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01/06/2026

Calling all of our musician friends — The Tiny Desk Contest is back for 2026 with submissions being accepted starting January 13. Details at the link in comments!

12/31/2025

Happy New Year's Eve, friends! Before we travel into 2026, Hannah's got 2025 in the rearview mirror and she's recapped her top 10 releases of 2025! Check them out and let us know in the comments if any of her picks are yours.

12/25/2025

12/22/2025

Today on The Route!

12/22/2025

Be sure to tune in tonight for Ain't That the Way with Jann Nyffeler. Great seasonal selections!
WRUR, WITH- The Route! 6 to 8 pm

Whew. It’s time to get those cookies goin’! I’ve got your soundtrack for tonight.

One night only: It’s time for an old-fashioned Christmas mixtape!

Join me tonight for a collection of holiday music guaranteed to make you laugh, make you think, and remind you why you listen to The Route.
As always, there’ll be some songs you know … and some songs you’ll wonder how I came up with.

See you on the radio! Tonight, 6 to 8 Eastern. Ain’t That the Way. At WRUR dot org.

12/12/2025

A big heartfelt thank you to everyone who pledged their support of THE ROUTE! We are proud to bring you great music, exclusive interviews with local and national acts, and playlists curated by our hosts, who love this community. 💙

12/12/2025

Hey, real quick...
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From both myself & Open Tunings with Scott Regan, a great, BIG THANK YOU! for the incredible, most gratifying, and generous showing of $upport this morning 12/12 (and ALL week!) for WRUR-The Route as well as WXXI in general. It means a great deal, and it speaks volumes about the quantity & quality of listeners & viewers who enjoy & help sustain Public Broadcasting in The ROC. Thanks again.

12/12/2025

It's the final day of our week-long membership drive and every donation made today will be matched dollar for dollar!

Pledge your support today and it will be doubled.
☎️ Call 454-6300
📲 Text GIVE to 454-6300
💻Click the link in our bio to pledge online

12/11/2025

🎁 What's your favorite holiday song? Leave it for us in the comments.

And, we'll leave Hannah Maier's top 10 favorites right here. (PS She'll be playing these on her show, weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., throughout the month.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
3. Merry Christmas, Baby – Beach Boys (let’s be honest, this whole album is fire)
4. Alice’s Restaurant – Arlo Guthrie
5. Santa’s Beard - They Might Be Giants
6. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy – Buck Owens
7. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight With You) - Ramones
8. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
9. Hey Skinny Santa - JD McPherson
10. 8 Days of Hanukkah - Sharon Jones and the Daps Kings
11. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
12. Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney

12/10/2025

Did your favorite song make the list?

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and dozens in between, NPR Music shares its picks for the best songs of 2025.

12/09/2025

Hey Route friends! It's day 2 of our year-end membership campaign and today if 200 people become monthly sustainers OR increase their monthly sustaining gift by $2 or more today, it will unlock an additional $20,000 from the Leadership Circle.

Help us unlock the additional gift by:
Calling 454-6300
Texting GIVE to 454-6300
Visting https://bit.ly/YEpledge