WHFR Radio 89.3 FM

Non-commercial, independent radio out of Henry Ford College. Music and talk you won’t find anywhere else on the Metro Detroit dial.

Program schedule

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Now - 7:00 pm WHFR Presents
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Hotwax radio
9:00 pm - 12:00 am WHFR Sunday Night Mysteries

Monday, October 6, 2025

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain Stage
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Roll and Tumble Take 2
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Wrekking Hours
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm This Just In

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CREATIVE ARTS COLLECTIVE

This Sunday on "Hotwax Radio" & "WHFR Presents"

WHFR Presents (4:00 pm - 7:00 pm) "DETROIT'S CREATIVE ARTS COLLECTIVE"
The CREATIVE ARTS COLLECTIVE was a major force in avant-garde music, presenting concerts at the Detroit Institiute of Arts from 1979-1992. Established by Detroit guitarist A. SPENCER BAREFIELD and Chicagoans Roscoe Mitchell and Dushon Mosely, the CAC brought together creative jazz musicians from Detroit, Chicago and New York for a series of concerts that helped shape Detroit's creative music scene. (Continued...)

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WHFR Presents

"Shell" by A. Spencer Barefield/Oliver Lake/Andrew Cyrille
Live at Leverkusener Jazztage
"Shadow World" by Griot Galaxy
Live at the D.I.A. 1983
"Cards" by Roscoe Mitchell Quartet w/George Lewis-Muhal Richard Abrams-Spencer Barefield
Roscoe Mitchell Quartet
"Trio for Bassoon, Guitar & Percussion" by Douglas Ewart - A. Spencer Barefield - Tani Tabbal
Beneath Detroit

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Motor City Gems Vinyl

WHFR's first Indie Rock Compilation album, "Motor City Gems" is ready!

This collector's dream features some of the finest musical talent in the Detroit area, including The Muggs, The Beggars, The Zotz, The Seatbelts, Carolyn Striho, and more!

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