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Billy Jam & WFMU return to the Knitting Factory TODAY (Friday, July 25th) from 3-6 pm for our second live broadcast of "Put the Needle On The Record." The broadcast is free and open to the public so all WFMU listeners are invited to stop by kick off the weekend in the front bar of the Knitting Factory @ 74 Leonard Street between 3-6PM on Friday, July 25th. Follow the jump for all of Billy's guests this Friday: (Read more)

Another WFMU 50th Anniversary/Free Music Series show is happening! Lincoln Center's Out of Doors series in collaboration with WFMU brings over The Ex with legendary Ethiopian saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya on August 20th at Damrosch Park (West 62nd and Amsterdam) in NYC! More Ethio legends on the bill as well: singers Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete join the Either/Orchestra, and USA-via-Kenya Benga band Extra Golden kicks it off at 6pm. FREE to the public!! No tickets required. More info, sights and sounds on our blog.

Have you been to our On The Download page lately?! We're now offering a veritable boatload of strange and wonderful MP3s that you can download without fear of government men coming to rough you up and seize your personal effects! No kidding, it's like the freakin' fleet week of digital downloading. (Read more)

WFMU has put all its search tools into one handy dandy page that we call WFMU Search Central! You can search our playlists and archives for songs or artists, try to determine what song you heard by the day and time you heard it, browse all the bands and artists we've ever played and much more! WFMU Search Central awaits....

Playing Today

The WFMU time is now 11:32am EDT on Friday. (Full Schedule.)

Friday
6am to 9am
(Web-only)
HotRod
9am to Noon This week only: Monica
Special: Monica fills in for Doug today
Noon to 3pm Bryce
3pm to 6pm Put the Needle On the Record with Billy Jam
Special: Knitting Factory WFMU Live Remote Part II (More info)
6pm to 7pm Bronwyn Knows Best with Bronwyn and Kelly
7pm to 8pm Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine
8pm to 11pm This week only: Bob W.
Special: Bob W. fills in for Pseu tonight
11pm to 2am Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Saturday
2am to 6am Zzzzzzero Hour with Bill Mac