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Dip a bucket in the ocean.

The water it holds is equal to the variety of music your local radio station plays.  A fraction of a fraction of the sounds that exist all over the world. 

G-town Radio strives to present diverse programming that can't be found on mainstream media outlets.  Our current shows are listed below.

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G-town Radio Shows
(See the G-town Schedule for all air times.)

 

Music Programming:

Avenues at the Crossroads (Fridays, 8-10 PM) - Allan Outlar reintroduces you to classic jazz from the 40s to 70s.  Tune in for exhilerating jazz sounds not found on the radio dial.

Fewsh (Mondays, 6-8 PM) - Reade McCardell brings you 2 hours of independent, overlooked and classic music.

Gotta' Get Over The Hump (Wednesdays, 10-12 AM) - Join host K. Gerard Bates from 10 to midnight each Wednesday as he guides you over the hump with Progressive Jazz; Obscure R&B; Classic Funk and Rap. A little bit of THIS. A little bit of THAT. Because we know U like it like THAT!!!

The Hemisphere of Jazz (Mondays, 10-12 PM) - Host Aaron Smith invites you to explore contemporary jazz from the perspective of the everyday listener. He also looks at the history and origins of jazz and the artists who contributed and made it popular.

The Lecture (Fridays, 11-1 PM) - The only thing I love more than listening to music. Is playing music. Tune in every friday from 11am to 1pm to hear what I have to play. For more information about DJ Prof you can go to djprof.com.

Neu-Matic (Sundays, 3-5 PM) - The daily playlist program is now a live weekly show. Jim Bear plays the best new music on G-town Radio; New songs and classic forgotten tracks as they are added to the G-town Radio library. We'll preview upcoming shows as well as focus on local music events happening in Philly.  Neu-Matic means new music.

Outtsight! (Fridays, 10-Midnight) - Join Reuben Dickstein each week for Outtasight! Much like a good stew, this show brings together different elements of music into one delicious entity of sound. Every genre of music will be encompassed, all with one common theme: Awesome.

Places & Spaces (Sundays, 6-8 PM) - DJ Aura brings you an eclectic mixture of soul, hip-hop, r&b, and broken-beat. The show will also be a platform for community issues as well a place that give people relief from the programming they experience with on-air radio. Hear interviews with artists, activists, and educators.

PraisEluJAH (Saturdays, 10-Noon) Brother D brings you PraisElujah each week.  A window of Heaven, using Gods Music, laughter and Truth to bring together and heal the listener.  Brother D is the ALL Christian Music DJ on G-town radio.  Hittin' U with the Music from every area of Gods KINGDOM!

Reggae Surge (Wednesdays, 6-8 PM) DJ Surge brings you the Reggae music masala hot sauce. Showcasing a spicy blend of reggae music with a global appeal, featuring DJ Surge bringing you the best of the best.

The Serena Sol Brown Show (Wednesdays, 1-3 PM) - Serena Sol Brown hosts this music/talk program highlighting the most exciting moments in music of our time.  Featured artists and guests will express their views on a variety of spicy topics presented by the host.  Each show include a segment called "theblaqberri" (A rich collective experience for exploring the pulse of the new soul; and independent artists who bear a unique flavor in music.)

Soul Junction (Wednesdays, 8-10 PM) - Jazz, soul, fusion & all things funky. From Adderley to Yesterdays New Quintet and eveything in between, Soul Junction is the place to hear funky jazz rarities, dusty 45s, and a lot of Fender Rhodes.

Yard2Yard (Tuesdays, 4-6 PM) - DJ Supa Tang drops hot new reggae and hip-hop with the Yard2Yard (rewind). Hear a recap of the weekend’s events as well as some fresh reggae and hip hop from local and international artists!

 

Talk Programming: 

Black Tribbles (Thursdays, 9-11 PM) - Too cool to be nerds, too cute to be geeks; we are BLACK TRIBBLES. Everything sci-fi, comic books, movies, video games, cartoons and anything a geek would love gets tossed around by the 5-headed hairy hoard of Black Tribbles.

Dynamic Money Matters (Tuesdays, 10-11 AM) Join Judith Claypoole each week for Dynamic Money Matters. The goal of the program is inform and empower you to take control of your finances. Judy tackles basic financial questions and gives you the information you need to make smart choices, build savings and gain freedom from crippling debt. 

Morning Feed (Mon-Fri, 9-10 AM) - Your daily feed of news, commentary, and everything else Ed Feldman can think of.  Ed Feldman-TV's Furniture Guy, The Man in the Toolbelt expands his universe and yours by revealing the Matrix.  Tune in for a different look at Politics, Entertainment, Art , Design and even some How-To.  Join Ed as he ridicules the powerful and reveals his Innermost Secrets.

Queer 2 the T (Mondays, 8-9 PM) - Hosts T and Z provide the LGBTQ community with political commentary, nightlife happenings and arts & culture events circling the interests of the queer community from our G-town Radio home base.

Stepping Into Tomorrow (Thursdays, 8-9 PM) - Gabriel Bryant fuses thoughtful dialogue about the issues that face everyday urban communities including Philadelphia, while highlighting those individuals or entities that make solutions possible.  This show also features a music component, showcasing artists both local and on a national level, whose work provides a voice for change and societal uplift.

Team 87 Presents: Urban Sports Talk (Tuesdays, 7-8 PM) - Hosts Ty and Kev tackle everything going on in the sports world from an urban perspective. From Philadelphia high school sports to upcoming cricket tournaments in South Africa (I made that up!) if it's goin down we will give you the truth as we see it. Call in with your expert sports opinion.

 

Playlist Programming:

JazzHands - Move into the waking hours with classic jazz, mellow pop and downtempo beats.

The Rap de Rap Show - Rap hits!!! G-town Radio reaquaints you with classic hip-hop and some of the best new tracks. It's the real-ness.

The Sunday Vibe - G-town Radio takes on a mellower, funkier vibe ideal for whatever you do and where ever you go. Each Sunday tune in and vibe out.

The Funkstables - Regain your funky equilibrium with classic funk, electronic tinged beats, 70's fusion and a little bit of soul.

The G-town Playlists - These three playlists (G-town Player, G-town Evenings and G-town Late Nights) pull files from deep inside the vast G-town music library (over 7500 tracks in regular rotation). Be prepared for anything.