March 2023 is the one-year anniversary of our first official (non-test) broadcast.
Dates/Times are in USA EST/EDT followed by world UTC. NOTE THAT ON MARCH 12, EST CHANGES TO EDT IN THE US. WE WILL MAINTAIN 10PM-MIDNIGHT US TIME, AND OUR UTC WILL CHANGE FROM 0200-04XX MOST NIGHTS (TO 0100 UTC SATURDAYS).
The spoken portions of programs are in English unless otherwise indicated. You can see daily updates at the station’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/WBCQThePlanet
Airtime is available for purchase by cultural programs (for example music, literary, radio theater, other entertainment) on 5130 kHz from 9pm-10pm EST/EDT and from 12am-1am EST/EDT). Rates are $50/hour, $35/half hour. For more details, write to tilfordproductions@gmail.com . Airtime is also available for every other kind of program on 6160 and 7490 kHz at the same rates – for those frequencies, write to wbcq@wbcq.com
Sundays (Mondays world date):
Classical Night
10pm-11:55pm EST/EDT (Mondays 0300-0450 UTC / 0200-0350 UTC):
WBCQ Concert Hall (2-hr program)
Hosts: Bill Tilford, Sirjack Scratchy, Lainie Petersen and guests (US)
Format: Long-form operatic and symphonic works presented in their entirety with additional short musical works. Serious music in a program that doesn’t take itself too seriously. March continues our presentation of Wagner’s Ring cycle in its entirety with Siegfried and the beginning of Götterdämmerung.
Email: 4790info@gmail.com
11:50pm-12:00am EST/EDT (Mondays 0450-0500 UTC / 0350-0400 UTC):
Venerable Verses with Lainie Petersen
Hosts: Lainie Petersen (US)
Format: Lainie Petersen, an arts and public affairs producer and commentator for Hard Lens Media and World Perspectives Radio who also does Orwellian Airwaves for Radio Angela, reads long-form verse serially each week. Lainie will be finishing Shakespeare’s sonnets in March.
Email: Lainie@hardlensmedia.com
Mondays (Tuesdays world date):
Vintage Music Night
10pm-11pm EST/EDT (Tuesdays 0300-0400 UTC / 0200-0300 UTC):
Marion’s Attic
Host(s): Marion Webster and Kristina (US)
Format: Party like it’s 1899! Late 19th and early 20th Century recordings played on the original antique equipment. Marion’s Attic, a listener’s favorite, is one of WBCQ’s original shows, on the air since 1999.
Email: marionweb@aol.com
Website: www.marionsattic.net
11pm-12am EST/EDT (Tuesdays 0400-0500 UTC / 0300-0400 UTC):
March 6 (March 7 world date):
Bluegrass State of Mind (WBCQ Archival Show)
Host: Danny Haller (US)
Format: Bluegrass. These episodes from the archives originally aired on WBCQ prior to 2010. Danny, an excellent banjo player himself, left us a series of shows that are still among the best bluegrass programs you’ll hear today.
Email: 4790info@gmail.com
Mondays (Tuesdays world date) con’t.
March 13 & 27 (March 14 & 28 world date):
The Roots of The Country (bluegrass hour)
Host: Stu Fleischhaker (Canada)
Format: Bluegrass. Stu hosts excellent country and bluegrass programs for WBCQ’s KIXX FM, and his bluegrass selections, featured here, include a lot of new releases.
Email: snickixx@hotmail.com
March 20 (March 21 world date):
WBCQ Polka Party to 11:00pm-11:55pm EST/EDT (Tues 0400-0455 / 0300- 0355 UTC)
Hosts: Marion & Kristina alternating months with Uncle Bill Tilford (US)
Format: Polkas, waltzes. obereks etc. Marion and Uncle Bill both have vast polka collections spanning a century of bands from everywhere, and Uncle Bill even played in some local polka bands in his youth (he still owns six accordions). They will be alternating months, sometimes with special guests. March’s episode is Uncle Bill’s and will feature polka music from California (which yes, includes Spike Jones). Emails:
Marionweb@aol.com for episodes with Marion and Kristina
tilfordproductions@gmail.com for episodes with Uncle Bill
NEW: March 20 (March 21 world date): 11:55pm-12:00am EST/EDT (Tues 0455-0500 / 0355-0400 UTC):
The Hills Are Hollerin’
Host: Scott Hadley (Mexico)
Format: Scott presents a short segment of hillbilly and related music.
