New songs from Richard Chartier and William Basinski, Crank Sturgeon, Distant Correspondent, Yo La Tengo, Mountains, Zs, and others.

Mash-up show. Episode 89. Featuring over 100 very short tracks by Jim Allenspach, The Avalanches, The Bran Flakes, Tom Brokaw, Big City Orchestra, Buttfinger, The Button, Cassetteboy, Dsico, Emergency Broadcast Network, The Evolution Control Committee, Experts of Legitimaziation, Omer Fast, Steve Fisk, Freddy Fresh & The MPC Genius, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Girl Talk, Felix Kubin, Kid Koala, Lecture on Nothing, Mag Wheels, Tim Maloney, Phil Milstein, John Oswald, Osymyso, DJ Pantshead, People Like Us, DJ Qbert, Klarc Qent, DJ Shadow, David Shea/DJ Grazhoppa, Silica Gel, Soulwax, Stark Effect, Steinski, Donna Summer, The Tape-beatles, Myeck Waters, Wobbly, and Otomo Yoshihide.

Rebroadcast from Jan. 19, 2013. Keith + Mendi Obadike will join host Tom Roe live from free103point9's Wave Farm and the WGXC Acra studio to present a special broadcast of their net.opera "The Sour Thunder" (Bridge Records). "The Sour Thunder" tells a double-sided story blending autobiography and speculative fiction. Sesom travels from a land where scent is language to a land where language is spoken. Mendi travels from Atlanta (the US) to Santiago (the DR). "The Sour Thunder" explores the role of geography in identity and the idea of language as a technology. The first iteration of this project was simultaneously performed in and webcast from the Yale Cabaret and Afro American Cultural Center.

Dr. Oliver Sacks, the science behind our love of music, and Robert Callum, on the depletion of the oceans, are guests.

Latest editions of "The Rain Report" and "PiratesWeek" are played here. From "The Rain Report:" "Hamfest Chair, Tom Morris/KG4CYX, talks about chairing the Miami hamfest, coming up Feb. 1-2." From "PiratesWeek:" Pirates FM and shortwave stations are covered by this show from Ragnar Daneskjold in upstate New York. Stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Also, off air recordings from the stations All Along the Watchtower, Rave on Radio, and Radio Gaga.

An after-hours tribute to the legendary Baltimore Orioles manager, including a rarely-heard version of his weekly radio show, and clips of him arguing with umpires, and more. Weaver died Jan. 18, 2013. Animal Collective released an album last year, "Centipede Hz," about aliens beaming radio signals, with featured air checks from Baltimore radio, and nods to DJ Johnny Walker from WFBR. This show will tell the story of a boy and his radio, cut-ups and mash-ups, and other radio stories. Live from Wave Farm in Acra, NY.

Tracklist/timelist for Vital Weekly 865, a weekly experimental new music show, formerly by folks behind Staalplaat: 0000 Tune; 0014 Eyeless In Gaza - Formerly At Midnight; 0315 Krill.minima - Nachtigal; 0617 Christoph Funabashi; 0857 Disco Splendor; 1158 Street Thunder - Dawn @ Mt. Sarah Connor; 1456 Duplant & Chambel & Drouin; 1800 Belorukov & Harpakahylo & Lichota & Nasung; 2058 Output: Noise - Sleep Terror Disorder; 2402 Tune.

Episode 26. wig live at the ironworks: ig henneman sextet; icompani garbo: icompani; nottwo in wiesbaden: peter brotzmann, as, ts, cl, tarogto/ jorg fischer, dr ; frail lumber: scott fields ensemble; mark in the water: ken vandermark, reeds; cleanfeed the nows: paul lytton, nate wooley, ken vandermark, ikue mori; 5 frozen eggs: scott fields, marilyn crispell, hamid drake, hans strum; wires & moss: angelica sanchez, marc ducret, tony malaby, drew gress, tom rainey; rudi records zarja tay: saadet turkoz, giovanni maier, zlatko kaucic; no business live at total meeting: carlos zingaro, jean luc cappozzo, jerome bourdellon, nicolas lelievre; red toucan shoe: jan klare; bart maris; de joode; michael vatcher; loosetorque different times: frode gjerstad, as/ nick stephens, b; el gallo rojo AIRE: pierro bittolo bon, as, bari s/ riccardo marogna, cl, bcl/ marco quaresimin, b/ niccolo romanin, dr

