WTSQ 88.1FM - The Status Quo

WTSQ 88.1FM - The Status Quo Charleston, WV’s Listener Supported Independent Community Radio Station. WTSQ is a 501c3 organization

The much-anticipated 2026 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is almost here! The annual event returns July 2-5 in downtown Ch...
06/17/2026

The much-anticipated 2026 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is almost here! The annual event returns July 2-5 in downtown Charleston and will feature performances from headliners Wynonna Judd, Bobby Brown, Bret Michaels and Tonic. Melissa Etheridge, Montell Jordan, Bow Wow, Lita Ford, and Vertical Horizon will also grace the Regatta stage opening up each night for the main acts.

WTSQ is a proud sponsor of the Sunday night performance with Tonic & Vertical Horizon. Come hang out with the TSQ crew and enjoy this final Regatta night that includes the WVU Medicine Drone Show!

Tons of FREE awesome music going on at City Center Slack Plaza all this weekend...starting today!! It is a great preview...
06/17/2026

Tons of FREE awesome music going on at City Center Slack Plaza all this weekend...starting today!! It is a great preview of what's to come this summer when City Center Live kicks off on August 1st. Get out there and support your local music and arts community!

06/16/2026

Who are you most excited to see during the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta? Come hang out with the WTSQ crew Sun, Jul 5th for Tonic & Vertical Horizon live from Haddad Riverfront Park!

Upcoming Events: June 15th - 21st⭐️Taylor Books FRI. JUNE 19: “LIVE MUSIC” with THE CARPENTER ANTS SAT. JUNE 20: “LIVE M...
06/15/2026

Upcoming Events: June 15th - 21st

⭐️Taylor Books
FRI. JUNE 19: “LIVE MUSIC” with THE CARPENTER ANTS
SAT. JUNE 20: “LIVE MUSIC” with ANNE McCONNELL & KEN KRUGER
SUN. JUNE 21: “LIVE MUSIC” with JR YOST

⭐️Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema by WVIFF
TUES. JUNE 16: “AMERICAN FLYERS”
THUR. JUNE 18: “YOU GOT GOLD: A CELEBRATION OF JOHN PRINE”
FRI. JUNE 19: “I LOVE BOOSTERS”
+ “TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR”
SAT. JUNE 20: “STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE,” “I LOVE BOOSTERS” + “BLUE HERON”
SUN. JUNE 21: “BLUE HERON” + “STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE”
SHOW TIMES AND SCHEDULE AT: WVIFF.ORG

⭐️Arts Amplified BIKE CITY STAGE at CITY CENTER SLACK PLAZA:
WED. JUNE 17: MASON ADKINS, HEATHER HANNAH, SAM EPLIN and HOT JAZZ OF CHARLESTON
THUR. JUNE 18: TWO ROOMMATES, THREE PIECE SUIT and MARK PRICE BAND
FRI. JUNE 19: JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION feat. a PARADE at 11:30am then SPEAKERS and music by DJ LAURYN TRILL, ST. MARKS STEEL BAND, and THE UNIT BAND
SAT. JUNE 20: GRACIE MAE, ANALOG BOY, SOMTHIN’ SPECIAL, CARIÑO and THE COMPANY STORES
SUN. JUNE 21: SPENCER ELLIOTT, ALLEN SMITH and VINYL VILLAGE

⭐️Fife Street Brewing
TUES. JUNE 16: TEAM TRIVIA
THU. JUNE 18: THIRSTY THURSDAYS with STEVE ANIMAL

⭐️Short Story Brewing Charleston
WED. JUNE 17: VINYL VILLAGE
THUR. JUNE 18: THE CHARLESTON ROGUES
FRI. JUNE 19: THE PARACHUTE BRIGADE
SAT. JUNE 20: DJ QUORTZ

⭐️DUNBAR ATHLETIC BOOSTERS at DUNBAR BINGO HALL
SAT. JUNE 20: “BINGO” at the VALLEY’S the VALLEY’S BIGGEST & LONGEST RUNNING BINGO HALL. EVERY SATURDAY with GAMES STARTING AT 4PM
MORE INFO: https://www.dunbarbingo.com/