Email: gringoviejoradio@yahoo.com.mx
5th Monday as needed: 11:00pm-12:00am EST / EDT (Tuesdays 0400-0500 / 0300-0400 UTC)
Curator’s choice.
Details to be announced day of broadcast on WBCQ The Planet Facebook Page
*March has no 5th Monday
12am-12:10am EST/EDT (Tuesdays 0500-0510 / 0400-0410):
Radio Angela After Midnight (EarthDate &/or Science & The Sea + comedy bits)
Tuesdays (Wednesdays world date):
March 6 and 20 (March 7 and 21 world date):
10pm-11pm EST/EDT (Wednesdays 0300-0400 / 0200-0300 UTC)
Behavior Night
Hosts: Sirjack Scratchy and John L. (US)
Format: Early 20th Century US jazz and swing. Sirjack Scratchy and John L. play a combination of early US Jazz Age recordings plus newer recordings that are true to that style.
Email: behaviornight@yahoo.com
NEW March 13 and 27 (March 14 and 28 world date):
10pm-11pm EST/EDT (Wednesdays 0300-0400 / 0200-0300 UTC):
Café Olé (language: German/Deutsch)
Host: Wolfgang König (Germany)
Format: International jazz and world music from Wolfgang’s ample and well-curated collection.
Email: Koenig_dj@hotmail.com
11pm-12am EST/EDT (Wednesdays 0400-0500 / 0300-0400 UTC):
Jetzt Geht’s Los! (We’re Off!) (language: German/English)
Host: Anonymous (Germany)
Format: Made in Germany, this program, which is part of the Radio Ohne Nahmen (Radio Without Names) family, features German jazz and and swing from the 1920s and 1930s.
Email: radio.on@gmx.de
12am 12:10am EST/EDT (Wednesdays 0500-0510 / 0400-0410 UTC):
Radio Angela After Midnight (EarthDate &/or Science & The Sea + comedy bits)
Wednesdays (Thursdays world date):
10pm-11pm EST/EDT (Thursdays 0300-0400 / 0200-0300 UTC):
March 1 & 15 (March 2 & 16 world date)
Scorched Earth Music Show
Host: John McMullan (US)
Format: Brand new recordings, multiple genres. John, a veteran of the power pop band The Trend, also does the popular Alt Universe Top 40 on shortwave. SEMS features new releases in various genres of music for us.
Email: john@altuniversetop40.com
Website: www.altuniversetop40.com
Wednesdays (Thursdays world date con’t):
March 8 (March 9 world date)
Tom Call Theater
Hosts: Tom Call and ensemble players (US)
Format: This innovative ensemble in New England writes, scripts and performs its own radio plays, usually with a special twist. This month’s episode is titled Radio Angela.
Email: tomcalltheater@gmail.com
NEW March 22 (March 23 world date):
Jazz Around The World
Host: Wolfgang König (Germany)
Format: Wolfgang, who is based in Berlin, presents jazz from around the planet.
Email: Koenig_dj@hotmail.com
5th Wednesday when needed) (5th Thursday world date):
African Music Panorama
Host: Bill Tilford (US)
Format: Music from various countries in Africa
*March 29 (Mar 30 world date) will feature Algerian rai.
Email: 4790@info.com
11pm-12am EST/EDT (Thursdays 0400-0500 / 0300-0400 UTC):
International Night, rotating programs every week
March 1 (Mar 2 world date):
Canadian Content Radio
Host: Sean Welsh (Canada)
Format: Sean, a working musician for many years, presents Canadian bands in multiple genres and other music with a Canadian connection
Email: canadiancontentradio@gmail.com
Website: https://seanwelsh.webador.com/canadian-content-radio
March 8 (Mar 9 world date):
Far Out East
Host: David Pakula (United States/Russia)
Format: David, an accomplished bassist and guitarist who lives in both the United States and Russia, presents, as the title implies, “far out” music from around the eastern hemisphere. A destination program if you are thirsting for musical adventure.
