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On August 13, 2020 radio stations across the country will unite to commemorate the life of Breonna Taylor and the many female victims of American police brutality.  This broadcast event coordinated by WXOX Louisville in collaboration with Breonna Taylor’s family will mark the five-month anniversary of Breonna’s passing. In the words of Breonna’s aunt Bianca […]

Volunteer Programmer, Cathy Antunes, of The Detail, Thursdays, 9-10am, has done exhaustive research into “dark money” used in campaigns of local candidates.  This is a link to her recent publication based on her research, Local Dark Money: Citizens United meets Main Street in Sarasota and Manatee, Florida.  You can find out more information through her […]

InTransition rings out every Tuesday evening @ 9 PM EDT. Tonight’s hustle and bustle includes the latest from Badly Drawn Boy, Hum, Talk Show, Crickets, Sorry and so much more! Tune to 96.5 FM WSLR Sarasota FL or 100.1 FM WBPV Bradenton FL, live-stream at WSLR.org, listen back at archive.wslr.org or download our smartphone app and go to […]

As our communities are coming to grips with with the tragedies of both the global pandemic and also an awakening to the deep roots of systemic racism that have plagued cultures world wide, music has been found to have great healing powers. That’s the suggestion of one of our WSLR programmers, Carlos Pagán, the host […]

Perette Cannady, Host of Vibrational Journeys, is hosting a panel discussion with Michael Harris, Edward Lewis, Dr. Karl Lewis, John Sims, and Ben Vereen. This is a Special Edition as we expand our local programming today to LISTEN to our family, friends and neighbors.

Since the murder of George Floyd, many Black people in America have been sharing their experiences with racism. These stories are powerful and deserve to be heard. We at WSLR believe these stories can also help move people to change their thoughts and move people to action. We want to give these stories a space […]