The Splendid Turntable

07/30/2026

🎧 Splendid Curiosity

That tiny light became one of the symbols of the golden age of FM radio.

Today we stream in lossless audio...
..but somehow that glowing stereo light still feels magical.

What piece of vintage audio gear instantly transports you back?

07/29/2026

Some albums become hits. Others become part of our lives.

By the summer of 1977, Rumours had become more than an album—it had become the soundtrack of FM radio.

Every track felt like a single.
Every spin revealed something new.

What's your favorite deep cut from Rumours that never got the attention it deserved?

🎧 The Splendid Turntable

Bridging the golden age of FM with today's discoveries.

07/28/2026

Ten years, two songs each year. Check out Chip & Don's playlist from today's musical time machine.

Chip & Don take over the airwaves with a two-hour 70s time machine: some of their favorite tunes from each year of the 1970s, one pick from each of them from each year,Will Chip be more rock? Will Don be more pop? Listen to them prove and disprove that assertion.

07/28/2026

Chip & Don took a trip through the 70s today, one year at a time. Tap the link to hear what songs they picked from each year to surprise you with.

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07/27/2026

It could be one of the most schizophrenic shows we’ve done so far: one pick from each of us from each year of the 1970s. The fun starts at 2pm EDT Tuesday, July 28, on WQFS Guilford College Radio.

A review of each year of the 70's and great songs you may not have heard. Join Chip and Don this week on WQFS 90.9 FM, Your Only Alternative and streaming World-Wide on the apps in the first comment. See ya on the radio!

07/27/2026

This morning's playlist from The Splendid Turntable. Want to hear the tunes? Tap the link in our previous post to listen to the show.

The Splendid Turntable transports you back to the sound and spirit of album rock radio that disrupted the airwaves in the 60s and 70s when turntables were king. In that spirit, you'll also hear some of the best alternative/indie music being made today, including a lot of NC artists. You know…hippi...

07/27/2026

Slept through the set? No worries. It was a tough morning for waking up.

The groove’s still waiting—tap the link and jump back in.

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07/26/2026

Tomorrow morning...

We'll revisit one of rock radio's most famous controversies.

Hear Roger Daltrey in a role you probably weren't expecting.

Spin a few forgotten gems.

Discover some outstanding new music.

And, hopefully, send you into Monday with a reminder that great music doesn't have an expiration date.

Join me for The Splendid Turntable—

where vintage albums and today's discoveries share the same turntable.

Monday

8–10 AM EDT

90.9 WQFS

Greensboro

07/25/2026

What happens when one of rock's greatest songs becomes too controversial for radio?

We'll tell the story behind one of the biggest broadcasting controversies of the Rolling Stones' career...
..revisit the unlikely collaboration between Roger Daltrey and Wilko Johnson...
..spin vintage tracks from Steppenwolf, B.B. King, Alice Cooper, Crosby & Nash and more...
..plus brand-new music from Deep Purple, Cage the Elephant, Nora Kelly Band, Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport, Villagerrr, and other fresh discoveries.

Two hours that bridge the golden age of FM album rock with today's best new music.

The Splendid Turntable

Monday morning • 8–10 AM EDT

90.9 WQFS • Greensboro

Album rock radio without the burnout.

07/24/2026

New Music Friday

Charlotte's own The Spongetones have returned with Lifetimeline—their first new studio album in years.

If you grew up loving melodic guitar pop, this one deserves your attention.

Sometimes the best discoveries aren't brand new artists...

They're artists who still have something worth saying.