Email: david@farouteast.net
Wednesdays (Thursdays world date con’t):
March 15 (March 16 world date):
Radio Maria Bonita (language: Spanish/Español)
Host: Luis Alejandro Vallebueno (Mexico)
Format: Luis, an historian associated with Mexico’s shortwave station, Radio Educación, presents a different aspect of music from Mexico each month.
Email: radiomariabonita@gmail.com
March 22 (Mar 23 world date):
Jazz Around The World
Host: Wolfgang König (Germany)
Format: Wolfgang, who is based in Berlin, presents jazz from around the planet.
Email: Koenig_dj@hotmail.com
March 29: (March 30 world date) Curator’s Choice*
* Every fifth Wednesday US date, as needed, to be announced the date of the broadcast on the WBCQ The Planet Facebook page
12am-12:10am EST/EDT (Thursdays 0500-0510 / 0400-0410 UTC):
Radio Angela After Midnight (EarthDate &/or Science & The Sea + comedy bits)
Thursdays (Fridays world date)
10:00pm-10:30pm EST/EDT (Fridays 0300-0330 / 0200-0230 UTC):
The Heart of Fiction
Host: David Pakula (US/Russia)
Format: David, who also does Far Out East on Radio Angela, reads from his favorite fiction selections. In March, he begins Saul Bellow’s Herzog.
Email: David@farouteast.net
10:30pm-10:55pm EST/EDT (Fridays 0330-0355 / 0230-0255 UTC):
Plain Old Doug Show
Host: Doug Feldmann (US)
Format: Doug is a long-time loyal WBCQ listener who began to try his hand at making shows for us. Often featuring early string band music but sometimes heads off into completely different directions.
Email: custodiandoug@aol.com
10:55pm-11:00 pm EST/EDT (Fridays 0355-0400 UTC)
Line Break
Host: T.D. Walker (US)
Format: Poetry. T.D. Walker is the author of poetry collections and science fiction stories as well as a shortwave radio enthusiast. Includes selections from several other poets.
Email: qsl@linebreakshortwave.com
Website: https://www.linebreakshortwave.com/
Thursdays (Fridays world date con’t.)
11pm-12am EST/EDT (Fridays 0400-0500 / 0300-0400 UTC):
March 2 (March 3 world date)
The Pirate’s Cove
Host: Allan Weiner (US)
Format: An archival program from the early days of WBCQ, host and WBCQ founder/owner Allan Weiner covers the history of hobby (pirate) radio.
Email: wbcq@wbcq.com
March 9 (March 10 world date, 11pm – 11:50pm EST/EDT, Fridays 0400-0400 / 0300-0350 UTC)
Enciclopedia musical de las Americas (Language: Spanish/Español)
Host: Luís Alejandro Vallebueno (Mexico)
Format: Luís, a historian associated with Mexico’s shortwave station Radio Educación, presents music from a different Latin American country each month. He also presents Radio Maria Bonita, a cornucopia of the music of Mexico, on Radio Angela.
Email: radiomariabonita@gmail.com
NEW: March 9 (March 10 world date): 11:50pm-12:00am EST (Fridays 0450-0500 / 0350-0400 UTC):
El gringo viejo con mucha cuerda (language: Spanish/Español)
Host: Scott Hadley (Mexico)
Format: Scott presents a custom-tailored version of his popular short on radio station XHBUAP in Mexico in which he presents early recordings made in Latin America.
Email: gringoviejoradio@yahoo.com.mx
March 16 (March 17 world date): Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Host: Andrew Yoder (US)
Format: Andrew Yoder, an authority on the history of hobby (aka pirate) radio, presents material from the history of the medium with guests.
Email: Ayoder@hobbybroadcasting.com
March 23 (March 24 world date): A Way With Words (to 11:50 EST/EDT, Fridays to 0450 / 0350 UTC)
Hosts: Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett (US)
Format: This fun, widely distributed program of the origins of English-language words and phrases is one of the few programs carried by the producers’ request (Grant is a shortwave listener himself) on Radio Angela that also appears on public radio stations.
