WFIU

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WFIU Public Media has been broadcasting from the Bloomington campus of Indiana University since October, 1950. The station is a charter member of the National Public Radio network, and along with 90 other stations, it carried the premiere broadcast of NPR's in-depth news program, All Things Considered, on May 3, 1971. WFIU now broadcasts classical music, jazz, and news and information 24 hours a day. WFIU can be heard throughout Southern and Central Indiana: * 103.7 FM | Bloomington * 100.7 FM | Columbus * 101.7 FM | French Lick/West Baden * 98.9 FM | Greensburg * 106.1 FM | Kokomo * 95.1 FM | Terre Haute and on WFIU2 * 101.9 FM | Bloomington * and online at wfiu.org. Our mission: We inspire, inform, and involve. Our values and activities are born of the purposes and hopes of Indiana University and of our listeners. For us, this work is a public trust.

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185 Pieces

Today’s performers bring to life the music of the past on Harmonia—a weekly, one-hour radio program that explores music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, and beyond. Join host Angela Mariani each week for an hour of exciting recordings, interviews, live excerpts, and commentary as she invites us to fire up our historical imaginations and spend an hour in the contemporary world of early music.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Jun 27, 2023
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27 Pieces

One-hour programs of early music, Harmonia casts new light on music of the distant past.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Jan 30, 2017
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Celebrating the music of living composers.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: May 23, 2012
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32 Pieces

Inner States is a weekly podcast and public radio show about art, culture, and how it all feels, in the Midwest and beyond.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Nov 14, 2022
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229 Pieces

Night Lights, is a weekly thematic one-hour jazz radio program hosted by jazz aficionado David Brent Johnson, focusing on jazz from the 1945-1990 era.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: May 29, 2024
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49 Pieces

Enjoy these special editions of Night Lights -- a weekly jazz program hosted by David Brent Johnson, focusing on classic jazz from 1945-1990. Visit our online archives and the producer's jazz blog at: http://nightights.blogs.wfiu.org

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Mar 21, 2017
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There's really nothing else like it! Great as a series or piecemeal. PorchLight with Tom Roznowski is like story time for grown-ups, filled with explorations and discoveries offered by ordinary everyday life. Original stories, discussions, and recorded music from a wide variety of genres create a sweet hour-long escape from whatever ails you.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Feb 20, 2024
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On Profiles, we talk to notable artists, scholars, and musicians and get to know the person behind the persona.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Apr 19, 2012
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Security Matters – a series of public service audio segments addressing specific cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Dec 02, 2010
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A one- or two-hour, weekly program, The Soul Kitchen blends sweet soul, funky jazz, old school rock, Americana, and world music into a flavorful gumbo for the ears and spirit. Mixing these genres of sound with a dash of message gives listeners a menu of music that comes from the soul. Join host Brother William Morris for tunes with a groove and music with a message.

  • From: WFIU
  • Updated: Jul 25, 2022

Latest Pieces

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This hour, Harmonia explores the word "Noel" through music from the middle ages to the early baroque. Celebrate the season with this special, eclec...

Bought by KTTZ, KRPS, KRPS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUFT and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Special fundraising episode for fall 2019 (or anytime really, it's not season or year specific).

Bought by KUCO, WNMU-FM, and Public Radio East


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 55:53
  • Purchases: 3
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The medieval chronicler Froissart told many stories about the nobleman known as Gaston Febus, whose exploits and sophisticated tastes in music were...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
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At the beginning of the 1960s saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and pianist Horace Parlan teamed up to make some dynamic recordings for the Blue Note ...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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We’re celebrating the holiday season with Nativity music from the late Renaissance to the early 17th century in Europe, performed by the musicians ...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio, Maine Public Radio, KWIT, WNIJ, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating the holiday season with festive music from 17th- and 18th-century Mexico, Peru and Bolivia perform...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KWIT, High Plains Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNIJ and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13

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Caption: A Moment of Science
NASA's Twin Study: The Effects of a Year in Orbit

  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
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