Radio M Vintage, the 2026 celebration of 41 years of Radio M in Terre Haute, continues its march through time with this stop at 7am on February 13, 1996, beginning to establish our eclectic variety that took us into the 21st century. audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E... Explore: 977radiom.com/seasons

From 38 years ago today, the Sunday 8-10pm #playlist on Nightwave 107, WKPL Platteville WI / Dubuque IA for April 24, 1988.

New promo for Guy Mont Spelling Bee AU season 3 -- starts next Wednesday with new assistant (and #Taskmaster fave) Sam Campbell! WTF is Guy Mont Spelling Bee? An intro from a U.S. perspective: kotaku.com/game-show-dr...

Our journey through 41 years of Radio M history continues with this stop at 1992, when we started to broaden into "three [now six!] decades of music that matters." But first, let's start with a 1992 cover of "State of Independence." audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E... Immerse: 977radiom.com/seasons

Somehow I never realized until today that Saint Etienne's debut album Foxbase Alpha has a song that begins with a sample from #C4Countdown: "Finger, you put your finger on the thing, that's it, right... let's have a look at today's Countdown conundrum!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGd...

Radio M Vintage continues with just a small jump this time, ahead to June 1989 and a 10pm hour in Terre Haute with Brian, the former continuity voice who has just this week walked into the late-night spot. audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E... 40+ years of Radio M, 1985-2026: 977radiom.com/seasons

ICYMI: Theatrical screenings of CFNY: The Spirit of Radio Documentary continue. Here’s what’s left on the schedule: Stouffville, Vancouver, Buffalo, and just announced, Brampton #musicnews

Radio M might be an "alternate" media reality, but it's intensely researched! 😇 Listen to the latest episode, an evening hour from April 1989: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E... 40+ years of Radio M: 977radiom.com/seasons

It's another WMHD Sunday: 100% *actual, real* original 1983-1985 recordings from Rose-Hulman's WMHD. Today's broadcast is from the evening of January 10, 1985. Then, explore what it became: 40+ years of the alternate media reality of Radio M. 977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday Explore: 977radiom.com/seasons

After already (and unbelievably) hitting 100F this year, it was back into the 30s this morning ... brrr! But when I see a new freshly paved development beckoning, it's like catnip to my Wandrer heart.

Not only was this really published in Terre Haute, the full 8-hour countdown also aired, almost exactly as done here, on WKPL Platteville-Dubuque over four Sundays in December. This "media reality" is only barely "alternate"! 😆 Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E... More: 977radiom.com/seasons

The document is 100% actual, real, and true. What happened after that is, of course, the stuff of the greatest eclectic adult-alternative radio station that Terre Haute *almost* got. 40+ years of Wabash Valley alternate radio history: 977radiom.com/seasons

And here's a sneak preview of the first two "new vintage" hours: One from May 1986, and the other from April 1988. 1986: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E... 1988: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S06E...

This holiday, The Price is Right is going LIVE on CBS: www.buzzerblog.com/2026/04/15/w...

From 1988, a great writeup about WMHD Terre Haute.

My new "found family" at @buzzerblog.com are getting ready to take part in this year's edition of their funny, wild, and often off-the-rails 24-hour live charity fundraiser. And the reveal videos are getting better every year, too ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtCy...

From 40 years ago today, the (real, actual) Sunday 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for April 13, 1986.

You may not know @taskmaster.tv. It's hilarious & joyful. I begged to do it, worked out my schedule a year ahead of time to make it happen & got to do the best show on TV w/ the loveliest ppl. Ep 1 is out &, trust me, you need this joy. All seasons free on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfH...

I didn't expect S05 to be this much fun, and I didn't expect to make a completely plausible proof-of-concept for an actual (if, admittedly, niche) 2026 broadcast format. Think of it as the 20-hour 21st-century version of the original 1985 WSDM demo tape, 41 years in the making. 977radiom.com/seasons

It's another WMHD Sunday, and we've got yet another *actual, real* 1985 broadcast from Rose-Hulman's WMHD, back when it was still 90.5 FM and before they sold the signal to ISU. Special bonus at the end of today's episode: The new trailer for Radio M *season 6*. 977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday

It's midnight at th-- er, at Radio M, and Zenith uses the freedom of the hour to get a little philosophical, a little melancholy, and even a bit playful as he digs waaaaay deep into the library. His little gong may or may not be ironic. audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... More: 977radiom.com/seasons

Renegade spring tour of St. George UT. Fun to ride a marked "event" route for the first time in a while, even (especially??) if I did it solo ~90min behind the event.

Had enough of 2026? We can't fix the world, but we *can* give you our great 10am hour from June 26, 2001. The whole broadcast day is available on Classic 97.7 Radio M HD2: 40 years of Wabash Valley alternate radio history. audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S04E... Relive the whole day: 977radiom.com/hours

Happy #Taskmaster Day to those who celebrate. (And if you don't, this is a *perfect* time to start!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfH...

