Written by Mason Baker, WKNC Promotions Director
On Friday, Oct. 4, WKNC is set to host the fourth annual 24-hour celebration of World College Radio Day.
Starting in 2012, over 600 colleges across the globe have participated in the annual World College Radio Day. October 4th will mark the fourth year WKNC has participated in the festivities, boasting 24 hours of non-stop DJ sets on our HD-1 and HD-2 channels, with a healthy assortment of entertainment on our Production Room livestreams.
WKNC will kick off the day on HD-1 with our electronic and pop block Afterhours and rap and R&B block Underground from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. Afterwards is our indie rock block Daytime from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. rounded out by our metal Chainsaw block from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Additionally, our HD-2 schedule is chock full of music of all genres, including a smattering of sets from our newly trained DJs.
In addition to the live broadcast, WKNC will host a 24-hour livestream on both YouTube and Twitch. During the stream, you can catch such exhilarating activities as WKNC Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, LEGO building, PowerPoint presentations, detective work and many more.
“I’m so excited for World College Radio Day this year! This is going to be the fourth year in a row we have celebrated it, and each year it’s only gotten better,” said Rose Kelly, WKNC’s current general manager. “It’s such an incredible way to connect with other DJs, and I know everyone is looking forward to it so much!”
WKNC HD-1 can be heard throughout the Triangle on 88.1 FM. Our HD-2 channel can be heard on HD-enabled radios. Both stations stream online at wknc.org/listen and through our Live365 mobile apps.
Schedules for WKNC HD-1, HD-2 and Production Room Livestream are below. Do note these schedules are subject to change.
WKNC HD-1 Schedule
| Time | DJ | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 12-1 a.m. | Big Anthony/Steel Nipz | all the music they wouldn’t let me play during the day |
| 1-2 a.m. | dj paruko/dirty chai | THIS WCRD WE ARE NUKING YOUR SPEAKERS |
| 2-3 a.m. | DJ Southpaw/perfume charms | afterhours x underground yaoi?? |
| 3-4 a.m. | chalcopyrite (with special guests the Dungeon Master and the Crypt Keeper) | Chalcopyrite and two wizards get sucked into a strange, twisting, alternate Forest. Together, they must not stray from the path in their quest to escape. |
| 4-5 a.m. | DJ Mithrax | AFTERHOURS? I BARELY KNOW HER!!!! |
| 5-6 a.m. | johnny ghost | The Radioman is speaking, and the Radioman says it is a beautiful night out there in Raleigh. (mostly big beat techno/sample heavy stuff) |
| 6-7 a.m. | JustinTime | playing alt country just before sunrise |
| 7-8 a.m. | perfume charms / animus worm | Japanese & English Post-Hardcore |
| 8-9 a.m. | Bodhi | Your love letter to movies through music: 1940s Halloween – Aresenic & Old Lace |
| 9-10 a.m. | DJ Tullykinesis | NOT Vocaloid!! (daytime with a tiny touch of afterhours) |
| 10-11 a.m. | auxymoron & DJ Mithrax | Playing the greatest hits from Yo Gabba Gabba’s hit recurring segment, “The Super Music Friends Show”, featuring your favorite Super Music Friends, DJ Mithrax and auxymoron! |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | DJ Crush | Spookiest songs heralded by your spookiest host |
| 12-1 p.m. | dj rodent | music you can squeak to – worldwide rock, psychedelia, and shoegaze. |
| 1-2 p.m. | Claymore | mixture set, like anything is game |
| 2-3 p.m. | lagomorph & table | WORLD EMO |
| 3-4 p.m. | Maddog | My 2014 playlist #lit |
| 4-5 p.m. | President Shrimpo/DJ Southpaw | Do you like rock and roll? Do you enjoy eating raw onions like apples? Would you vote for President Shrimpo for four nonconsecutive presidential terms? If you said yes to any of these questions you should listen to Fireside Chats with President Shrimpo Pop! Fireside Chats is the preeminent place to find music on this hemisphere of the Earth, so listen or you’ll feel a great sense of emptiness in your life! |
| 5-6 p.m. | Fullmetal Racket/DMC Woodstock | bassline b2b livemix |
| 6-7 p.m. | Wizard of Gore | All of the best from across the metal spectrum, with lots of death metal and underground extreme metal |
| 7-8 p.m. | Sleepyhead | Metalcore/Post Hardcore/Emo |
| 8-9 p.m. | Kjdoggy/DJ REAM | Queens of the scream. Female fronted metal bands only ;p |
| 9-10 p.m. | Lead Pipe | Do you like strange metal music that would scare your grandparents? Then you’ll like the Sewage System Symphony. Here, we play metal in all its unholy glory in every one of its ungodly forms. Stick here and listen, or else… |
