WREK Radio Station

Thank god there is intelligent life left here in Atlanta. Where’s a guy to get good music after GSU canned its radio station. It’s here on WREK. Keep spinning!

I’ve been listening (from time to time) since it first started (my boyfriend & other roomies were going to Tech). I don’t listen any more because, first, I don’t listen to much radio these days — plus frankly I don’t think anyone under 30 could handle a *steady* diet of avant-​garde, out-​there, heavy metal, traffic sounds or even surf music, etc. However, I have a super soft spot in my heart for WREK & am glad it’s there for when I need a hit.

Full disclosure: I work here.
It’s true, we have programming with the consistency of an caffeine riddled child suffering from a severe case of ADD. Side effects may include discomfort, delusions, and dancing. However, keep on listening and you’ll be indoc – er I mean, educated with a broad enough musical palette to impress your friends and make new enemies out of your neighbors.
Join us, it’s crazier here.

You’ll always find something interesting to listen to on WREK. It’s a college radio station, so naturally they play a wide variety of music. Check out their web site to find out when «your» show is on.

Courtesy of Pynk and Threv:
100,000 Watts now, eh?
TAKE THAT RURAL GEORGIA!

Upgraded to 5 Stars!
Granted it can be jarring to go from zoned out Indian rajas to blasting Salsa horn sections to bluegrass, but I have discovered some really stellar tracks this week, and unlike my fave Album 88, they have all the playlists online.
I decided to start a blog to share cool finds:
Cheers~

It’s funny… I hated WREK when I was at Tech in the 80’s. We all laughed about their amazing variety, their genuine appreciation for the music they played, and their connection to the GT and ATL community. This is because we were lamer preppies in the 80’s, and really liked bands like Cinderella and Whitesnake.
Now that I’m grown up, I really enjoy WREK… not everything of course, but if you wait a little while on that preset, something will come around that you like, and that you haven’t heard one million times already. The old school country and bluegrass show (Country Classics and Friday Night Fishfry) is a winner, as are the «Hour of Slack», «Stonehenge» and the «EDM Sound System» shows. To enjoy this radio station, one really needs to visit their website and check out their schedule to find the shows that suit your taste. And the occasional dead air is always good for a laugh. Rock on, Jackets.

WREK 91.1 is the other great listenable college station in Atlanta, in competition with GSU’s 88.5. Though they aren’t quite up to the level of renown as the other guy, they do a good job having a lineup of very different shows that feed your head in place of the big Atlanta blabbermouth crud purveyors.
They do metal, experimental, dub, indie rock, and mostly in each outside even the more popular indie music, so you’re very likely to be exposed to stuff you’ve never heard, if you’re into that kind of thing.
It’s too bad they make the people at these stations play community announcements on the hour. It’s usually about 5 minutes long and droning enough that anyone who’s tuned in, tunes out.
Still, if I have to listen to radio, it’s this or 88.5, no question.