🔷LIVE ON THE LEVEE at HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK:
FRI. JUNE 19: TALIB KWELI and JORDAN DYER TRIO

🔷EMPTY GLASS:
MON. JUNE 15: “OPEN MIC” with RYAN WRIGHT
THUR. JUNE 18: SETH AKERS & THE ALBATROSS, MELANIE A. DAVIS & THE MADNESS
and SILK STOCKINGS
FRI. JUNE 19: “HAPPY HOUR JAZZ” with TIMMY COURTS & FRIENDS
SAT. JUNE 20: HEAD/SPLIT, LOOSE ENDS, MORVANE and HOLLOW POINT

🔷CLAY CENTER:
SAT. JUNE 20: CHICAGO

🔷LEE STREET LOUNGE:
MON. JUNE 15: “WING NIGHT”
FRI. JUNE 19 + SAT. JUNE 20: “DRAG SHOWS”
SUN. JUNE 21: “DRAG BRUNCH”

🔷THE ROQ:
TUES. JUNE 16: “JAZZ NIGHT” with BOB THOMPSON BAND
WED. JUNE 17: “OPEN MIC NIGHT”
THUR. JUNE 18: “SALSA DANCING CLASS” with THE CHARLESTON SALSA CLUB
SAT. JUNE 20: “WV BEATS” with DJ TIBBS

🔷PRIME 101:
THUR. JUNE 18: “KARAOKE” with DJ ZACH

🔷SAM’S UPTOWN CAFE:
FRI. JUNE 19: KEVOLUTION, NEPHOS and SNOCONE

🔷THE BLUE PARROT:
FRI. JUNE 19: GHOULBOX, RODNEY & THE CRESSELS and COKEANDREDRUM
SAT. JUNE 20: “SOUTHERN FRIED SATURDAY NIGHT” with DJ JOSH KYLE

🔷TICKERS & TIMBERS:
FRI. JUNE 19: “LIVE ON THE LEVEE AFTER PARTY” with DJ JARREN JACKSON

🔷CHARLESTON COLISEUM:
THUR. JUNE 18: “JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION FIRESIDE CHAT with DR. MICHAEL ERIC DYSON
THUR. JUNE 18: JAME McMURTY & THE MARTIAL LAW REVIEW and BETTYSOO

🔷WANDERING WIND MEADERY:
FRI. JUNE 19: “POETRY NIGHT” hosted by TONY HARRAH
SAT. JUNE 20: “DICE & DECEPTION: A MURDER MYSTERY MEETS TABLETOP ADVENTURE”

🔷SOUTH CHARLESTON FARMER’S MARKET:
SUN. JUNE 21: “WV MUSIC HALL OF FAME GARDEN PARTY” with MIKE MORNINGSTAR,
JOHN ELLISON, WILLIAM MATHENY and MATT MULLINS

🔷LIVE AT THE SHOP in DUNBAR:
THUR. JUNE 18: STORMTOKER, CROP and PHASM ALL AGES!
SUN. JUNE 21: MURPHY’S LAW, SULLVN and THE PRENUPS ALL AGES!

🔷COAL RIVER COFFEE in ST. ALBANS:
THUR. JUNE 18: “OPEN MIC”

🔷THE TAP in ST. ALBANS:
TUES. JUNE 16: GARY HAYS
WED. JUNE 17: “OPEN MIC”

🔷9TH STREET LIVE in HUNTINGTON, WV:
FRI. JUNE 19: “9TH STREET IS DEAD” with JOHN INGHRAMS DEAD CENTER

⭐️ WTSQ Underwriters. To become an underwriter and support community radio email us at [email protected]

Are your events missing from our list? Email your event schedule to [email protected] (this goes up on Monday, so info must be sent to him by Saturday each week)

Everyone’s favorite four-day event Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is back! A celebration of summer, music & fun on the ba...
06/15/2026

Everyone’s favorite four-day event Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is back! A celebration of summer, music & fun on the banks of the Kanawha River in downtown Charleston. The event features free concerts from national and local acts, family-friendly attractions, fireworks, a drone light show, carnival rides, a Mardi Gras funeral parade, riverboat cruises, wiener dog races, rubber ducky drop, local vendors, and so much more.