| 10-11 p.m. | Claymore | Gaming metal |
| 11 p.m.-12 a.m. | DJ Mithrax | metal, punk and very silly |
WKNC HD-2 Schedule
| Time | DJ | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 12-1 a.m. | DJ Vile | The Garden + their billion side projects + other bands that sound similar to them |
| 1-2 a.m. | DJ Cherryheadache | Love and joy and whimsy and kindness |
| 2-3 a.m. | DJ Vile, DJ Waterboy | Hardcore |
| 3-4 a.m. | table | psychic medium contacts the dead (GONE WRONG) |
| 4-5 a.m. | perfume charms | oldhead scaring music |
| 5-6 a.m. | shmulik | folk, psychedelic, soft rock, and other laurel canyon-y sounds |
| 6-7 a.m. | Small creature | little bit of a groovy funk experience |
| 7-8 a.m. | dj cornbread, j | footwork/house adjacent chunes |
| 8-9 a.m. | table | CRAZY HYPERFLIP MEGAMIX *O* |
| 9-10 a.m. | DJ Mucas & DJ Mithrax | random stuff with some punk perchance? |
| 10-11 a.m. | DJ Mucas | Punk and almost punk. Expect ska |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | DJ Babesicle | NC based bands 🙂 |
| 12-1 p.m. | Klementine | feel good, sweet, calm music |
| 1-2 p.m. | Mythos | songs like east by earl sweatshirt |
| 2-3 p.m. | Klementine | feel good, loud, fervent music |
| 3-4 p.m. | DJ Moto | Moto takes you on a sonic journey throughout his mind. |
| 4-5 p.m. | DJ Eysa and DJ Rani | kpop set except we vote on who has better songs (sudden death!) |
| 5-6 p.m. | Rodeo Romeo | Oldies that will have you dancing like there’s no tomorrow |
| 6-7 p.m. | Origen | A sampling of modern (and not nazist yes that’s somehow an issue here too) neofolk |
| 7-8 p.m. | DJ REAM | One more time? |
| 8-9 p.m. | DJ Southpaw | trust me its more than an MF DOOM set |
| 9-10 p.m. | moonbytes | death rock / post punk |
| 10-11 p.m. | DJ Crush | Old and new K-Pop alike |
| 11 p.m.-12 a.m. | Big Anthony | 1990s/2000s R&B |
WKNC Livestream Schedule
| Time | Host & Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 12-1 a.m. | chalcopyrite – Bad Music Quiz Bowl | we got double bad music hour. test your knowledge of the worst music ever made |
| 1-2 a.m. | Big Anthony – Glee Plots: Real or Fake? | Glee has absurd storylines but can you tell which ones are made up by me and other station gleeks? |
| 2-3 a.m. | JustinTime – Geoguessr | I play geoguessr with others |
| 3-4 a.m. | DJ Sleepy Sleep | [honk shoo we are sleeping] |
| 4-5 a.m. | DJ Sleepy Sleep | [honk shoo we are sleeping] |
| 5-6 a.m. | DJ Sleepy Sleep | [honk shoo we are sleeping] |
| 6-7 a.m. | DJ Sleepy Sleep | [honk shoo we are sleeping] |
| 7-8 a.m. | DJ Sleepy Sleep | [honk shoo we are sleeping] |
| 8-9 a.m. | WKNC Fall Craft Hour | join your 2 favorite hosts as they share hacks, tips, and tricks for fall crafts! |
| 9-10 a.m. | DJ Crush – WKNC Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader | No, the answer is probably no |
| 10-11 a.m. | DJ Pon-3 – Man Bites Dog | In 2018 I went to the Mall of America and bought this card game. It’s time to take it out of the plastic. |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | DJ Southpaw – The Promo Hour | have you wanted a promo for your set? stop by to get one recorded since you’ll be in the station anyway |
| 12-1 p.m. | ||
| 1-2 p.m. | DJ Crush & President Shrimpo – WKNC Cold Cases: The Poopening | Two of WKNC’s okayest detectives try to solve the crime of the century |
| 2-3 p.m. | DJ Sles – LEGO Building | I love LEGOs! |
| 3-4 p.m. | DJ Southpaw – Where’s The Radio? | play some custom Geoguessr maps of various college radio stations made by me |
| 4-5 p.m. | [DJ Name TBD] – Metal Lyrics or Edgy Rant? | Is the provided text metal/punk lyrics? or an incel/edgelord rant? Find out in our game show! |
| 5-6 p.m. | Lagomorph – Smash Bros Bracket | We got games, we got platforms, we got fighters… Bracket type tournament free to enter with small prizes |
| 6-7 p.m. | ||
| 7-8 p.m. | President Shrimpo – Powerpoint Night | PowerPoints. At night. |
| 8-9 p.m. | DJ Tullykinesis – WKNCcore Album Cover Skribblio | I make a Skribblio with the names of many classic album covers and everyone tries to draw and guess them! |
| 9-10 p.m. | Wizard of Gore – Guess The Metal Band From The Logo | Making people try to read increasingly incomprehensible band logos |
| 10-11 p.m. | DJ Southpaw – WKNC Family Trees | time to update the family tree! featuring all our new DJs over the past semester or two. |
| 11 p.m.-12 a.m. | chalcopyrite + dmc woodstock – Electronic Music Genres: Real or Fake? | we present electronic subgenre names and the non-brainrotted kncers have to guess if it’s real, fake, or real to 5 people. will be harder than you think |