Let me tell you about a small, independent, community radio station Macomb, Illinois, USA. WTND-LP 106.3 FM is currently (at the time of this writing) an eighteen year old radio station. Please note all times that will be mentioned will be from the United States of America’s Central Time Zone.
WTND plays variety music, nationally syndicated shows, Old Time Radio, and more. Variety Music includes everything from Comedic songs, skits, and stand-up to country, pop, and other genres. The only music that you probably never hear on WTND is rap.
Additionally the only days really devoted to a particular genre are Fridays and Saturdays when it’s Country Music on WTND. On Fridays Country Music goes from 10 AM to 5 PM (following Democracy Now’s first broadcast & concluding before the second broadcast of Democracy Now for the day).
On Saturdays we begin our Country Music day at 9 AM and conclude it at 5 PM, just before we air The Children’s Hour (a weekly educational program geared towards children). Nationally syndicated shows include: Jim French’s Imagination Theater (contemporary radio dramas), One Nostalgic Weekend from WON 920 The Apple, Le Show with Harry Sherrer, Democracy Now, Treasure Island Oldies, This Way Out, and Between the Lines WTND also broadcast local & regional programming including: two (2) church services, Bring Me Back My 70’s from Jim Pemberton and Rachel’s Soft Sounds, both of WQNA (Springfield, IL, USA area), The Fun Zone with Byron Lee, and Tom and Darryl’s Daily hour long show live, along with their Friday Night Live Show that goes from approximately 7 or 8 AM (depending on the time of the year) until approximately midnight.
The aforementioned Old Time Radio Shows are those actual old time radio shows from the era known as The Golden Age of Radio (from approximately 1930-1962). This occurs on Sundays, or what I refer to as WTND’s Family Day. Sunday’s starting at approximately 5 AM (Central Time-USA) you’ll hear those Old Time Radio Shows, with those continuing to about 1 PM (again that’s Central Time-USA), during this time we also include WON 920 The Apple’s One Nostalgic Weekend.
During the rest of Sunday’s broadcast day, at about 1 PM Old Time Radio Shows conclude and variety shows & music air until about 3 PM when we broadcast Footlight Parade, then at about 4 PM WTND begins broadcasting Church Services.
In the past we’ve had Macomb’s Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Church of St. George. Currently we’re broadcasting Macomb’s United Methodist Church and the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, both services prerecorded, and then following the services we may or may not have a few minutes of music until Jim French’s Imagination Theater plays. Other than what I’ve mentioned it’s a variety mix of music and various programming. WTND is a non-commercial, 501c3, independent, community, low-power radio station (hence the LP in the call letters).
WTND stays on the air through underwriting and in kind donations from our listeners. Why don’t you check out WTND? You can visit the WTND website (which includes two different players to listen) at wtnd.org. If you like our programming consider becoming a regular listener and perhaps make a donation.
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About the Author:
Jacqueline Pollock lives in Macomb, Illinois with her three cats. She works as a CNA and volunteers at WTND.
Correction from Author: Tom & Darryl's Weekly show starts at 7 or 8 PM depending upon the time of the year.
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