Check out the full schedule at: https://charlestonregatta.com/

The 7th floor of the building, that our radio station is currently on, was still being built in this photo! Such a cool ...
06/12/2026

The 7th floor of the building, that our radio station is currently on, was still being built in this photo! Such a cool glimpse of our home when it was under construction. ❤️

Throw Back Thursday
Our Corporate Secretary, Margaret Chico-Eddy, recently found this old photograph on Facebook Marketplace. This is the Peoples Building during construction in the 1920s. What a great find!

We are working on finding out what has knocked out our signal. Hoping to have it fixed ASAP!
06/10/2026

We are working on finding out what has knocked out our signal. Hoping to have it fixed ASAP!

Upcoming Events: June 8th - 14th⭐️Mountain Stage Radio Show at CULTURE CENTER THEATER:SUN. JUNE 14: BRANDY CLARK, STEEP ...
06/08/2026

Upcoming Events: June 8th - 14th

⭐️Mountain Stage Radio Show at CULTURE CENTER THEATER:
SUN. JUNE 14: BRANDY CLARK, STEEP CANYON RANGERS, TRISTEN and PHILIP BOWEN
DETAILS AND FULL SCHEDULE AT: MOUNTAINSTAGE.ORG

⭐️Taylor Books
FRI. JUNE 12: “LIVE MUSIC” with STEVE HIMES
SAT. JUNE 13: “AUTHOR EVENT” with ANDREW MOORE
+ “LIVE MUSIC” with JEFFERY VAUGHN & COMPANY
SUN. JUNE 7: “LIVE MUSIC” with RAY & JON

⭐️Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema by WVIFF
THUR. JUNE 11: “YOU GOT GOLD: A CELEBRATION OF JOHN PRINE”
FRI. JUNE 12: “I LOVE BOOSTERS”
SAT. JUNE 13: “STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE,” “I LOVE BOOSTERS” + “BLUE HERON”
SUN. JUNE 14: “BLUE HERON” + “STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE”
SHOW TIMES AND SCHEDULE AT: WVIFF.ORG

⭐️Fife Street Brewing
TUES. JUNE 9: TEAM TRIVIA
WED. JUNE 10: THE WILSON PROJECT
THU. JUNE 11: THIRSTY THURSDAYS with STEVE ANIMAL

⭐️Short Story Brewing Charleston
TUES. JUNE 9: JIM SNYDER & MARCEL LAZARE
WED. JUNE 10: THE WILSON PROJECT
FRI. JUNE 12: VB4

⭐️Folklore Music Exchange
FRI. JUNE 12: “MOUNTAIN STATE MUSIC” presents NEVER ZERO and ABBIE McALLISTER

⭐️The Wine Down
THUR. JUNE 11: SPENCER ELLIOTT
SAT. JUNE 13: TEAM TRIVIA

⭐️ECHO-LIT
SAT. JUNE 13: “BOTANICAL PLATTER WORKSHOP” with ARTIST GRACE ROSE

⭐️The Element Edge
TUES. JUNE 9: 35 YEARS OF CARE: BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION: “A JOURNEY FROM WOMENCARE TO FAMILYCARE” feat. “FIRESIDE CHAT” with CEO Dr. CRAIG GLOVER

⭐️DUNBAR ATHLETIC BOOSTERS at DUNBAR BINGO HALL
SAT. JUNE 13: “BINGO” at the VALLEY’S the VALLEY’S BIGGEST & LONGEST RUNNING BINGO HALL. EVERY SATURDAY with GAMES STARTING AT 4PM
MORE INFO: https://www.dunbarbingo.com/

🔷RAINBOW PRIDE of WV at GOMART BALLPARK
THURS. JUNE 11: PRIDE NIGHT with THE CHARLESTON DIRTY BIRDS @5:30pm
MORE INFO: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GBGmpKHdk/

🔷NAACP at KITTY DOOLEY CENTER
THUR. JUNE 11: “JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION” All are welcomed to celebrate our history and find out more about the Friday, June 19th celebration parade and Slack Plaza festivities. Fun, fellowship and food. @6:30pm

🔷LIVE ON THE LEVEE at HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK:
FRI. JUNE 12: SPIN DOCTORS and JAG ROBINSON

