In the summer of 1988, a new show premiered on WRUW on Thursday morning at 2am. It was called “Night of the Living Dread”, and its host, Rich Lowe, promised to play current and historic Jamaican music. After six years of hosting a Saturday afternoon or evening show, Rich moved “Night of the Living Dread” … Continued
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WRUW is now accepting submissions for Studio A Rama 2019
WRUW is now accepting submissions from local and regional bands who wish to play this year’s Studio-A-Rama. The deadline to submit for this year’s Studio-A-Rama is July 13th. Seven to nine bands will be chosen to share the stage with a national headliner. Recent headliners have included Man Or Astroman, The Black Angels, Mission of … Continued
Update on Jon Graves of Gaywaves
WRUW would like to thank the listeners to the 5/9/2019 edition of Gaywaves for their concern and quick action upon hearing host Jon Graves encounter difficulty speaking on-air during his show. Some called EMS, some called other staff members to report the problem. Within minutes several nearby staff rushed to the broadcast studio and met EMS, … Continued
WRUW To host First Annual Premium Pick-Up Party
Thank you for donating to the 2019 WRUW FM Telethon fundraiser! It is because of listeners like you that we are able to grow and thrive as a premier, non-commercial radio station in Cleveland, Ohio! We wanted to let you know that we will be doing things a little differently this year. We will be … Continued
Remembering Roger Weist, Host of “Beyond the Pale”
(Updated 12/15/2018, 10:00 pm) It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our good friend and staff member Roger Weist passed away suddenly on Thursday evening, December 13, 2018. Roger Stanton Weist has been the host of the “Beyond the Pale” Irish music radio show on Sunday afternoons from 4pm-6pm for … Continued
Studio-A-Rama 2018 Lineup Announcement
Studio-A-Rama 2018 will take place during Case Western Reserve University’s Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, October 13th, outside of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, MOCA, in University Circle’s Uptown Cleveland District. Lucy Dacus will be this year’s national headliner, sharing the stage with special guest: Land of Talk. The music and fun will all start at 2 PM, … Continued
Studio A Rama submission deadline extended through August 12th!
The deadline to submit your band for this year’s Studio A Rama concert has been extended through August 12th. Find out more by reading the original article.
WRUW Is Now Accepting Submissions for This Year’s Studio-A-Rama
WRUW is now accepting submissions from local and regional bands who wish to play this year’s Studio-A-Rama. The deadline to submit for this year’s Studio-A-Rama is August 12th. Seven to nine bands will be chosen to share the stage with a national headliner. Recent headliners have included Man Or Astroman, The Black Angels, Mission of … Continued
October schedule for “WRUW Listens Back”
In WRUW’s 50th year, we continue to remember some of the shows and programmers of our past with “WRUW Listens Back”, aired Mondays at noon. This weekly one-hour program features archive tapes of shows of some of WRUW’s longest-running and best-known DJs. Here’s the schedule for the month of October: October 2 – “Dead Air” … Continued
Cinematheque and WRUW co-sponsor film “Sex and Broadcasting” Thursday October 5 at 6:30PM
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque and WRUW-FM present the Cleveland theatrical premiere of the 2014 Tim K. Smith film “Sex and Broadcasting”, on Thursday, October 5 at 6:30PM. WRUW is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary of bringing freeform non-commercial radio to Cleveland. “Sex and Broadcasting” chronicles the exploits of WFMU, another independent station based in … Continued