Website: https://www.waywordradio.org/
March 23 (March 24 world date) 11:50pm-Midnight EST/EDT (0450-0500 / 0350-0400 UTC):
Dangdut and Beyond
Format: Music from Indonesia and Malaysia
Host: Zach Liangas (Greece)
Email: zliangas@yahoo.com
Thursdays (Fridays world date con’t)
March 31 (March 31 world date)
WBCQ’s Comedy Ration
Host: Doug Feldmann (US)
Format: This week 5 program has miscellaneous comedy content
Contact email: custodiandoug@aol.com
12am -12:10am EST/EDT: Radio Angela After Midnight (EarthDate &/or Science & The Sea + comedy bits)
Fridays (Saturdays world date):
10:00pm-10:30pm EST/EDT (Saturdays 0300-0330 / 0200-0230 UTC):
Orwellian Airwaves with Lainie Petersen
Host: Lainie Petersen (US)
Format: Lainie Petersen, an arts and public affairs producer and commentator for Hard Lens Media and World Perspectives Radio, gives riveting readings from George Orwell’s works
March begins Orwell’s Coming Up For Air.
Email: Lainie@hardlensmedia.com
10:30pm-11:00pm EST/EDT (Saturdays 0330-0400 / 0230-0300 UTC):
Greek Music Refuge
Hosts: Bill Tilford (US) and Zacharias Liangas (Greece)
Format: Greek music. Since the Voice of Greece left broadcast shortwave for satellite and internet, Greek Music Refuge is the last remaining regular program of Greek music on the shortwave bands.
Email: 4790info@gmail.com
11pm-12am EST (Saturdays 0400-0500 / 0300-0400 UTC):
From the Isle of Music (mixed Spanish/English)
Host: Bill Tilford (US)
Format: Bill fell in love with Cuban music via shortwave radio in the 1960s, and the affair grew so deep over the years that today he is a respected reviewer of the music in many countries including Cuba and even writes liner notes for some award-winning recording artists there as well as pieces for publications such as the website TIMBA.com. This program frequently includes his interviews (usually en español) with musicians (over 150 of them to date) as they present the latest recordings of all genres from the island.
Facebook page for weekly program promos: https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic/
Email: tilfordproductions@gmail.com
Saturdays (Sundays world date):
March 4, 11 & 18 (world dates 5, 12 & 19): 9pm-10am EST/EDT (Sundays 0200-0300 / 0100-0200 UTC)
Harmony Barn Sessions
Host: Jim Calhoun
Format: Original songs by the host and popular songs in the public domain.
Email: harmonybarnsessions@protonmail.com
March 25 (March 26 world date): 9:00pm-10pm EST/EDT (Sundays 0200-0300 / 0100-0200 UTC)
Austin Saturday Night
Producer: Terry Colgan (US)
Format: This monthly program features music performed in Austin’s clubs and concert venues, usually by artists in Austin or elsewhere in Texas. Produced by Terry Colgan, who also produces Texas Radio Shortwave for other stations.
Email: Austinsaturdaynight@gmail.com
5th Saturday as needed: 9:00pm-10pm EST/EDT (Sundays 0200-0300 / 0100-0200 UTC)
Curator’s choice.
*March has no 5th Saturday
All weeks:
10pm-11pm EST/EDT (Sundays 0300-0400 / 0200-0300 UTC):
Ginga Brasil! (pronounced “zheengah”)
Host: Julio Cesar Pereira (Brazil)
Format: Music from Brazil. Julio, an announcer on FM stations in Brazil for many years, has already been hailed by DX groups there for having the best, most authoritative program of Brazil’s music on the airwaves. His knowledgeable commentary in English is a bonus.
Email: juliowho@yahoo.com
11pm-12am EST/EDT (Sundays 0400-0500 / 0300-0400 UTC):
Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
Host: Uncle Bill Tilford (US)
Format: This critically acclaimed and popular show features world music and comedy from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between with a different country or theme every episode. At various points over the years Bill played in many different types of ethnic bands and frequently features excellent music you weren’t necessarily expecting to hear from a country when you tuned in to listen, occasionally with special guests.
Facebook page for weekly program promos: https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot
Email: tilfordproductions@gmail.com
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