Theatrical screenings of CFNY: The Spirit of Radio Documentary continue. Here’s what’s left on the schedule: Stouffville, Vancouver, Buffalo, and just announced, Brampton We’re touring the extended mix of the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary through venues in Canada ahead of the DVD/Blu-ray release later this year. Here’s where you can catch it. TONIGHT (April

ICYMI: Theatrical screenings of CFNY: The Spirit of Radio Documentary continue. Here’s what’s left on the schedule: Stouffville, Vancouver, Buffalo, and just announced, Brampton #musicnews

Radio M might be an "alternate" media reality, but it's intensely researched! 😇
Listen to the latest episode, an evening hour from April 1989:
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40+ years of Radio M: 977radiom.com/seasons

WMHD Sundays, only on 97.7 Radio M HD2 Before there was Radio M, there was WMHD. Listen to classic WMHD broadcasts from 1983 to 1985 in their entirety, exactly as they first aired, all day every Sunday, on Classic 97 7 Radio M HD2.
 Today's broadcast: January 10, 1985 This broadcast begins at about 9 PM. Chris is in for a three-hour evening shift as "Terre Haute's most used substitute DJ," while he's also still doing The Electric Breakfast every weekday at 6 AM. And he got unusually ambitious with a multi-channel station promo and alternating left/right audio, all achieved through glorious physical analog tape editing. The music? Pure prototype Radio M goodness.

It's another WMHD Sunday: 100% *actual, real* original 1983-1985 recordings from Rose-Hulman's WMHD. Today's broadcast is from the evening of January 10, 1985. Then, explore what it became: 40+ years of the alternate media reality of Radio M.
977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday
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Bicycle dashcam image of me standing in front of a new housing development in Washington UT.

After already (and unbelievably) hitting 100F this year, it was back into the 30s this morning ... brrr! But when I see a new freshly paved development beckoning, it's like catnip to my Wandrer heart.

Not only was this really published in Terre Haute, the full 8-hour countdown also aired, almost exactly as done here, on WKPL Platteville-Dubuque over four Sundays in December. This "media reality" is only barely "alternate"! 😆
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The document is 100% actual, real, and true.
What happened after that is, of course, the stuff of the greatest eclectic adult-alternative radio station that Terre Haute *almost* got.
40+ years of Wabash Valley alternate radio history: 977radiom.com/seasons

And here's a sneak preview of the first two "new vintage" hours: One from May 1986, and the other from April 1988.
1986: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E...
1988: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E...

We Get A Live Episode of The Price is Right Before GTA6‽ - BuzzerBlog The show will go LIVE on CBS in the fall.

This holiday, The Price is Right is going LIVE on CBS: www.buzzerblog.com/2026/04/15/w...

WMHD is radio that doesn't play by the rules. by JOE LANE There's a station in the Terre Haute area that can be called free form in that the station broadcasts from new wave to jazz to Dr. Demento. You may not be able to receive WMHD's 160-watt signal, but it is there. WMHD, located at 90.5 FM is what can be described as the grandchild of the first radio station in Terre Haute, WRPI. WRPI was first broadcast from Rose Polytechnic Institute in the late 1920's and soon split off from the college to become WBOW. The college remained without a station until the 1960's when carrier current technology allowed a station to broadcast within the confines of a building's structure. To broadcast, the station was hooked up to building's wiring and to receive the signal, the listener plugged in his radio. This carrier current station was called WRTR and continued on until 1978 when a movement to create a real radio station, that could be heard out away from the college dorms, was begun. According to current WMHD general manager Jim Grey, the reason for this was the increasing number of dorms and the decrease in the ability of WRTR to service them. A three-year process was begun, and it culminated in the licensing of WMHD in 1981. Grey was quick to point out that the process was not easy, pointing to the fact that the license application itself was two inches thick. There was also a protest over the station's licensing by Indianapolis TV station WRTV, which indicated that WMHD's transmissions might interfere with its signal. But, as Grey commented, the signal of WMHD extends out only about 10 miles from the Rose-Hulman campus. The station's signal is of some interest, as it cannot be heard in the heart of downtown Terre Haute but is heard at Honey Creek Square. "As I understand it, Terre Haute is a valley and the signal goes over downtown. AM [radio] will bounce all over the place but FM won't," Grey added. During one attempt at finding out where the signal was and was not b…

From 1988, a great writeup about WMHD Terre Haute.