🔷CAPITOL FLEA MARKET:
SAT. JUNE 13: “VINTAGE CRUISE IN”

🔷EMPTY GLASS:
MON. JUNE 8: “OPEN MIC” with RYAN WRIGHT
FRI. JUNE 12: “HAPPY HOUR JAZZ” with TIMMY COURTS & FRIENDS
SUN. JUNE 14: “POST MOUNTAIN STAGE JAM” with THE CARPENTER ANTS

🔷CLAY CENTER:
THUR. JUNE 11: “CECIL L. WALKER JAZZ SERIES” presents LAO TIZER BAND

🔷LEE STREET LOUNGE:
MON. JUNE 8: “WING NIGHT”
FRI. JUNE 12 + SAT. JUNE 13: “DRAG SHOWS”
SUN. JUNE 14: “DRAG BRUNCH”

🔷THE ROQ:
TUES. JUNE 9: SLOW TRAIN
THUR. JUNE 11: “SALSA DANCING CLASS” with THE CHARLESTON SALSA CLUB

🔷PRIME 101:
THUR. JUNE 11: “KARAOKE” with DJ ZACH

🔷THE BLUE PARROT:
FRI. JUNE 12: “KARAOKE” with DJ MINGLE
SAT. JUNE 13: DINOSAUR BURPS and NEVER ZERO

🔷TICKERS & TIMBERS:
FRI. JUNE 12: “LIVE ON THE LEVEE AFTER PARTY” with DJ JARREN JACKSON

🔷WANDERING WIND MEADERY:
SAT. JUNE 13: “COMEDY NIGHT” with MARTIN MALLOY, PRECIOUS and BO VANCE

🔷PHAT DADDY’S ON DA TRACKS:
SAT. JUNE 13: “R&B SOUL BLOCK PARTY 2026” Music, food, & line dancing. ALL AGES

🔷ALBAN ARTS CENTER in ST. ALBANS
FRI. JUNE 12: IMPROV BOOT CAMP SHOWCASE @7:30pm

🔷ST. ALBANS ROADSIDE PARK:
SAT. JUNE 13: THE WILSON PROJECT

🔷COAL RIVER COFFEE in ST. ALBANS:
THUR. JUNE 11: “OPEN MIC”

🔷THE TAP in ST. ALBANS:
TUES. JUNE 9: GARY HAYS
WED. JUNE 10: “OPEN MIC”

🔷LOUIE’S LOUNGE at MARDI GRAS CASINO in CROSS LANES:
SAT. JUNE 13: DJ COWBOY

🔷THE LOUD in HUNTINGTON, WV:
FRI. JUNE 12: UPON A BURNING BODY, TRAITORS, CARCOSA and SWOLLEN TEETH
SAT. JUNE 13: GROWN ASS FOLKS

🔷9TH STREET LIVE in HUNTINGTON, WV:
FRI. JUNE 12: THE SETTLEMENT

🔷CLENDENIN BREWING COMPANY:
THUR. JUNE 11: “FAMILY FEUD-ISH” GAME NIGHT
FRI. JUNE 12: “OPEN MIC” hosted by CHET LOWTHER
SAT. JUNE 13: “LIVE MUSIC” with CHAD JONES

⭐️ WTSQ Underwriters. To become an underwriter and support community radio email us at [email protected]

Are your events missing from our list? Email your event schedule to [email protected] (this goes up on Monday, so info must be sent to him by Saturday each week)

We are down here at Live on the Levee ready for the Low Cut Connie with special guest Joslyn & the Sweet Compression sho...
06/05/2026

We are down here at Live on the Levee ready for the Low Cut Connie with special guest Joslyn & the Sweet Compression show!! Drinking rainbow slushies from Jo Jo's Taco Truck!!! Come hang out with us!

Congratulations Branden!!! You found our hidden tickets at Sullivan's Records and you are going to see Ben Folds at Keit...
06/05/2026

Congratulations Branden!!! You found our hidden tickets at Sullivan's Records and you are going to see Ben Folds at Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center next week!!

If you still need to get your tickets to Ben Folds & A Piano Tour go to https://keithalbee.com/events/

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