On Air

WEFT is back to broadcasting to our full coverage area in East Central Illinois at 10,000 watts! We replaced our storm damaged 20 year old transmitter which was struck by lightning on May 30th. As of 4:40 PM, Wednesday, July 2, we have been operating with our new state of the art transmitter from Broadcast Electronics. This is a solid state unit which requires no tubes as we have used previously, and provides more ease of maintenance. We are excited about broadcasting a more clear and reliable signal to our listeners.

The price of the transmitter is $51,000. There are other associated costs for installation and materials. We will be raising funds to replace more aging equipment in order to enhance our on air sound even further. Stay tuned for more details.

We thank all our listeners for your patience and support in resolving this situation. Please pass the word on that WEFT is back to full power and full broadcast coverage, with a brand new transmitter. And, remind those outside our listening area to tune into our webcast.

If you would like to donate to our efforts, please click on the Donate Now button. Or contribute during our on air and on line Membership Drive Friday, August 1 - Thursday, August 14.

Live delta style blues from Chicago featuring Josh Kalmus on National Resonator guitar, with Alex Feldman, bass, and Art Perkins, harmonica.

Tune in to the April 29th edition of the Tuesday morning jazz program here on WEFT 90.1FM, with special guest, Zakir Hussain, master of the Indian drums, the tablas.

Since the late 60's, Zakir has performed with many renowned western and Indian artists worldwide, producing works that fuse a variety of musical and cultural styles.

He will be holding a concert at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts with the Masters of Percussion, Wednesday, April 30th, at 7:30PM, in the Tryon Festival Theatre.

Zakir Hussain - here on WEFT 90.1FM, during the Tuesday morning jazz program, April 29th, after 10AM.

For more information on Zakir Hussain, visit Moment Records.

Deb Kimme from the YMCA will be on The Midwatch this Wednesday around 6:15pm to talk about the YMCA's new outreach program Fun Pass for disadvantaged youth.

Missed the show? Listen to it here!

Computer science, a field which encourages creative problem-solving for great pay, should not be a hard sell. It should appeal to those who want to improve web interfaces for the blind, speed up parallel performance for biological simulations, perform search on video content, or create digital narrative media. It should engage those who want to make social impact as others have made world-wide with the cellular phone, Google, and YouTube. It should, but does not.

Tune in July 2nd at 6 pm for a 1 hour program called, "Diversity in Technology." Tanya Crenshaw, with the help of guests from the University of Illinois, will discuss how the faces of today's computer science community do not reflect those of the larger global community. Based on her recent study of the Department of Computer Science at UIUC, she will discuss solutions for improving diversity in her field.

Tune in this Thursday afternoon between 2 and 4 PM, as reggae/Native American/jazz artist Tchiya Amet pays a visit to North, South, East, WEFT for two hours of great conversation and superb music!

Tune in to this week's edition of the Sunday Morning Open Forum, from 10-11AM, for an interview with WEFT Co-founder, Bill Thomas, as presented by Paul Riismandel.

Latina poet Tammy Gomez from Austin, Texas visiting on John Wason's Thursday World Beat Show North, South, East and WEFT on 4/7/05.

Tune in to the Sunday Morning Open Forum to hear an interview with our guest, Emeritus Professor Ron Peters of the Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations, Sunday 10-11am.