From Pacifica Radio, "Your Own Health And Fitness" with an episode about "Cell Phones and Breast Cancer," with Surgeon and breast cancer specialist Dr. John West discussing recent cases of young women who developed breast cancers after carrying their cells phones in their bras. Hosted by Layna Berman.

Some artists take more inspiration from others for their work, and here, we listen to a few comparisons. Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" vs. The Beach Boys' "Surfin' USA." The Chiffons "He's So Fine" vs. George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord." Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike" vs. The Velvet Underground's "There She Goes Again." Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" vs. Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." Public Enemy's "Security Of The First World" vs. Madonna's "Justify My Love." And others.

Highlights from free103point9's recent "60 Hours of Conrad Schnitlzer." Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician. A co-founder of West Berlin's Zodiak Free Arts Lab, he was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.

The two most recent episodes of "Radia." Radia is an international network of radio stations interested in new and forgotten ways of making radio art. Each week a different station takes a turn creating a show for all the others. First, from Radio Student, Ljubljana, in Radia show 406 we bring You a mashap of authentic recordings from the Arctic, made by Marko Peljhan and his team, from one of their Arctic Perspective Initiative’s mission: therein recordings, local radio communications over short waves and folklore and pop music from the Arctic. “In the Arctic, there are the openest public radio stations. The radio station does not have a key, anyone can come on the radio and do the show.” Then, "Out Come The Wolves" by La Danse de l’Ours from Radio Grenouille in Marseille, France. "Out Come the Wolves" is the second sound piece of Nicolas Perret and Cédric Anglaret’s project The four seasons of Paanjärvi in which, since 2009, they focus on the soundscape of the small russian village of Paanajärvi. New "Radia" episodes air Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET.

From Pacifica Radio Archives, produced at KSVR Studios at the radio station KSVR-FM in Mount Vernon, Washington. The actors are from the Skagit Radio Repertory Company. The producer is Joseph C McGuire. Thorndyke is the original fictional forensic detective from the early 1900s. Using science to aid the art of detection to bring criminals to justice. In this story Dr Thorndyke helps the defense in figuring out the tricky problem foot prints in the mud.

Live performances. Live webstream for this, and most, shows at Spotty Dog Books & Ale available from free103point9 and WGXC at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/spottydog.mp3.m3u. This show will be broadcast on free103point9 Online Radio and WGXC 90.7-FM at midnight Fri., Jan. 25.

Ian McColm is a drummer, guitarist, and composer from Alexandria, VA. Aside from his work with ambient guitar duo Nagual, he has appeared on releases from Feeding Tube and Marmara Records and shared stages and bills with likes of Rufus Reid, Aaron Dilloway, Chris Corsano, Robert Turman, Home of Easy Credit, MV/EE, Ben Greenberg, Daniel Bachman, and Sylvaine Helary. In fall of 2012, McColm was featured on two new releases: Leminiscate Duo, with Washington, D.C. drone artist Chris Videll, and the Nagual/Katie Buono collaboration. 22-year-old Daniel Bachman plays “psychedelic appalachia.”

The Magnetic Fields (named after the André Breton novel "Les Champs Magnétiques") is an American indie pop group founded and led by Stephin Merritt. He is the group's primary songwriter, producer and vocalist, as well as frequent multi-instrumentalist. This show will feature some of their songs.

Live performance at Rural Route Film Festival at Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan, NY 07.21.05 from free103point9 webcast.

UN launches investigation into US drone attacks. In Conversation with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst and author of the book National Insecurity. From Pacifica Radio.

This is the 20th year of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's media analysis radio show. This week: Rose Aguilar on Roe at 40, Daphne Wysham on climate policy.

