Programming

On the trail back to normalcy. Basement Boxes this week. Playing the last night of Al Fullers Blues Jam at the 5 O’Clock Club with commentary by the man his own self, Al Fuller. WSLR.Org for out of town folks and 96.5 LP FM Sarasota and 100.1 Bradenton. The Good Sisters of St Francis will […]

HOWDY, How are things on your end of the world? Good I hope!  I am so happy that the country has taken a step back from the edge.  I guess in the coming days, weeks we will see if the world starts to return to normal or not.  So I have decided to declare that […]

On Wednesday November 11 at 9am our first guest was Arlene Sweeting, cofounder of WSLR+Fogartyville. Arlene talked about the 15 year history of WSLR and Fogartyville. You can listen at archive.wslr.org, but, even better, you can hear it and see her slides by going to the WSLR+Fogartyville Facebook page. On the second half of our […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as […]

“Early Eddie” is Friday’s LATIN EXPLOSION! Celebrate and have some champagne while listening to Eddie Palmieri’s early albums on the Tico label including “Champagne”! Plus Johnny Pacheco and more this Friday, 7-9am on WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota. Listen anytime by typing “WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION” in your browser. The WSLR Fall Membership drive begins Thursday, 11/12. […]

70 years of New York City Latin Jazz O’Farrill style! Father Chico O’Farrill and son Arturo O’Farrill this Friday on LATIN EXPLOSION. Plus Miami’s Carlos Oliva and Puerto Rico’s Tommy Olivencia. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, listen live at https://wslr.org/wslr-popup-player/ or listen anytime by typing WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION in your browser. “Pianitis!”

This Wednesday, November 4 at 9am we’ll have Stan Zimmerman and Dennis “Mitch” Maley live, discussing the election results so far. We’ll talk about local, county, state and national races and take comments and questions via text to the studio line ‭(941) 954-8636‬. Stan is a retired journalist after 45 years on deadline in radio, […]