24-Hour Game Show Marathon 2026 Schedule Reveal YouTube video by 24-Hour Game Show Marathon

My new "found family" at @buzzerblog.com are getting ready to take part in this year's edition of their funny, wild, and often off-the-rails 24-hour live charity fundraiser. And the reveal videos are getting better every year, too ...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto and Thomas Dolby, Field Work (12") Gene Loves Jezebel, Desire Echo and the Bunnymen, Bring on the Dancing Horses (12") The Danse Society, Hold On Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Love Missile F1-11 (12") Siouxsie and the Banshees, Candyman Pet Shop Boys, Opportunities (12") Modern English, The Border Blancmange, 22339 Ministry, My Possession Let's Active, Waters Part Japan, Quiet Life The Smiths, How Soon Is Now Fiction Factory, Standing at the Top of the World Joe Jackson feat. Suzanne Vega, Left of Center Stan Ridgway, Twisted The Swimming Pool Q's, A Dream in Gray The Adventures, Feel the Raindrops Clannad, Closer to Your Heart The Wake, O Pamela Cocteau Twins, Sultitan Itan Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Brand New Friend The Pogues, London Girl Violent Femmes, Children of the Revolution A Certain Ratio, Sounds Like Something Dirty The Nylons, The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Big Sound Authority, Let's Hold Together Red Guitars, Be Near Me (12") Virna Lindt, Play/Record Ack-Ack, Automatic Microdisney, Dreaming Drains Elvis Costello, American Without Tears Prefab Sprout, Hallelujah The Lucy Show, The Twister Ish, More Than I Could Bear China Crisis, You Did Cut Me Del Amitri, Keepers Colourbox, Arena

From 40 years ago today, the (real, actual) Sunday 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for April 13, 1986.

Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full Episode YouTube video by Taskmaster

You may not know @taskmaster.tv. It's hilarious & joyful. I begged to do it, worked out my schedule a year ahead of time to make it happen & got to do the best show on TV w/ the loveliest ppl. Ep 1 is out &, trust me, you need this joy. All seasons free on youtube.

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I didn't expect S05 to be this much fun, and I didn't expect to make a completely plausible proof-of-concept for an actual (if, admittedly, niche) 2026 broadcast format. Think of it as the 20-hour 21st-century version of the original 1985 WSDM demo tape, 41 years in the making.
977radiom.com/seasons

WMHD Sundays, only on 97.7 Radio M HD2 Before there was Radio M, there was WMHD. Listen to classic WMHD broadcasts from 1983 to 1985 in their entirety, exactly as they first aired, all day every Sunday, on Classic 97 7 Radio M HD2. Today's broadcast: January 30, 1985 This broadcast begins at about 7 PM. It captures the moment where the Radio M music was pretty much in place, but still without most of the formatics that would be needed for commercial radio. For some reason, Chris also does a "news brief" that isn't all that brief, and he misreads a name in the copy, not once but twice. But it's still an interesting time capsule!

It's another WMHD Sunday, and we've got yet another *actual, real* 1985 broadcast from Rose-Hulman's WMHD, back when it was still 90.5 FM and before they sold the signal to ISU.
Special bonus at the end of today's episode: The new trailer for Radio M *season 6*.
977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday

Album cover: The Brand New Heavies, Midnight at the Oasis

Album cover: The Electric Light Orchestra, the so-called "No Answer" album

It's midnight at th-- er, at Radio M, and Zenith uses the freedom of the hour to get a little philosophical, a little melancholy, and even a bit playful as he digs waaaaay deep into the library. His little gong may or may not be ironic.
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Photo of my bike at the corner of Wintook Drive and Cochise Drive, Ivins UT.

Bicycle dashcam image: SR 18 offtamp to Snow Canyon Parkway.

Bicycle dashcam image: Taviawk Drive, Ivins UT.

Strava map of today's 41-mile ride.

Renegade spring tour of St. George UT. Fun to ride a marked "event" route for the first time in a while, even (especially??) if I did it solo ~90min behind the event.

Album cover: Echo and the Bunnymen, Flowers

Album cover: Snow Patrol, When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up

Had enough of 2026? We can't fix the world, but we *can* give you our great 10am hour from June 26, 2001. The whole broadcast day is available on Classic 97.7 Radio M HD2: 40 years of Wabash Valley alternate radio history.
audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S04E...
Relive the whole day: 977radiom.com/hours

Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full Episode YouTube video by Taskmaster

Happy #Taskmaster Day to those who celebrate. (And if you don't, this is a *perfect* time to start!)
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Album cover: Clairo, Charm

Album cover: Violet Sedan Chair, Seven Suns

It's 11pm in Terre Haute, and Zenith's late-night listening party and kaffeeklatsch continues as Aaron drops in to talk Valley radio history. Feel free to drown in the meta-ness of Radio M playing "fake band" Violet Sedan Chair, too! 🤣
audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E...
More: 977radiom.com/seasons

Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked! Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces

New today from The Guardian, their take on the "greatest" Cocteau Twins songs. My list of "glaring omissions" ("Quisqose"! The instrumental "Ribbed and Veined"!) probably differs from yours ... but hey, that's what music criticism is all about, yeah?
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Bicycle dashcam image of Brigham Road in St. George UT, showing the Pilot with a diesel price of $6.299/gal.