Preview Matmos new album, “The Marriage of True Minds” Feb. 19 on Thrill Jockey, about telepathy. At first, people thought radio was a way to speak to the dead. This show will explore that topic. Mind control tracks, hypnosis, ether, ghosts, haunted radios, and more.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Bruce-Partington Plans" 11-6-39; Gunsmoke "Personal Justice" 9-27-59.

The gun violence debate...how it's being portrayed by the politicians.. the gun lobbyists...and the media..told thru narration, music and soundbites from host Paul Fischer. This program contains actualities including..NRA Pres, David Keene, Vice Pres., Joe Biden, Sen. Charles Schumer, Pres. Obama, Alex Jones, Gov. Chris Christie, Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelley w/Diane Sawyer, NRA ad, counter ad from gun control advocates, Richard Blanco, inaugural poet..excerpt from "One Today", Bob Schieffer w/ Jon Stewart, Newtown police chief,...from C-Span, political and media websites..for illustrative, analysis and commentary purposes.

Two hours of shortwave radio-oriented programming, starting with solar weather, news on meteor showers and ham radio, and other reports. Other reports include:

5:15 a.m.: "The RAIN Report: "Hamfest Chair, Tom Morris/KG4CYX, talks about chairing the Miami hamfest, coming up Feb. 1-2."

5:30 a.m., "The Shortwave Report" with host Dan Roberts and international news via shortwave radio. This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, the Voice of Russia, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK World Radio Japan.

6 a.m.: "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio"

6:30 a.m.: "Amateur Radio Newsline"
This week: "Hams in Iceland and Greenland get new spectrum; hams down-under get use of special prefix for Australia Day; the United States hits yet another all time high in Amateur Service license holders; AMSAT North America's main website hacked and two operations from Laos get DXCC credit."

A tour of the songs, and sounds, and radio history from the first month of the year. Tune in January from Julie London ("June in January"), Max Roach ("January V"), Elton John ("January"), Pilot ("January"), the Goo Goo Dolls ("January Friend"), The Avett Brothers ("January Wedding"), Bruce Cockburn ("January In the Halifax Airport Lounge"), Bert Jansch ("The January Man"), Mountains ("January 17"), Psychic Ills ("January Rain"), and Thurston Moore ("January").

Matt Bua hosts live from the Catskill Community Center. This is a live transmission art show about local transmissions. As many local frequencies, signals, and transmissions will be mixed in. Check in on CB radio, weather radio, shortwave, scanners, cell phones, strings-and-cups, or whatever else we can tune in. Call in at 518-219-WGXC. Tweet requests @WGXC. This week, a CB radio will arrive in Catskill during the show, and try to tune in parts of Greene County, and Acra specifically, from the new CB radio at the Catskill Community Center. "Open Air" is looking for a regular channel on CB Saturday mornings, and looking for folks with CB radios to contribute to the show. Contributions of currently unused CB radios are welcome too. Other features include solar weather, shortwave news, and more.

Radia Show 408: “Bloop” by Claire Serres for Radio Campus Bruxelles. Radia is an international network of radio stations interested in new and forgotten ways of making radio art. Each week a different station takes a turn creating a show for all the others. The Bloop is a submerged frequency, it diffuses in depth. Can you capture it ? I catch it, play again again. In her work, Claire Serres uses microphones and vocal attacks to detect the origin of Bloop.

This regular edition features Roland Etzin, Tattered Kaylor, Mecha/Orga, Stefan Paulus, Flavien Gillié, Aporee Soundmap contributions by Maciej Janasik, Nikolaj Terent'ev, Tsan-Cheng Wu, Ryan Urban, and Damir Kustic, and an intro by Alexa Carollo.

