NEW PUBLIC SERVICE MUSIC CHANNEL LAUNCHING
WYSO Public Radio launches music-only streaming channel
WYSO Public Radio, a nonpro๏ฌt, community-owned public radio station serving Southwest Ohio with news, music and storytelling, will launch a music-only streaming channel called Novaphonic.
The channel can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by streaming online atย novaphonic.fmย or by broadcast on any HD radio.
With this dual-channel model, WYSOโs existing music programmingโsuch as โMidday Music,โ โAround the Fringeโ and โTables of Contentโโwill be simulcast on WYSO and Novaphonic, meaning there will be no interruption to the current WYSO schedule.
However, when WYSO begins a news show such as โMorning Editionโ or โAll Things Considered,โ Novaphonic will continue to air locally hosted music shows. The result will be a 24/7 schedule of music curated by the WYSO music team and re๏ฌective of music and musicians from our region and beyond, and from numerous genres.
โOur goal is to support a community of musicians and music fans and for that community to feel welcoming and inclusive. Diversity is an essential part of our daily mix of music,โ said Juliet Fromholt WYSOโs Music Director (left). “When we say โRoots,โ weโre talking about bluegrass and folk, country and Americana. Rock sounds obvious on the surface but gets richer when we think about everything from punk to indie rock and everyone from Big Mama Thorton to David Bowie to St. Vincent and the Linda Lindas. Rhythm is hip-hop, yes, but itโs also jazz, R&B, soul and of course some Dayton Ohio Funk! Pop music on Novaphonic takes those catchy hooks and melodies from mainstream music and puts them in the hands of artists on the fringes of it. So think Bjork, Sylvan Esso, Bartees Strange and Mitski. And world music brings us sounds and songwriting from artists whose musical traditions and in๏ฌuences ๏ฌnd their home in many places, but especially the global South.โ
More information, including the full program schedule for Novaphonic and a link to listen online, can be found atย novaphonic.fm. Listeners can also sign up for a weekly newsletter, which will provide news and information about our regionโs music scene.