The Warm Heart of Africa

05/07/2025

Join us tonight (Wednesday) from 7-9 PM EST for a special Afrofunk-themed fundraising show to support Valley Free Radio in its Spring Fund Drive! Head to www.valleyfreeradio.org to make a tax-deductible contribution today. Please help grassroots, volunteer-run community radio stay thriving in Western Mass...and beyond!

Just a mid-week reminder
Our Spring Fund Drive continues
Thanks for the donations
valleyfreeradio.org/donate

02/05/2025

WHOA is live on the air once again tonight to keep you warm on this chilly February evening with an all-Afrobeat mix! Featuring Hugh Masekela, Kokolo, Ebo Taylor - and of course Antibalas! Tune in from 7-9 PM this Wednesday evening at 103.3 FM in Western MA - or listen through Valley Free Radio's website stream:

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11/13/2024

Hello dear listeners! Valley Free Radio's fund drive is taking place this coming week - Nov. 17th through Nov. 23rd. Please consider donating to keep our all-volunteer, totally nonprofit radio station on the air!

Valley Free Radio relies on listener support to keep going - it's truly a grassroots model of community media. If you value the music we play each week, we encourage you to throw a few bucks in the pot at www.valleyfreeradio.org/donate next week! What's more - your donation will be doubled thanks to a generous matching grant up to our goal of $5,000! AND it's all tax-deductible! Throw us $20, or $50, or whatever you can spare, and it'll double it's value to VFR.

Tune in for our special fund drive show next week on November 20th, and join us tonight and every Wednesday night from 7 PM - 9 PM for more Afropop with The Warm Heart of Africa, only on Valley Free Radio. Thank you!

Donate The WXOJ-LP Valley Free Radio Fall Fund Drive runs from November 17-23, 2024 We have a grant that will match donations up to a total of $5000 and also contribute $10 per unique donor. You can DONATE ONLINE at any time during the week of the drive or you can call and speak to a live local prog...

07/10/2024

We're back again tonight with a special Afrobeat-themed show as we give away a free pair of tickets to Seun Kuti and the Egypt 80 ensemble at Mass Moca this Friday, July 12th!

Tune in from 7-9 PM this Wednesday evening at 103.3 FM in Western MA - or listen through Valley Free Radio's website stream: http://valleyfreeradio.org/listen/

July 12 | Leading his pioneering father Fela’s legendary band Egypt 80, Seun Kuti brings Afrobeat to new heights.

07/03/2024

WHOA is live on the air once again tonight! Tune in from 7-9 PM this Wednesday evening at 103.3 FM in Western MA - or listen through Valley Free Radio's website stream: http://valleyfreeradio.org/listen/

Spend a bit of your Independence Day's eve with us! We'll be spinning an eclectic mix, leading off both hours with Afropop from Fela Kuti, Antibalas, and Tony Allen...and some news about a very special upcoming show not far away...

05/14/2024

Join WHoA for a special fund drive edition of the program this Wednesday evening (5/15) from 7-9 PM! Tune in to 103.3 FM or listen online at valleyfreeradio.org to some of the all-time best Afropop that we've played in over a decade of broadcasting (wow!), and please take a moment to support Valley Free Radio, our independent, volunteer-run radio station - a precious rarity in this age of media consolidation.

All proceeds from our fund drive go directly towards keeping the station on air - we have no paid staff and nobody owns this station but the community of DJs, listeners, and supporters. It's operated in the public interest, and anyone can apply to train as a DJ and learn how to produce a radio program or podcast.

So call in during our show on Wednesday at 413-561-6073, or head online to valleyfreeradio.org/donate anytime to keep community radio alive in Western Mass. Thank you and enjoy the show!

DonateSpring Fund Drive: May 12-18We are moving forward into a new era of VFR. We are setting ourselves up for a sustainable future with long-lasting infrastructure for future generations of independent programming.We have a $5000 goal PLUS a $1500 matching grant from Northampton Open Media (NOM). C...

03/06/2024

Tonight on the Warm Heart of Africa: We're giving away TWO PAIRS OF TICKETS to Orchestra Gold, coming to the Drake in Amherst tomorrow night (March 7th, 8 PM). Call into the show from 7 - 9 PM TONIGHT and tune in to Valley Free Radio at 103.3 FM or online at valleyfreeradio.org.

It's all thanks to Secret Planet, Western Mass, which brings terrific world music performers to the area! Check them out...and tune in for an Afro-psych-rock special tonight on WHOA for your chance to see Orchestra Gold on the house!