The Progressive Voice of the Mountains

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Absolute Slacken 
  
Saturdays at 7:00pm

Loosen up as Easy Mark helps you relax with groovy music, thought provoking interviews, audio mash ups, and Last Word! Commentaries you will not hear nearly anywhere else on the radio.

Activate! Asheville 
  
Wednesdays at 10:00am

Concert calendar preview. Listen for what’s going on and who’s playing in Asheville this week.

Afternoon Delight 
  
Saturdays at 1:00pm

Asheville New Radio  
  
Fridays at 8:00pm

Blows Against The Empire  
  
Fridays at 9:00am

Celebrating the ongoing revolution, Blows Against the Empire engages in extraordinary rendition of your spirit - flying you to a place where the administration can’t find you and people simply speak the truth. NSA audited. Some restrictions may apply. Batteries not included. Hosted by Cecil Bothwell.

Doctor Awesome Show, The  
  
Wednesdays at 2:00pm

Dr. Awesome plays new and essential music for the dis-eased and the disturbed listener. Side effects may include call-ins, inane banter, trailers for bad films and surprise guests. Ask your doctor if this show is right for you.

Drop Beats Not Bombs 
  
Saturday Nights at 8:00pm

Conscious underground hip hop, soul, and r&b that goes deeper than pimps and hoes. Female DJ’s Molly and Lucia play progressive beats, tight lyrics, and sensuous melodies while pushing the paradigm of hip hop music to new levels. Drop Beats Not Bombs focuses on upbeat music that influences positive change.

Freeform Filth 
  
Thursdays at 8:00 pm

Warm up for the Replacement Party with Freeform Filth, Dr. Filth’s one hour breakdown of the latest releases in the WPVM library, along with forgotten musical byways not travelled on the Replacement Party roadmap.

Global Report, The - Radio Edition 
  
Fridays at 5:00pm

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Nourish your progressive soul with WPVM’s weekly edition of news the corporate media under-reports. News items from across the globe, from diverse, respected sources. A hearty mix of voices, styles, and taste in news is reflected in each week’s report. Give it a try. Get better informed. Get a new take on what’s news.

Good The Bad and The Ugly, The 
  
Fridays at 2:00pm

Can music be good, bad, and ugly - all at the same time? Greg thinks so, if you think of ‘bad’ as, perhaps, ’super-bad’. Truly freeform radio - no musical genre is off-limits in this quixotic quest for the sublime. From garage rock to free jazz, bluegrass to the music of African griots, this show aims both to entertain and to challenge you to explore sounds you’ve never heard. Just don’t expect a whole lot of opera. It’s pretty hard to mix in.

Hemispheres 
  
Tuesdays at 9:00am

Tune in each Tuesday morning at 9:00am for non-Western music.

I Saw It On The Radio 
   
Fridays at 4:00pm

Invisible Worm, The 
  
Mondays at 10:00pm

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Jazz Caravan 
  
Saturdays at 5:00pm

Host Jesse hopes that The Jazz Caravan will be the same guilty pleasure for listeners that it is for him, the opportunity to listen to some of the best of the original American art form with enough social and political musings thrown in to release endorphins for both sides of the brain.

Let Loose The Kraken 
   
Monday Nights at 8:00pm

Why conform when you can freeform? Join Farmer for Monday night freeform music from 8-10pm. Featuring a special trip back in the day each week at 9:30pm, for your old-school hip hop fix.

Listen2Women  
  
Thursdays at 5:00pm

Tune in for feminist perspectives on local and national issues including politics, culture, health, and media. Hear in-depth interviews, news & information, music, and more. A collective of hosts bring you this weekly program. *Feminism: The belief that women are human beings, and the movement to establish human rights for all people.

Mental Notes 
  
Sundays at 9:00pm

Geographically genre crossing, trippy, seasonal, experimental thought provoking regurgitate, fun mixing freeform, mood swing set, hokey soulful ethereal. Mental Notes host Steven seeks to expose himself and the listener to new sounds from ’round the world, and ’round the block.

