Radio

Romanik's Interlude: An ex-con finds his second calling as the "Grim Reaper of Radio"

DJ Needles On Growing Up With Vinyl And His Gold Records

Photo by Jon Scorfina​On the verge of the release of the RFT "Best of St. Louis" 2011 issue, Last Collector Standing decided to meet with last year's winner for "Best Club DJ," DJ Needles, to discuss what it takes to make a great DJ. Of course, vinyl was involved. Needles (a.k.a. Nodzill, a.k. ... More >>

"Gentleman" Jim Gates still knows a hit when he hears one

DJ Bobby Analog on Vinyl, Japanese Psych-Rock and the One Record He Can't Live Without

Jon Scorfina​As more music listeners turn to free Internet radio and blogs to discover new music, building an audience for a new terrestrial radio show is increasingly difficult. DJ Bobby Analog took on an even greater challenge this year when he launched his new show on KDHX by choosing to pl ... More >>

The Super Fun Happy Hour Has Last KDHX Show Tonight

At 11 p.m. tonight, Monday, February 28, the Super Fun Happy Hour will be airing its last edition on KDHX. Described by Roy Kasten on the KDHX blog as "a blend of pure punk rock and innovative comic montages, mixed by friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic hosts," the show has been on the air sinc ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Les Aaron of the Point's New Music Sunday on T. Rex and His DJ History

The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Jason Rerun on Ending His Radio Show, "Scene of the Crime," Collecting Punk Records and What's Next for BDR Records

The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>

Baseball Loses Another Legend: Dave Niehaus Dead at 75

Niehaus. ​You remember several years back, when the whole satellite radio thing was just starting up? XM and Sirius were still separate companies and David Bowie fell out of the sky. It was a crazy time. Well, I happened to be one of the earliest adopters of satellite radio, but not because I ... More >>

Larry Weir Memorial Concert Set for September

​Earlier this year, long-time KDHX programmer/operations manager Larry Weir passed away. The radio station will present a memorial concert at the Sheldon Concert Hall on Sunday, September 12. Acts scheduled to perform include Terry Allen, Katy Moffatt and Andrew Hardin, Fats Kaplin and Kristi ... More >>

Anti-Semitic Senate Hopeful Silenced by FCC, But Not Why You Think

whty.orgGlenn Miller a.k.a. Frazier Glenn Miller​Remember Missouri's U.S. Senate candidate Glenn Miller? A former KKK leader, Miller made a big splash this spring when he began airing his anti-Semitic campaign ads on radio stations across western Missouri. Dozens of headlines followed, as did gues ... More >>

Tonight! Local H at the Firebird TV on the Radio MP3

Local H is playing tonight at the Firebird. One Lone Car and Kinch open. We'll have a review tomorrow. In the meantime, here's an amazing TV On the Radio cover. MP3: Local H, "Wolf Like Me" (TV on the Radio cover)

KWMU Now Calling Itself "St. Louis Public Radio"

​The local National Public Radio affiliate, KWMU (90.7 FM), has re-branded itself. The station, which broadcast out of the University of Missouri - St. Louis, is now calling itself St. Louis Public Radio / 90.7 KWMU or just "St. Louis Public Radio" for short. Why the need for the change, and hasn' ... More >>

Digital Love: Checking back in with local Internet radio station 3WK

Saturday! Sugarhill Gang at the Missouri Black Expo

This Saturday, the Sugarhill Gang will be performing at the Missouri Black Expo at 5:15 p.m. (MC Lyte is on at 6:15 p.m.; the concert takes place at America's Center.) Kevin Johnson has a nice interview in today's Post-Dispatch with the group's Big Bank Hank Jackson. What isn't mentioned in the piec ... More >>

Whad' Ya Know? Local NPR Affiliate, KWMU, To No Longer Broadcast Michael Feldman

Michael Feldman: At least his shirt was funny. This just in from KWMU (90.7) FM. The National Public Radio affiliate announced today that it's rearranging its weekend schedule beginning July 4. And the big news? The St. Louis station will no longer  air the comically challenged Michael Feldman' ... More >>

Garage, Inc.: Little Steven brings his garage-rock radio show back to the St. Louis airwaves

KWMU (90.7 FM) Hires New GM to Replace Patty Wente

University of Missouri - St. Louis announced today the hiring of Tim Eby as general manager of its public radio station, KWMU (90.7 FM). A veteran manager with WOSU Public Media in Columbus, Ohio, Eby will begin his new job January 20. Eby takes over for KWMU's longtime general manager Patty Wente, ... More >>

MP3 Story: The History of St. Louis Hip-Hop -- Dr. Jockenstein, Charlie Chan, Dangerous D, Early D And How "Rapper's Delight" Touched Off a Revolution

Old School: Unearthed in a cluttered storeroom, a pair of vintage St. Louis hip-hop recordings help tell the history of rap

Kevin Slaten's Head Is About to Explode: The exiled sports-talk radio ranter needs to get some things off his chest

KWK: Remembering an Old-School Radio Station

KWMU (90.7 FM) General Manager Patricia Wente "Terminated"

Rant Radio: RFT readers weigh in on the meltdown at KWMU

Radio Active: What has Patty Wente done to create such a meltdown at KWMU?

This Unreal Believes

Unreal goes night driving, dances in our underwear and curls up with a copy of This I Believe.

PLUG Awards Nominees Include Several St. Louis Folks

What’s in Pandora’s box? The RIAA, Journey and Karl Marx, among others.

You Play, They Pay: Internet Radio's Demise?

Small Webcasters Dealt Death Blow

Dream into Action

Jennifer O’Connor’s unexpected career path has helped her land among the stars.

You Play, They Pay

How much should it cost Internet radio operators like Jim and Wanda Atkinson to satisfy your cravings for streaming rock & roll?

Foul Frequency

PR flops. Staff upheaval. Shrill talk-show hosts. The Cardinals' flagship station can't seem to find the strike zone.

I Can't Live Without My Radio

Two local Internet stations spotlight the best of the Lou

American Cutie

David Sedaris won't bring a fifth of whiskey to his reading at the Powell

Letters

Week of December 17, 2003

Dawg Eat Dawg

Q-95.5 and the Beat duke it out -- and the St. Louis hip-hop scene flourishes

Radioactive Waste

Washington University student radio station wants to make a change -- but is KWMU-FM standing in the way?

Shortwaving Radio

Proposed legislation by the U.S. Senate aims to deter the spreading radio empire. Good luck.

Lost in Space

Meet the new radio, XM. It's bad. It's nationwide.

Air Piracy

Internet-only radio faces a shaky future thanks to the grasping hands of the Recording Industry Association of America

Crazy/ Beautiful

Two visiting authors unearth the beauty and humor in life's insanity

The Producers

From a suburban roller rink, identical twins David and Darren Stith gamble on future hip-hop stars. Getting paid is everyone's preoccupation.

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

Radiodead

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra goes off the air

Minding The Beats And Q's

Competition in the burgeoning St. Louis rap-radio market? Bring it on, says one station manager.

SOUND SALVATION

Tuning in to community-radio station KDHX

(LOW) POWER FOR THE PEOPLE

Depending on whom you believe, the FCC's new ruling permitting low-power FM stations will either put radio in the hands of the little people or clutter up the dial

MESH HAPPENS

A Point-ed exchange with KPNT program director Allan Fee

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