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Progressive & Independent News, Arts & Music

Upcoming Programs

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Deadline NYC Rebroadcast

Sun, Mar 31, 2024 - 6:00PM

Dan Barry on Jimmy Breslin

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Mar 31, 2024 - 10:00PM

Kurt Elling, Ken Peplowski, Craig Rubano & More

What's Going On! Monday

Mon, Apr 1, 2024 - 7:00AM

Labor Monday with Bob Hennelly

Law and Disorder

Mon, Apr 1, 2024 - 11:00AM

Law and Disorder April 1, 2024

Katie Halper Show

Wed, Apr 3, 2024 - 7:00AM

Assal Rad

Covert Action Bulletin

Wed, Apr 3, 2024 - 9:00AM

Decades of War and Occupation-End the Korean War!

Off the Hook

Wed, Apr 3, 2024 - 7:00PM

Tech news from a hacker perspective

Arts Express

Wed, Apr 3, 2024 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Apr 5, 2024 - 10:00PM

The Harlem Connection tries to Fool You

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Apr 6, 2024 - 6:00AM

Kurt Elling, Ken Peplowski, Craig Rubano & More

News

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Open Letter to President Biden re: United States aiding and abetting mass starvation and war crimes in Gaza (03/14/2024)  Dear Mr. President:   Willful avoidance does not exculpate your responsibility. There is no exception for the Palestinians...  

Hedges: Julian Assange's Day in Court (02/21/2024)  — By the afternoon the video link, which would have allowed Julian Assange to follow his final U.K. appeal to prevent his...  

UN Security Council Is Losing Credibility with Arab States (02/20/2024)  The United States vetoed an Arab-backed United Nations resolution put forth by Algeria today demanding an immediate...  

Top UN Court Orders Israel to prevent genocide but stops short of ordering ceasefire (01/26/2024)   — The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and...  

John Pilger, investigative journalist, war correspondent, filmmaker has died (01/01/2024)  John Pilger, the Australian-born investigative journalist, war correspondent, author and filmmaker has...  

City threatens Community Composting; Activists Fight Back (12/04/2023)  ...  

WBAI News Roundup (12/03/2023)  Truce crumbles and Israel resumes bombingJewish Voices for Peace disrupts fundraiser by Friends of the Israeli...  

The Horror, The Horror (11/11/2023)  I am in the studio of Al Jazeera’s Arabic service watching a live feed from Gaza City. The Al Jazeera reporter in northern...  

Gaza Disconnected (10/30/2023)  On Friday, Gaza was completely disconnected from the outside world after all communications were cut off. There was a total...  

Meetings

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WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, December 18, 2023

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024


Note to Listeners

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Note to Listeners Town Hall Postponed (04/27/2024)  WBAI management is convening a Town Hall on Sunday April 28th from 11am to 1pm to present and candidly discuss the situation at...  

Note to Listeners Malachy, dear, dear Malachy (03/17/2024)  We knew you'd be leaving but it's still so very sad. Malachy McCourt passed on the morning of March 11, 2024.  The...  

Note to Listeners James Irsay RIP (02/05/2024)  Dear Listeners, I'm very sad to report that James Irsay passed away today. His wit and wonder, his compassion and...  

Note to Listeners Ralph Poynter Presente! (12/26/2023)  RALPH POYNTER, a fearless, revolutionary warrior, longtime activist, fighter for Black rights, Political Prisoners and human...  

Note to Listeners Are you listening to WBAI Radio (12/14/2023)  If you appreciate WBAI, then please make a contribution to keep the station alive.  You can do this by becoming a BAI Buddy,...  

Note to Listeners Emergency Transmitter repair Dec 12th (12/12/2023)  Dear Listeners, WBAI will be off the air from 8am to noon at 99.5 FM, our terrestrial radio home for emergency repair at the site...  

Note to Listeners From WBAI's Program Director (12/03/2023)  Dear Listeners, I hope you are doing well as December is settling in. We are grateful that you listen to WBAI and very much...  

Note to Listeners Johanna Fernandez: Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society (10/13/2023)  Structures of settler colonial domination in Israel and in the United States from Johanna...