Mount Dungeon Radio 
   
Sundays at 5:00pm

What is Mount Dungeon? Mount Dungeon means underground in the mountains. And in the big picture the Asheville music scene is still underground to the world at large. Every Sunday at 5PM Matt Howard, Ben Robinson, and Big Ted bring you an ecletic mix of music from Asheville and the immediate area. This is locals only, and it dosent matter if the artists have made it big as long as they are making the attempt. That is Mount Dungeon.

Night Flight/Knife Fight 
  
Tuesdays at 8:00pm

Night Flight/Knife Fight. What do these two things have in common? It is up to you to figure it out. Each week we bring you a theme, a puzzle to solve. These themes are ridiculously easy, and you will be rewarded for calling in! We have a regularly scheduled flight leaving every other Tuesday at 8. Listen to brand new music and old favorites, and of course the charming banter of your pilots, Lo and Steve! Oxygen masks will be deployed and our in flight staff will ensure you have a wonderful flight. Join us, won’t you?

Nighttime Swerve 
  
Wednesday Nights at 11:00pm

Late night electronic beats mixed live by your hosts Adam, Austin & Trevor. These fine gents take turns bringing you their favorite tunes each week. All genres are fair game, but you can expect to hear lots of nu-soul, house, dub, balearic, ambient, techno, disco, rock, electro & lounge. On occasion they’ll also feature special mixes from guest DJs, exclusive tracks, interviews, ticket giveaways and more. Tune in, turn up the sub, and let them bump you over the hump in your week.

Off The Record 
   
Mondays at 9:00am

oin your hostess Heather on Mondays from 9:00am to noon as she offers a healthy dose of genre Potpourri- from Avant Progressive rock, Contemporary jazz, Ambient Electronica, Neotraditional Country, Pop Indie Alternative and everything in the juicy middle. A-Sides, B-Sides and the best kept secrets in producing the perfect mix tape. Today in rock history and sets of cover tunes. With special guest co-hosts, band interviews, and plenty of musical side dishes.

Ooze Out 
  
Tuesdays at 10:00pm

Join host Peter Poffenberger each week as he injects the analog ooze into our digital culture, playing the very best of Rock/Experimental from around the world. In addition to a play list of heavy levels come and enjoy special guests, long distance interviews and field trips with the ooze out correspondents Byron Browne and Carley Dergins.

Paris of the South, The  
   
Live Wednesday morning at 9:00am; rebroadcast Sunday at 6:00pm

Each week, native of France Francois takes an entertaining tour of French music, history and various themes during The Paris of the South Radio Hour. Sometimes included in the hour is a variety show from Radio France Internationale called Rendez-vous, bringing listeners the latest cultural, political and artistic news directly from Paris.
Interested in promoting the show around the planet?
Email us at: francois@redherringpuppets.com

Pathways to the Sacred 
  
Sundays at noon

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Throughout history human beings have sought to explain and connect with the life force of the universe. Throughout history human beings have fought each other for coming to different conclusions and believing different things. May Pathways to the Sacred act to bridge our differences and celebrate our similarities. Hosted by Josh Jourdan

Radio Raices  
 
Tuesday through Friday at 7:00pm

Martes - Mujer y Familia: acompane a Connie todos los martes para escuchar los mas variados temas de actualidad, noticias, belleza, educacion, musica y mucho mas. Miercoles - Historia de la musica y algo mas: apuntese para un recorrido musical por las diferentes regiones de Mexico y varios paises se Centro y Sur America, su historia y evolucion. Con Victor Lara. Jueves - Desde este Rincon de las montanas: Escucha una hora de noticias locales y mundiales, entrevistas, invitados, comentarios, cine y literatura. Todo acompanado con una buena variedad de musica con sabor Latino. Con Victor Palomino. Viernes - Ritmo Cultural: un espacio que busca dar a conocer otras culturas y preservar la musica que se esta olvidando, desde punk hasta sones cubanos. Con Oscar Santana y el Changoleon.

