40th Anniversary of the Imprints Xmas Show on WRCT

Monday, December 11th, 2023 // In-Studio,News

On December 18, 1983 — 40 years ago — Pittsburgh’s The Imprints performed a live Christmas show for WRCT’s listeners.

The show featured unconventional arrangements of classic Christmas songs. A whole lot of fun!

On December 18, 2023, WRCT is re-airing this broadcast at 3:00 p.m. Catch the show at wrct.org, 88.3 FM Pittsburgh –or if you miss it, you can follow this link:
 The Imprints: 1983 Xmas show. 

Folk DJ Ken Batista Joins WRCT

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 // News

Internationally known folk music host Ken Batista will be joining WRCT, 88.3 FM Pittsburgh, beginning on Sunday November 19. His new show, All Things Folk, will feature the contemporary and classic folk music that he has shared with listeners in Western Pennsylvania  for over 30 years.

All Things Folk will air Sundays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on WRCT, 88.3 FM Pittsburgh, and stream from www.wrct.org.

“Ken Batista has been an integral part of Pittsburgh’s folk music scene for decades, said Lisa Alexander, marketing director for Pittsburgh’s Calliope House. “Ken’s relationships in the folk community extend well beyond our city.”

“In his decades as a volunteer radio host, Ken Batista has played the best of traditional and contemporary folk music for Western Pennsylvania radio listeners, enriching our Sundays with songs and singers we’d never known before,” added guitarist Phil Smith – a Calliope board member. “As he joins WRCT, we should all rejoice that we’ll again learn from this master curator of recorded music.”

You can catch Ken’s new show, All Things Folk, Sundays at 2pm on WRCT, 88.3 FM Pittsburgh or streaming from this very website!

ANATOMY OF THE EAR: November 10 – 12

Monday, November 6th, 2023 // Events,News

WRCT proudly presents Anatomy of the Ear this Friday through Sunday November 10 – 12! This year’s schedule is packed with a variety of music you don’t want to miss!

During our Anatomy of the Ear celebration, 57 WRCT hosts will take turns spinning tracks from some of their favorite music genres; each hour will feature a different musical genre!

So, tune in to 88.3 FM from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Friday through Sunday (early Monday) for hour-long musical blocks of the genres you love mixed with ones you never knew you were missing: From Space Shanties and Vintage Cumbias to Jersey Club and Egg Punk! Tune in as our DJs come together to showcase the unique variety that WRCT has to offer. What new genres will you discover?

Thanks very much to Spirit (Friday), and Sidecar (Saturday) and Millie’s (Sunday) for underwriting this year’s Anatomy of the Ear!

Don’t miss it! All happening November 10 -12 (well, into the wee hours of the 13th, too!) on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website!