry insider interviews, live on-air in-studio performances and much more. Think of DONTBESQUARE JAMZ! as your source for the pulse of the local, regional and national music scenes. Start your Thursday night off right; be in the know, discover the music that permeates all around you!
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7 – 9 PM
DIY or DIE

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9 – 10 PM
The Mike Siegel Show with Mike and Vinny
Get pumped for Vinny Caldano and Mike Siegel for an hour of nonsense and banter every Thursday night with talk segments featuring today’s most interesting topics, great music, and news stories from all over the world, and all this delivered in 60 minutes or less while featuring absolutely no run-on sentences. BE THERE.
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10 – Midnight
The Audible Nightcap
DJ Hot Pocket is in Prime Time! Thursday night from 10 to midnight he guides you through two hours of _______ that only a station like WIDR dare bring you! Set your dial to 89.1fm, and you’ll find it hard not to ______! DJ Hot Pocket urges you to turn it up, lock it in, and rock it out! Call in your requests at 269-387-6303.
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FRIDAY

Midnight – 2 AM
WIDR Variety

2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety
Need coffee…and Iggy Pop. You get the java, we’ll go get “Raw Power.” Meet back here in 5.

4 – 7 PM
WIDR Overnight!
That’s right…WIDR never stops bringing you music. Never!

7 – 9 AM
TBA

9 AM – Noon
NO MERCY MORNING SHOW
Cool Hand Luke starts the weekend early with three hours of Merciless Entertainment on Friday morning. The NO MERCY MORNING SHOW features a vast variety of music from brand new dubstep to old time blues.
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Noon – 3 PM
Mid Day Mix w/ Sic MusiQ
Every Friday from noon-3pm SicMusiq provides a window to the world of sports, media, and entertainment while showcasing new music from new upcoming artists. Tune in and you’ll hear Sic Music spinning and sets from local DJs in a postmodern mash up of all that matters to the youth of today.

3 – 5 PM
Society’s Fault with Jake and Rotweiler
A chronicle of the genesis of punk music, starting with a section on proto-punk artists like Velvet Underground and MC5, moving into a section on punk itself, and concluding with a post-punk section showing how punk changed from the early 80′s to the 90′s. You’ll hear classics and obscurities alike every Friday from 3-5 pm. Hosted by Rotweiler and Jake.
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5 – 6 PM
Radio Free Kalamazoo with Dr. Staticoy and DJ Muppet
Your weekly source for fair and somewhat-balanced news to abuse, lose, and amuse. There’s a good chance someone will throw a shoe at someone else for politically indignant reasons.
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6 – 7 PM
Bottoms & Tops with Uncle Paul and The Sizzler
A new album played in its entirety each week. Get the big picture as rugged brigand The Sizzler and wizened coot Uncle Paul slice off a thicker chunk of your favorite artists’ sounds.
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7 – 9 PM
The Spirit Of Albion with Brenden and Charles
A cornucopia of content from the British Isles, seamlessly drawing from the past and present — and sometimes even the future.
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9 – 11 PM
Down In Flames with Useless Eater
WIDR’s punk rock extravaganza.
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11 PM – 2 AM
Forte w/ DJ Cooper
WIDR’s sole metal show, bringing you three hours of music to listen to when you’re away from the kiddies and the grandparents…everything from sludge to thrash to death to the classics. DJ Cooper leans towards the stoner retro rock end of the spectrum, so if you want to hear the newest in Black Metal, you’re gonna have to call in and request it.
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SATURDAY

2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety
How are you still awake?! Lucky for you, we’re as crazy as you are and still here.

4 – 9 AM
WIDR Overnight
Go to bed with WIDR; it’s the surest bet you’ve ever taken at this hour.

9 – 11 AM
The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show with DJ Beta & DJ Muppet
Do you like falling anvils, flying banana cream pies, and the non-fatal explosions of your enemy’s secret lair? Sure, we all do, which is why every Saturday morning DJ Muppet brings you an aural adventure in animation spanning more than seven decades. If it’s been animated or turned into a giant puppet, it has a home on The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show. Each week we bring you two full hours of cartoon episodes, incidental music, theme songs, and covers of all three! Make your requests all week long via e-mail, so you don’t have to scramble for a phone come Saturday.
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11 AM – 1 PM
Slip Back Soul with DJ Disobedience
This retrospective show includes Soul, R&B, Funk, Jazz and Blues from the 50s to the 80s. On occasion, DJ Disobedience plays cuts from present artists that borrow heavily of hooks, bass lines, samples and refrains from the songs produced in the Slip Back period. On second Saturdays, the show, features interviews with individuals involved in the history of radio and entertainment.
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1 – 3 PM
The Heritage Hour w/ Smokey Joe
This show explores the various forms of music that have created a unique and distinctly American culture. Forged in the mills, reaped from the fields, and dug from the hills of this great land, we Americans share an unparalleled musical legacy. This program reveals the past while looking towards the future of American culture.
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3 – 5 PM
Cover Show w/ DJ Sharkweek
Two hours a week of a variety of female artists. Requests are always welcome!
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5 – 7 PM
The Tree Fort w/ DJ Opossum
The Treefort is a Weekly news and opinion program hosted by DJ Opossum. Topics covered range from the economy to the environment, politics, local issues, and lifestyle issues.
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7 – 10 PM
Hip Hop Ethics w/ DJ Bringham Young
Underground hip hop spun live every saturday night from 7-10 pm. Controversial, non-commercial music.
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10 PM – Midnight
Get in the Groove with DJ Hartman
Two hours of the best in strictly underground, independent, and local sounds.

SUNDAY

Midnight – 2 AM
Variety
It’s a hot night in Kalamazoo and even we don’t know what will happen.

2 – 4 AM
WIDR Variety
Someone has to burn the midnight WIDR oil. Will it be you?

4 – 8 AM
WIDR Overnight!
It’s dark outside, but not for long. Let WIDR brighten your morning.

8 – 10 AM
Variety with DJ Homebody
Call in your requests or let our fine DJ start your day right with an earful of WIDR’s newest music.

10 AM – 12 PM
The Outhouse with The Dimmer and Wichita
Your hosts take turns bringing you a wide variety of new and classic country spanning numerous sub-genres and styles. From Waylon to Greensky to the loudest in alt country…no one show is alike!
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12 – 3 PM
Birdland with DJ Verve
Experience three solid hours every Sunday of the best in jazz and similar music. Expand your mind with cutting edge, progressive jazz artists, and bask in the glory of the classic recordings of the masters before. From Miles Davis, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, and Ornette Coleman, to The Bad Plus, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dave Douglas, Stefon Harris, and more, Birdland provides you with the BEST selection of jazz recordings on the radio.
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3 – 6 PM
WIDR World with Jason J Hall
Featuring traditional and contemporary music from every continent – except Antarctica.
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6 – 8 PM
Sounds in Space: A Revolution in High Fidelity with Richard Bowser
Two uninterrupted hours devoted to the phonograph record. An eclectic variety of sounds from the 1940s to the present, all on vinyl.
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8 – 10 PM
In Fear Of Abstractions with Brad Miller
Otherworldly sounds from Earth – avant-garde compositions across all musical genres and styles.
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10 PM – 12 AM
The Future with DJ Out Of Control
The Future is an auditory donkey and pony show put on by DJ Out Of Control Bringing you lots of sickly sweet electronicdance music with a bass drum that *booms* and some of that synthesizer *tinkle*tinkle*wowie*zoom* stuff. In the two hours you spend a week listening to The Future your booty will vibrate 5,000,000,002 times and burn off the contents of 5 milkshakes.
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