Replacement Party, The 
   
Thursdays at 9:00pm

We dig so you can dig it. Join Dr. Filth each Thursday for your recommended dose of rock, garage, soul, reggae, R&B, blues, rockabilly, ska, and more… intricately woven together to form a tapestry of awesomeness. The best show on WPVM, really.

Roots & Conscienceness 
  
Saturdays at 3:00pm

Delve right in to the cultural expression of love and of struggling; the faith, and the strength of Jamaican Reggae Music. Explore African sounds that define the word Roots and other conscience music from around the world that will be sure to liven up your Saturday afternoon with your host Chris Chalice.

Simon Says 
 
Saturdays at 12:00pm

Sirens’ Muse 
   
Sundays at 3:00pm

Sirens’ Muse is a show highlighting female vocalists. Hosts AJ & Susan play music from a wide variety of genres and feature tracks by artists coming to town, “Man of the Hour” selections, flashbacks, cover songs, live in-studio guests, and more.

Smells Like Content 
  
Thursdays at 2:00pm

Strange Boutique, The 
   
Fridays at 10:00pm

Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - Step out of the space provided. Join Bunk for your Friday night bout with musical schizophrenia. This could be anywhere, this could be everywhere. This show has no idea what it wants to be when it grows up.

Stunt-Cypher-Mayhem 
  
Tuesdays at 2:00pm

Sound poiesis, phonemes, feedback, electronic or acoustic, broken speaker, bad ear, static plus, garbage theoretical and, Stephen Kirbach remains obsessed with dodging habitual terms, un sound invert as negative force possess characteristics which he expects prismatically to evolve (shatter). Some day he might speak.

Tenor to Tabla 
  
Wednesdays at 8:00pm

Somewhat schizophrenic freeform therapy to deconstruct Jonathan’s aural fixation. Disproportionately representing jazz, international, percussive, experimental, psychedelic, and atonal sounds from past and present.

Thursday Morning Collaboraform 
  
Thursdays at 9:00am

Features the music of under-represented artists mindfully selected by our volunteer music staff for WPVM listeners. It’s the program that happens as a collaborative experience shaped by your host, Stephanie, and her unique style, those who make great music choices, sounds not bounded by genre, and listeners who ask for more. Music from Asheville heard only on WPVM.

Training Shift 
 
Saturdays at 10pm

Tuesday Night with The Lark 
  
Tuesday Nights at 8:00pm

Enter the realm of the Lark every OTHER Tuesday Night! Get your fix of great bands like A Flock of Seagulls, Erasure, Dead Or Alive, and Culture Club! And don’t forget each week’s special tribute to 70’s era heavy metal, done a-capella style — all performed by up-and-coming boy bands from the polar region! Come on — it’s Flamin’ hot fun!

Underwater Slideshow, The 
  
Sundays at 7:00pm

Veterans’ Voices 
  
Wednesdays at 5:30pm

Veterans’ Voices is a show by Veterans, about Veterans, service members and their families. The brave men and women who serve our country are under-represented both locally and nationally. As the name implies, Veterans’ Voices seeks to give a voice to the voiceless and empower Veterans by broadcasting their personal stories. On our show, we discuss the full spectrum of tough issues facing Veterans today. We highlight the depth, variety and humanity of Veterans that is so often overlooked by the mainstream media. Until we bring our brothers and sisters home safely, we continue to support them by giving them what they need most: an outlet to express their experiences, dreams, desires, frustrations and collective vision.

Wordplay 
  
Sundays at 2:00pm

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WordPlay is a weekly program by, and about poets and writers, their craft, and their ideas. The program features interviews, conversations, and readings from local poets and writers as well as a weekly events calendar comprised of upcoming writers’events in and around the Asheville area.

Your Mom’s Idea 
   
Mondays at 2:00pm

Join Lark and Becky every Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. for music so hot, so fresh , so delicious you know it had to be made by Your Mom.

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