It's 11pm in Terre Haute, and Zenith's late-night listening party and kaffeeklatsch continues as Aaron drops in to talk Valley radio history. Feel free to drown in the meta-ness of Radio M playing "fake band" Violet Sedan Chair, too! 🤣 audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... More: 977radiom.com/seasons

New today from The Guardian, their take on the "greatest" Cocteau Twins songs. My list of "glaring omissions" ("Quisqose"! The instrumental "Ribbed and Veined"!) probably differs from yours ... but hey, that's what music criticism is all about, yeah? www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

A few random scenes from today's ride. Seeking beauty and peace amid chaos is also a coping strategy.

Here in real reality, just as I did for many years when the world was crashing down around us (but never like this), I made this hour of radio that speaks to Our Current Situation but also stands as a damn fine cup of coffee. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... More: 977radiom.com/seasons

✅ Counterfactual alternate media reality. ✅ Long-duration fiction with an awesome soundtrack. ✅ The biggest coping mechanism ever created. ✅ Oh, and 100% handwritten/crafted, too. 8pm: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... 9pm: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... The whole thing: 977radiom.com/seasons

For those of us who lived through the era of The Day After and Threads (or, for that matter, the Cuban missile crisis), his new apocalyptic threat is triggering in the extreme. It's intense psychological abuse, just like he's done (and worse) to countless young girls, and that alone justifies _____.

"Hi. To keep from going batshit crazy in this cultural moment, I've made over 100 hours of period-accurate, fully immersive, consistent, and counterfactual fake radio spanning more than 40 years. Let's talk." 😇

Happy ace day to those in the faith. internationalasexualityday.org/en/

From 40 years ago today, the (real, actual) Sunday 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for April 6, 1986.

It's 7pm in Terre Haute, and Haley has another great evening-flavored hour that goes from Interpol to early Cocteau Twins and everything in between and beyond. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... Explore: 977radiom.com/seasons

It's another WMHD Sunday: *actual, real* 1980s tapes from Rose-Hulman's WMHD in Terre Haute. Hear the *actual, real* foundation of Radio M, and then explore the past 40+ years of the greatest station the Wabash Valley almost had. Listen: 977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday Explore: 977radiom.com/seasons

97.7 Radio M is an immersive alternate media reality set in Terre Haute and spanning more than 40 years of the greatest radio station the Wabash Valley almost had. Based on a true story... with the tapes to prove it. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... Immerse yourself: 977radiom.com/seasons

Our very own Morning Josh was in prime form on March 19. Here's his awesome 7am hour, spanning six decades of music that matters. The Wabash Valley legend lives on. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... 100+ hours of alternate media reality: 977radiom.com/seasons

From 38 years ago today, the Sunday 8-10pm #playlist on Nightwave 107, WKPL Platteville WI (Dubuque IA) for April 3, 1988.

Remember when the soundtrack to your day was chosen by actual people, not an algorithm? Remember when those people could genuinely surprise you? Remember when you had *big feels* about a radio station? Welcome to 97.7 Radio M. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... More: 977radiom.com/seasons

I didn't know that The Aluminum Group, long one of my faves (not just because they're queer) released this album in 2022. "Drag queens, as a rule, are worse than children / Getting dressed for school / Matinees? Times by two / All a mess, then fabulous." An A+ song! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ZN...

On this day in 1995: SF Bay Area radio station KYLD "Wild 107" (urban/hip-hop) pulled off a great April 1 prank by suddenly changing format to "Disco 107," with a fully produced imaging package. Here's three hours from that day. drive.google.com/file/d/1C10S...

Happy 41st M-iversary to us! Radio M began at 6am April 1, 1985 with our unique mix of music that matters. And the Wabash Valley legend lives on! Hear our entire first hour (and the format change!) from that day: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S01E... Read our history: 977radiom.com/history First four:

Y'know, seems to me that when the journalism vanguard on this story is ... *TMZ,* something has gone terribly wrong with the profession. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

As our real reality becomes more and more, well, sickeningly unreal, it's nice to have an alternate media reality where at least the radio is good! Welcome to 97.7 Radio M, 100% handwritten/crafted. Claude does not work here. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... Explore: 977radiom.com/seasons

Aaron was a wunderkind hire at Radio M here in Terre Haute back in 2000; now he's our program director ... and here's his 2pm hour from March 19, 2026. Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... Dive into the rest of the 41-year Radio M universe: 977radiom.com/seasons

From 40 years ago today, the Sunday 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for March 30, 1986. Bonus -- Hear the entire broadcast: drive.google.com/file/d/134hm...

Hear *actual, real* me from January 1985 (with a bit of a head cold, maybe?) on Rose-Hulman's WMHD. Come for the lukewarm announcing; stay for the great music! 977radiom.com/wmhd-sunday Then hear what it became, 8 hours of Radio M from 1985: 977radiom.com/hours-1985

Current location: No Kings in St. George UT.

A note: Not counting tests and WMHD Sundays, this is the 101st hour (!) of Radio M. Out of 1,178 songs, only 4 of them have been repeated. I'm still offering one of our inflatable mini-Ottos from 2001 for spotting a repeat! 😛 Listen: audio.977radiom.com/Radio.M.S05E... Immerse: 977radiom.com/seasons

I just learned that this documentary exists! I know how I'll be spending an hour tonight.