Be Sure To Join Us At The WHFR Record Show This Saturday!
The WHFR Record Show will feature thousands of records, CDs, DVDs, videos, cassettes, books, posters, print-work, clothing, artwork, and other forms of music, movie and pop-culture memorabilia for sale by independent, local, and out-of-state vendors, selling everything from rare independent releases
Scott Boatright Returns With "Cold Radio Fusion"!
Hello everyone. I first started my WHFR radio career in the spring of '98. A world of musical and personal possibilities was opened to me. Since then, I have been a DJ for many shows, Head Music Director, Promotions Coordinator, and organized and planned many fundraiser events for the station. I have left and come back for various reasons, including Covid, and now I am excited to be back.
Seeing Sounds And Hearing Colors: It's Another WHFR Theme Week
A vivid spectrum of colorful sounds will travel the airwaves as WHFR Radio presents another theme week, this time celebrating fall colors. The landscape of Michigan bursts with colors every October and the programming at WHFR will try to match that intensity with a spectrum of colors of their own.
WHFR PRESENTS: Celebrate Fall with WHFR’s “Fall Colors” Theme Week!
As the leaves change and fall sets in, WHFR 89.3 FM is bringing you a vibrant lineup of music inspired by the season. From October 13th to October 19th, get ready for a week of musical magic where songs, artist names, and album titles feature colors.
This Just In: Episode 18
Episode 18 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs October 7th, 2024. This week it's a downtempo/ambient spotlight show!
This week's playlist:
Nala Sinephro - Continuum 1 [Ambient / Experimental Jazz]
Nala Sinephro - Continuum 5 [Ambient / Experimental Jazz]
Nala Sinephro - Continuum 9 [Ambient / Experimental Jazz]
"WHFR PRESENTS" Features Robert Fripp & King Crimson
It was 1969 and rock and roll music was witnessing a surge in progressive music, as artists were incorporating influences from a wide range of genres such as jazz, classical, world and avant-garde stylings. At the forefront of this movement was the band King Crimson, led by guitarist and composer Robert Fripp.
WHFR Journal: Friday, 10/4/24 at 1pm
Tune in to this week's edition of the WHR Journal as we chat with the new Executive Director of the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra James Clements on his new role and the kickoff performance of the symphony taking place Friday night (tickets still available at dearbornsymphony.org). We'll also air a special segment on Gender-Based Violence Prevention for Teens and Young Adults in support of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. We'll air the second half of that episode on next week's Journal. Hope you'll listen in to the WHFR Journal Friday, 10/4/24 at 1pm.
This Just In: Episode 17
Episode 17 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 30th, 2024.
This week's playlist:
TOP TEN BLUES for September 2024
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'. Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
WHFR Journal -- Friday, Sept. 27, 1pm
Tune into the WHFR Journal tomorrow (Friday), Sept. 27 at 1pm as we discuss a project to help provide gently used bikes to children in need. "Free Bikes 4 Kids" Board Member Larry Fieroh will discuss the program and the collection that will take place on Saturday here in metro-Detroit. We'll also chat with HFC Licensed Counselor Deb Gates and Student Activities Assistant Kayla Collins about what HFC is doing to honor Mental Health Awareness Month here in September and ways to support our students and community at large.
Play It By Ear Pays Tribute To Sax Legend Benny Golson
Tune in for a special show on Sunday, September 29, as we visit the music of the late Benny Golson.
Born January 25, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, he began learning to play piano at the age of nine and switched to sax at age fourteen.
He was a childhood friend of John Coltrane, among others, and when he learned about the death of trumpeter, Clifford Brown, he was moved to write a composition “I Remember Clifford” that is a jazz standard.
He also wrote several jazz standards including:
This Just In: Episode 016
Episode 16 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 23rd, 2024.
This week's playlist:
Marwan Allam - Orange Cake [Jazz]
Wild Pink - Fences of Stonehenge [Indie Rock]
Refestramus - The Red Apple (Acoustic) [Prog Rock]
Bar Italia - The only conscious being in the universe [Indie Rock]
Bryan Yurcan - Autumn Leaves (Of New Jersey) [Singer-Songwriter]
WHFR Journal This Friday, Sept. 20 at 1pm
Join us for this week's WHFR Journal show on Friday, September 20 at 1pm as we showcase the many activities available to students through the HFC Office of Student Activities. We'll also hear about an exciting upcoming ceramics exhibit in Ann Arbor featuring HFC ceramics instructor Steve Glazer. We'll wrap the show with some insights from the PRX program "This Week in Water" on how much the topic of the environment might be impacting elections in 2024. Enjoy the show!
This Just In: Episode 015
Episode 15 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 16th, 2024.
This week's playlist:
WHFR Journal - Tomorrow at 1pm -Theatre, Heart Gallery, and Self Care
Join us for this week's local news and views show The WHFR Journal when we chat with Dr. John Michael Sefel regarding the upcoming HFC Theatre season. We'll also share info about the 2024 Heart Gallery Photo Exhibit and event set to take place next weekend to support metro-Detroit's Judson Center's mission of finding "forever families" for children in foster care. We'll wrap the show with a piece on self-care from PRX. Check it out!