Lies from Lance Armstrong, and songs that sound dubiously like one another. Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" vs. The Beach Boys' "Surfin' USA." The Chiffons "He's So Fine" vs. George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord." Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike" vs. The Velvet Underground's "There She Goes Again." Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" vs. Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." Public Enemy's "Security Of The First World" vs. Madonna's "Justify My Love." Also, new music from Richard Chartier and William Basinski, Distant Correspondent ("Merge"), Yo La Tengo ("Stupid Things"), Mountains ("Sand"), The Flaming Lips ("Sun Blows Up Today"), Buke & Gase ("Houdini Crush," "General Dome"), The Strokes ("One Way Trigger"), Matmos ("Teen Paranormal Romance"), and others. Hosted by Tom Roe.

After the weekly presidential radio broadcast, the news. Radio news from the weeks, including a report from Free Speech Radio News about the United Nations investigation into radio-controlled drone strikes. Plus, "The RAIN Report," solar weather, and other news.

Pirates FM and shortwave stations are covered by this show from Ragnar Daneskjold in upstate New York. Stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Also, off air recordings from the stations All Along the Watchtower, Rave on Radio, and Radio Gaga.

Episode 246 of the mash-up show. Featuring work by The Bran Flakes, Cassetteboy, Colatron, the Cranial Fishers, DJ Danger Mouse, E-603, Greater Than One, Douglas Kahn, Lasso The Moon, Bernard Parmegiani and People Like Us.

Live performances. Live webstream for this, and most, shows at Spotty Dog Books & Ale available from free103point9 and WGXC at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/spottydog.mp3.m3u. This show will be broadcast on free103point9 Online Radio and WGXC 90.7-FM live.

Betsi Krisniski is Hudson Valley singer-songwriter. Stephen Bluhm is a singer-songwriter/crooner.

An after-hours tribute to the legendary Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, including a rarely-heard version of his weekly radio show, and clips of him arguing with umpires, and more. Weaver died Jan. 18, 2013. Animal Collective released an album last year, "Centipede Hz," about aliens beaming radio signals, with featured air checks from Baltimore radio, and nods to DJ Johnny Walker from WFBR. This show will tell the story of a boy and his radio, cut-ups and mash-ups, and other radio stories. Rebroadcast from Jan. 23.

From Newtown Radio, "Opening To Channel" jan 24 2013 from Greg Fox. usaisamonster - your life is worthwhile; autopsy - destined to fester; elvin jones - shadowland; hella - bodyguards harmonic; pc worship - satan's ashes; redman - jersey yo!; talk normal - warrior; phantomsmasher - anubis innertube; nora dean - valet; lou reed - busload of faith; i ching reading - 8 (holding together) &rt; 29 (the abysmal, water); john coltrane & rashied ali - mars; i change reading - 58 (the joyous, lake) &rt; 5 (waiting); john fahey - in christ there is no east or west; jackie-o motherfucker - a mania; MOOD - Peace Infinity (feat. Talib Kwali); sun ra - there are other worlds (they have not told you of); crowbar - no quarter; boredoms - super good; fushitsusha - magic VI; zappa - zoot allures; the fugue - askamedic; genghis tron - rock candy; melvins - leeech; tibetan monks - closing prayers.

Preview of seven-part series focusing on the extraordinary work of Scanner (British artist Robin Rimbaud) who traverses the experimental terrain between sound, space, image and form, creating absorbing, multi-layered sound pieces that twist technology in unconventional ways. Every evening, Feb. 3-9, midnight to 6 a.m. ET (-5 GMT), WGXC and free103point9 will air works chosen by the artist, from his early controversial work using found mobile phone conversations, through to his focus on trawling the hidden noise of the modern metropolis his restless explorations of the experimental terrain have won him international admiration. Tune in.

Episode 83 of mash-up show. Featuring intervew with Omer Fast, the soundtrack to his video collage composition, "CNN Concatenated," and tracks by Antediluvian Rocking Horse, B'O'K and ADMacHine, The Bran Flakes, Buttfinger, The Evolution Control Committee, DJ Pantshead and The Tape-beatles.

WBAI's "Off The Hook" airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, covering the hacker community with a call-in show. Don't call in here, this is a rebroadcast from Jan. 23.