New Jersey freeform radio station WFMU is announcing the “best record shopping weekend of the year!” Attendees of the station’s annual record fair at the Brooklyn Expo April 27-29 will have the chance to luxuriate in the presence of over 200 record dealers selling vinyl and CDs! WFMU also has its own tables selling LPs, 45s, CDs, DVDs, and books, including $1 LP and CD tables! Great films and live performances, plus live WFMU broadcasts!
LIVE BROADCASTS:
FRIDAY APRIL 27TH:
Sheila B’s Sophisticated Boom Boom: 4pm – 6pm
Billy Jam’s Put the Needle on the Record: 7pm – 8pm
SATURDAY APRIL 28TH:
Michael Shelley: 11am – 1pm
Fool’s Paradise With Rex: 1pm – 3pm
Todd-o-phonic Todd: 3pm – 6pm
LIVE MUSIC:
Saturday, April 28th (on the Todd-o-phonic Todd show):
3pm: Wreckless Eric
3.45pm: Brower
4.30pm: Hurry
5pm: DJ Jonathan Toubin
IN THE MOVIE LOUNGE:
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World: directed by Catherine Bainbridge & Alfonso Maiorana (courtesy of Kino Lorber)
The Manson Family: An Opera: directed by John Moran
The Point: directed/animated by Fred Wolf, music by Harry Nilsson
Nothing But Trouble: directed by Dan Aykroyd
Food from Two Boots and Dub Pies, beer from Sierra Nevada, PLUS Al Gori’s Homespun Merry-Go-Round!
Supported by dedicated listeners and staffed largely by volunteer DJs, WFMU is a non-commercial, freeform radio station based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Broadcasting to Northern New Jersey, the New York City Metropolitan area, and the Hudson Valley, WFMU has been on the air since 1958, when it was part of Upsala College in East Orange, NJ.
WFMU’s long history of innovative programming was put to the test when Upsala declared bankruptcy in 1995. WFMU’s staff successfully saved the station by raising funds to purchase its broadcasting license. During this tumultuous period, WFMU survived by establishing a strong foothold in online broadcasting.
After the split with Upsala, WFMU became fully independent, and the station’s license is now held by Auricle Communications, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group managed by current and former WFMU staff members and listeners. The station’s annual budget is currently over $1.9 million, the bulk of which is raised from individual listener contributions. With the help of loans and listener contributions, WFMU purchased a building and relocated to Jersey City in 1998. To this day, WFMU is recognized for its unique programming and as one of the most successful community broadcasters on the internet.
