WRSI - 93.9 The River

08/04/2025

with conductor crushing the score to ROTJ chills and thrills all night! It was incredibly inspiring. Thanks Damon!

08/01/2025

It's a very Jerry August here at the River, and all over the Valley! As we kick off this birthday month for the late beloved Grateful Dead guitarist and singer, we'll be highlighting a whole bunch of shows paying tribute to the Dead's incredible legacy and musical influence over the past 60 years!

Check out the list below and head to the River Ticket Window at wrsi.com to win free tickets for selected performances! AND - next week, Steve in the Morning will hold on-air contests for the Grateful Dead Movie event, a screening of the classic 1977 film featuring the original lineup opening worldwide on August 14th.

-𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 @ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴. 𝟮𝗻𝗱

-𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 @ 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴. 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴. 𝟱𝘁𝗵

-𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 @ 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟴𝘁𝗵

-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆: 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 @ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴. 𝟴𝘁𝗵

The River Ticket Window Photo: 93.9 & 101.5 The River Win tickets at The River Ticket Window! New shows every week! Enter every week. You can enter for one show or all shows. Do not enter for a show more than once. Don’t use multiple emails or aliases. You’ll be disqualified. You’re eligible t...

07/16/2025

Help us decide the battle of best protege! Cast your vote below for Sam Wilson/ Falcon/ Captain America or….
Rick Grayson / Robin/ Nightwing then listen to Nerd Wars Thursday mornings at 9am

06/20/2025

Come see us at Green River Festival this weekend! Buy a t-shirt, record your voice for one of our station IDs, and enjoy the wonderful music, artisan markets, and delicious food and drink, now through Sunday.

Check out the schedule at greenriverfestival.com…and score a ticket if you haven’t already!

06/06/2025

Come see the WRSI crew and Bubbles, our River Van in the Franklin County Pride, Inc. parade and fair tomorrow! A fabulous time is guaranteed for all 🏳️‍🌈

TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR PRIDE PARADE

On Saturday, June 7, the annual Franklin County Pride Parade will take place at noon. The parade begins at the Greenfield Middle School and concludes at Energy Park on Miles Street.

Road closures throughout the Federal Street and Main Street area will take place around 11:30 AM, with roads re-opening shortly after the parade concludes (12:30 - 1:00 PM range). These streets off Main Street include:

Pond ST
Garfield ST
Maple ST
Leonard ST
Pleasant ST
Church ST
Wilson AVE
Davis ST
Chapman ST

A reminder that Miles Street will be closed for a majority of Saturday, June 7 for the pride festivities. The Miles Street Parking Lot will be closed Friday afternoon to prepare for this closure.

05/28/2025

It's been 25 years of Cancer Connection, Inc. providing vital resources and community to those in need of support and community. Check out this year's mobile fundraiser - The Grateful Bed Tour!

Did you hear?
Friday, June 6th ALL DAY Grateful Bed Tour- Join us to help Cancer Connection to keep on truckin'!
https://www.cancer-connection.org/grateful-bed-tour

HUGE Thanks to our dazzling sponsors:

Greenfield Savings Bank Tandem Bagel Company WRSI - 93.9 The River Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity Florence Bank Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company Texas Roadhouse Norseman Audio-Video Systems, Inc. TommyCar Auto Group Share Coffee Sarah's Pet Services, LLC Daily Hampshire Gazette Andy's and The Oak Shoppe Stop & Shop Shea Theater Arts Center Newbury Comics MASS MoCA Parlor Room Atkins Farms Country Market Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters Paul & Elizabeth's Restaurant Abandoned Building Brewery

05/20/2025

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄: Steve has free passes to the 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝘀, this week only! Coming to MassMutual Center in Springfield in August. Listen in every weekday from 6-10 AM for Steve to open the Window LIVE ON AIR - and call in to win!

And there's plenty more on offer with our weekly online contests, found only at wrsi.com! Enter anytime for a chance to win tickets to great local shows, like...

-𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 @ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵, 𝟳 𝗣𝗠
-𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 @ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱, 𝟴 𝗣𝗠
-𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 @ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱, 𝟳 𝗣𝗠

Hurry, because they won't last! The Ticket Window brings you the best of the Valley's local shows with free contests on air and online at wrsi.com every week. Only on The River!

04/29/2025

A special treat on the River Ticket Window this week! In honor of Willie Nelson's 92nd birthday TODAY, we have a flight of pavilion tickets to the 10th Annual Outlaw Music Festival in Hartford this September for some lucky winners - only at wrsi.com!

And there's more: Fantastic Cat with Jake Thistle at The Stone Church!
The Steel Wheels with Jack Broadbent at TheDrake! See what's available every week at wrsi.com, and enter for a chance to win free tickets to great shows in our area.

The River Ticket Window Photo: 93.9 & 101.5 The River The Ticket Window at WRSI: A rolling list of giveaways to the best performances in the area! New shows are being added all the time, so check the lineup every week to see what’s being offered – and enter for a chance to win tickets or passes ...

04/25/2025

🔊 All Aboard! 🚌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 here at the River Studios...and we need your used (or new!) children's and young adult books to donate to growing readers here in Western Mass and across the country!

𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 (𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭 𝗣𝗠 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Reader to Reader will make sure they get to kids that need them, right here in the Valley and across the country in cities, rural areas and on Native American reservations.
Thanks to UMassFive College Credit Union, USA Waste & Recycling & Freedom Credit Union for making the Book Bus possible!

The Book Bus Returns on Saturday, April 26th! Chip in a book (or a few) for young readers in our schools! Photo: 93.9 & 101.5 The River The Book Bus returns to The River’s parking lot on April 26th! Stop by 15 Hampton Avenue in Northampton, MA from 10 AM to 1 PM to donate used and new books for yo...

04/21/2025

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04/16/2025

BRING OUT YOUR BOOKS! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 - bringing your unused or pre-loved books to kids near and far! Box or bag up your used children's books (infant through young adult) and bring them to the River studios at 15 Hampton Avenue in Northampton between 10 am and 1 PM!

Reader to Reader will make sure your donated books get to kids that need them, right here in the Valley and in classrooms and Native American reservations across the country.

𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵? 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵 (𝟮𝟮𝟱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁) 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵 (𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵!

Thanks to USA Waste & Recycling, UMassFive College Credit Union , and Freedom Credit Union for helping to make the Book Bus possible!

03/05/2025

Come see some fine folks from The River - as well as the debut of the Pink Banana Bunch - at Plunge for Adventure: Beware the Ice of March next weekend! Test your mettle with a dip in the waters of the Upper Highland Lake at the DAR State Forest to help raise $50,000 to support recreational activities for folks of all ages and all abilities here in our community. Then enjoy snacks, hot soup and warm beverages! Registration required, so sign up now.

Coming up on March 15! We're just a few weeks away from the Plunge for Adventure: Beware the Ice of March, and we can't wait! Thank you to the warm-hearted plungers, sponsors, volunteers, and donors who have stepped up to support the event! Can't wait to take a frigid swim with you!

Want to join the fun? https://www.alloutadventures.org/plunge-for-adventure