This Just In: Episode 80
Episode 80 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs January 12th, 2026 from 8-9pm and January 13th, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:
KiNG MALA ft. AUDREY NUNA - Toxic [Soundtrack / Electronic]
In-Flight Movie - Passenger [Indie Rock]
Jodi DiPiazza - At The End of The Rainbow [Singer Songwriter]
Ellur - Missing Kid [Alternative / Indie Pop]
WHFR PRESENTS MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
Tune in to WHFR on Sunday, January 11th, from 4:00-7:00 EST, for the music of country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mississippi John Hurt.
He was born on March 8th, 1893, in Teoc, Mississippi, to parents who were both slaves and continued to work on the plantation after the Civil War.
He taught himself to play at the age of nine, practicing guitar in the family home when nobody was around. John used the guitar of a friend of his mom, William Henry Carson, while he was courting a woman who lived nearby.
His syncopated playing style was ideal for dancing.
This Just In: Episode 79
Episode 79 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs January 5th, 2026 from 8-9pm and January 6th, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:
Zoumer - to the end [Indie Pop]
Matt Hitt - Carried Away [Indie Rock]
White Lies - In The Middle [Alternative]
Mod Lang - 3+1 [Local, Indie Rock]
NEEDTOBREATHE - Where You Call Home [Americana]
The Lowest Pair - The Uncertain Seas [Folk]
Shayla Dunn - Your Grace Is Amazing [Gospel / R&B]
JOSEPH - Ready To Let You Down [Indie Rock]
WHFR PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
WHFR PRESENTS salutes guitarist JOHN MCLAUGHLIN on his 84th birthday. On Sunday, January 4, from 4:00-7:00pm EST, WHFR PRESENTS will feature the music of JOHN MCLAUGHLIN through all of the various projects that he has shared with us throughout a stellar career.
TOP TEN BLUES for December 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:
"Best Of" Week: DEC 28th 2025 - JAN 3rd 2026
Take a look (a "listen," actually) back on 2025 with WHFR! During the week of December 28, 2025, through January 3, 2026, all your favorite WHFR shows will present special "Best Of 2025" programming.
How will each of our DJs choose to remember the year that was? They may be playing their favorite singles of 2025, recounting the bands they saw live over the year, or even just playing a few tracks off their favorite 2025 albums.
Tune in to find out and see what special twists our DJs have in store for you. Happy New Year from your friends at WHFR!
End-Of-Year Donations
Say "Happy Birthday" to WHFR with a Tax-Deductible Donation
As we kick off our 40th year of broadcasting, we invite you to honor WHFR with a special year-end gift. Your tax-deductible donation helps keep independent, non-commercial, educational radio alive and thriving right here in our community. WHFR is primarily funded by listeners and donors like you, so your generosity truly matters.
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]