Winter Season Celebration Airs December 24 & 25
All of us here at WHFR wish you the very best during this holiday season. Many of your favorite WHFR personalities will once again gather around the studio this season to record special Winter Season Celebration programming, celebrating a variety of holidays that fall into these cold months, including Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Christmas, New Year, and other winter holidays. There will be lots of wonderful independent music that you may have never heard before, plus alternative versions of your favorite traditional holiday songs.
This Just In: Episode 77
Episode 77 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs December 22nd, 2025 from 8-9pm and December 23rd, 2025 from 3-4pm. This week, we play TWO songs each from some of the albums that WHFR has recently received.
This week's playlist:
Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba ft. Daniel "Stompie" Selibe - Izimpisi [World]
Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba - Wemfana [World]
Happy 40th Birthday WHFR Radio
As we celebrate this milestone, please enjoy today's special day of programming from your friends at WHFR, starting at 11am. We're revisiting the magic of our live Alumni Reunion from November and airing some vintage shows, clips, and other highlights from the past four decades, showcasing just a taste of what 40 years of independent, non-commercial radio has brought to the airwaves. Happy 40th Birthday WHFR -- and here's to the start of our next 40. P.S. We're so glad YOU'VE joined the party!
Celebrate 40 Years of WHFR on December 20
WHFR officially turns 40 on December 20 and we're throwing an on-air birthday party — and you're invited to celebrate with us all day long!
Starting at 10:00 a.m., we'll be revisiting the magic of our live Alumni Reunion from November, sharing some of those special shows and familiar voices again. We're also digging into our archives to add vintage shows, clips, and other highlights from the past four decades, showcasing just a taste of what 40 years of independent, non-commercial radio has brought to WHFR listeners.
WHFR Journal: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Special -- Friday at 1pm
Tune in tomorrow at 1pm as we kick off our formal holiday programming with the world premiere broadcast of HFC's student presentation, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", brought to you through a collaboration of HFC Recording Arts, Media Communication Arts, Music, and Theatre Departments. Afterwards, we'll chat with HFC Theatre Instructor John Michael Sefel who will share details on how this project came to be. We'll wrap up our show with a segment from PRX to honor the upcoming Winter Solstice, only here on WHFR-FM. Join us!
This Just In: Episode 76
Episode 76 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs December 15th, 2025 from 8-9pm and December 16th, 2025 from 3-4pm. This week, we celebrate some of the best songs of the past year with Part One of "Mr. Anderson's Non-Descript Evergreen Favorite Songs of 20XX"!
This week's playlist:
Korypheus - Karma Free [Metal / Ukrainian]
Overdrive Orchestra - Written In Sand [Local Prog / Hard Rock]
Melee Fairy - Full-Tilt [Alternative / Indie Rock]
Panda House - Overexposure [Local / Post Hardcore]
"WHFR Journal" Hanukkah Special From PRX - Friday at 1pm
Tune in to this week's "WHFR Journal" tomorrow, 12/12/25, at 1pm for a special PRX program called Hanukkah: A Great Miracle Happened There from RadioArt. The show features a conversation between Rabbi Ismar Schorsch and Host Larry Josephson about the history, rituals and meaning of Hanukkah--and its importance in our time. And to those who celebrate this holiday that begins on Sunday evening... Happy Hanukkah!
This Just In: Episode 75
Episode 75 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs December 8th, 2025 from 8-9pm and December 9th, 2025 from 3-4pm.
This week's playlist:
Milky Chance - Camouflage [Alternative / Indie Rock]
Chet Faker - This Time For Real [Indie Rock]
GoldFord - Easy Does It [Neo-Soul / R&B]
Mavis Staples - Human Mind [R&B / Soul]
Jayden Rainnie - Nothing/Nowhere [Singer-Songwriter / Folk]
Irish Millie - WASTED [Folk]
Irish Millie ft. Matthew Cicciarella - You Were There [Folk]
"WHFR Journal": Free Concert, Angel Tree, and World Aids Day Discussion - Friday at 1pm
Join us for this week's edition of the WHFR Journal as we share an invitation to the HFC Autumn Jazz Concert, info on donating through the Salvation Army's Angel Tree here in Dearborn, and a PRX special called "The Threshold -- Working to eliminate HIV, TB and Malaria" in honor of World Aids Day this past Monday. Hope you'll tune in at 1pm Friday, December 5 right here on WHFR-FM.
This Just In: Episode 74
Episode 74 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs December 1st, 2025 from 8-9pm and December 2nd, 2025 from 3-4pm.
This week's playlist:
Katana - Memories [Metal]
Suzanne Vega - Witch [Alternative Rock]
HAAi - Voices [Electronic]
Valiant Kings & Hector Reverb - Insula [Techno / House]
The Leaving - Saved [Indie Rock / Industrial]
Art School Girlfriend - The Peaks [Indie Rock / Electronic]
Ally Nicholas - Red [Indie Rock]
Kareen Lomax - apartment [R&B / Indie]
December 2nd Is "Giving Tuesday"
Join the millions of people across the world coming together to celebrate generosity during Giving Tuesday on December 2nd, 2025. If you're looking to spend that last bit of money set aside for charitable contributions, consider a tax-deductible donation to your favorite non-commercial internet and broadcast station, WHFR.
TOP TEN BLUES for November 2025
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 6:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'. Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
Happy Thanksgiving from your WHFR Family -- We Are Thankful for YOU
From our WHFR Family to yours, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. We're grateful for you, our loyal listeners! To kick off the holiday season, tune in to the WHFR Journal tomorrow (Friday) at 1:00 p.m. as we will have a special and fun PRX show called "Holiday Cookies", providing some holiday recipes to try out and enjoy during the season. Enjoy!
Photos from the 40th birthday are up!
We have added a gallery for all of the photos that were taken at the WHFR 40th birthday party. If you would like to take a look, click here.
This Just In: Episode 73
Episode 73 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs November 24th, 2025 from 8-9pm and November 25th, 2025 from 3-4pm.
This week's playlist:
Khruangbin - People Everywhere ii [Psychedelic / Funk]
Jim Jarmusch & Anika - Spooky [Soundtrack / Cover]
Jim Jarmusch & Anika ft. Kaleidoskop - These Days (Berlin Version) [Soundtrack / Cover]
El Cortina - Gettalong [Rock]