Bicycle dashcam image of the Virgin River Trail South in St. George UT.

Bicycle dashcam image of the Virgin River Trail South in St. George UT.

Bicycle dashcam image of the River Road bike/ped bridge over the Virgin River in St. George UT.

A few random scenes from today's ride. Seeking beauty and peace amid chaos is also a coping strategy.

Here in real reality, just as I did for many years when the world was crashing down around us (but never like this), I made this hour of radio that speaks to Our Current Situation but also stands as a damn fine cup of coffee.
Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E...
More: 977radiom.com/seasons

+1 for Denise Crosby's portrayal of Lara, though!

✅ Counterfactual alternate media reality.
✅ Long-duration fiction with an awesome soundtrack.
✅ The biggest coping mechanism ever created.
✅ Oh, and 100% handwritten/crafted, too.
8pm: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E...
9pm: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E...
The whole thing: 977radiom.com/seasons

DVD packaging for the movie Threads. Text: "The end of the world as we know it." "The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war."

For those of us who lived through the era of The Day After and Threads (or, for that matter, the Cuban missile crisis), his new apocalyptic threat is triggering in the extreme. It's intense psychological abuse, just like he's done (and worse) to countless young girls, and that alone justifies _____.

Post marty subprime ‪@saramchenry.bsky.social‬ The deleterious effects of not having a hobby are becoming a defining point in this cultural moment—and who is poised to help? That’s right: the autistics. Job fair day where we all set up tables explaining our deep dives and give people a hand out, a path back to society.

"Hi. To keep from going batshit crazy in this cultural moment, I've made over 100 hours of period-accurate, fully immersive, consistent, and counterfactual fake radio spanning more than 40 years. Let's talk." 😇

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Happy ace day to those in the faith.
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Cocteau Twins, Sultitan Itan Art of Noise, Peter Gunn (12") The Wake, All I Asked You to Do Latin Quarter, No Ordinary Return Simply Red, Come to My Aid (12") Big Country, Look Away (12") Fine Young Cannibals, Johnny Come Home (live) The Danse Society, Danse/Move Blue Peter, Don't Walk Past The Style Council, Shout to the Top A Flock of Seagulls, Who's That Girl Shriekback, Nemesis Nash the Slash, Bandstand Boogie / American Band Colourbox, Sex Gun Ryuichi Sakamoto and Thomas Dolby, Field Work Virna Lindt, Add It Up Movieland, Teenage Lament Prefab Sprout, Faron Young Ruefrex, In the Traps Let's Active, In Little Ways Blancmange, Lose Your Love Ack-Ack, Automatic Level 42, Hot Water Pet Shop Boys, I Want a Lover The Adventures, Always King, These Things Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Lost Weekend China Crisis, Bigger the Punch I'm Feeling Depeche Mode, New Dress Joe Jackson, Precious Time A Certain Ratio, Wild Party Floy Joy, Friday Night The Housemartins, Flag Day Stan Ridgway, Camouflage The Nylons, Combat Zone Microdisney, Past Clannad, The Wild Cry The Untouchables, What's Gone Wrong Kim Wilde, Fit In The Waterboys, Trumpets Cocteau Twins, Pink Orange Red

From 40 years ago today, the (real, actual) Sunday 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for April 6, 1986.

Album cover: Interpol, Antics

Album cover: Cocteau Twins, Head Over Heels

It's 7pm in Terre Haute, and Haley has another great evening-flavored hour that goes from Interpol to early Cocteau Twins and everything in between and beyond.
Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E...
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WMHD Sundays, only on 97.7 Radio M HD2 Before there was Radio M, there was WMHD. Listen to classic WMHD broadcasts from 1983 to 1985 in their entirety, exactly as they first aired, all day every Sunday, on Classic 97 7 Radio M HD2. Today's broadcast: October 22, 1984 Your browser does not support the audio element. This broadcast begins at about 9 PM. This was before we had heard Album 88, and you can tell that our on-air style was a little looser and not quite as well structured as it became a couple months later after we drove to Atlanta to meet with them. But even here, the Radio M music philosophy was already pretty much in place. By the way, if you know the original source of the fake ad near the end of this broadcast, let us know! We haven't been able to track it down.

It's another WMHD Sunday: *actual, real* 1980s tapes from Rose-Hulman's WMHD in Terre Haute. Hear the *actual, real* foundation of Radio M, and then explore the past 40+ years of the greatest station the Wabash Valley almost had.
Listen: 977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday
Explore: 977radiom.com/seasons