WEFT Community Radio

07/21/2025

Monday.

07/21/2025

This morning on WEFT!

Tune in at 8:00 AM Monday on WEFT for another edition of “My Favorite Vinyl” with Don Tanner.

The special guest bringing in some of her favorite vinyl records (along with a few stories about why those songs have memories or significance) is the Mayor of Champaign - Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen!

Mayor Feinen has been a proud resident of Champaign for more than fifty years. Deb lives in Champaign with her husband, Chuck, and two daughters, Karlee and Cate.

She is committed to Champaign and building on its success as a great place to live, work, play and stay.

You’ve seen the Mayor handling official City business - and enjoying the Champaign activities like Friday Night Live, Toast to Taylor Street, The Beat, C-U Days, and Juneteenth. But are you curious about HER favorite vinyl records? Find out Monday morning on WEFT!

Begin your week with the music and the memories - it’s songs and stories - as Don Tanner drops the needle on a few records with one of Champaign-Urbana’s hometown heroes.

Music + Conversation = My Favorite Vinyl

Broadcasting STRONG at 90.1 FM
Streaming online at weft.org
Listen on the WEFT App

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No Static At All
Experience Champaign-Urbana
Champaign Center Partnership

07/21/2025

Look for the WEFT advertisement in future Daily Illini editions and online - thanks to Champaign Center Partnership!

07/21/2025

Tune in tomorrow for Disability Beat at 5:00 pm to learn all about Star Raft Circles with David Wetherow!

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07/19/2025

Monday morning on WEFT!

Tune in at 8:00 AM Monday on WEFT for another edition of “My Favorite Vinyl” with Don Tanner.

The special guest bringing in some of her favorite vinyl records (along with a few stories about why those songs have memories or significance) is the Mayor of Champaign - Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen!

Mayor Feinen has been a proud resident of Champaign for more than fifty years. Deb lives in Champaign with her husband, Chuck, and two daughters, Karlee and Cate.

She is committed to Champaign and building on its success as a great place to live, work, play and stay.

You’ve seen the Mayor handling official City business - and enjoying the Champaign activities like Friday Night Live, Toast to Taylor Street, The Beat, C-U Days, and Juneteenth. But are you curious about HER favorite vinyl records? Find out Monday morning on WEFT!

Begin your week with the music and the memories - it’s songs and stories - as Don Tanner drops the needle on a few records with one of Champaign-Urbana’s hometown heroes.

Music + Conversation = My Favorite Vinyl

Broadcasting STRONG at 90.1 FM
Streaming online at weft.org
Listen on the WEFT App

city.of.champaign
No Static At All
Experience Champaign-Urbana
Champaign Center Partnership

07/19/2025

Tune in to the Grateful Dead Hour tonight for a chance to win a CD of the new Doobie Brothers album "Walk this Road". The disc features ten new tracks with long-time member Michael McDonald and founding members Patrick Simmons and Tom Johnston, and includes a guest appearance by Mavis Staples on the title track. Listen for your chance to get a copy tonight between 8 and 9pm at 90.1 FM, or online at weft.org.

217-359-9338

07/19/2025

True Endeavors
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck
The Virginia Theatre

It's Christmas in July!!

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones in a special holiday show, live at The Virginia Theatre in Champaign...first time with all five band members including Howard Levy and Jeff Coffin, plus special guest Tuvan Throat Singing ensemble Alash!!!

Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am!

07/19/2025

39 WEFT t-shirts and WEFT hats gone!

61 to go! (Hopefully by August 16th)

Goal: 100 WEFT t-shirts or WEFT hats for a $10 donation each during the next month to raise $1,000.

7/18 Update: 39 t-shirts and hats at $10 donation each for $390 raised in donations so far - THANK YOU!

The $1,000 hopefully raised will be used to help pay for hardware equipment (router, computer, cables, etc.) needed to get Internet service at the WEFT transmitter site (to help eliminate static in the current 90.1 FM “over the air” broadcast).

WEFT t-shirts and hats available in front of the WEFT station every Friday night on North Market Street during Friday Night Live, at Morrissey Park on July 24th for Jazz in the Park, at Toast to Taylor Street on Saturday, August 16th, at various other community events, or at WEFT by appointment/delivery.

Email [email protected] or call 217-359-9338 and ask for Eric

07/19/2025

The Rap Magic Show coming up at midnight…

07/18/2025

This morning on the WEFT Weekender

Miss Vicki and Magic Mark will be playing INSTRUMENTS! (In a way!)

Plus, special guests Amanda Ramey and En-chi Lin will stop by at 8:15 to talk about the upcoming Urbana Tango Week!

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cutangomusicworkshop
Urbana Arts and Culture Program

07/18/2025

Tickets on sale today at 9:00 AM

The Virginia Theatre
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck

Groundbreaking banjoist, composer and bandleader, Béla Fleck has reconvened the original line-up of the Grammy-winning quartet Béla Fleck & The Flecktones and they're heading to the Virginia Theatre this December! 🪕🎶

📅 Dec 1
⏰ 7:30pm

Tickets on sale Friday, July 18 at 9am!
🎟️ bit.ly/3Ud2YCJ

07/18/2025

Thursday, July 24th

Champaign Park District