[HISTORY]

[ABSTRACT]

[DIRECTORY]

The station history starts long before the FM years. Formerly WBOM, the station was off the air from 1955-1961 because of a "campus space shortage." When space and interest opened up in 1961, KMAC went on the air at 550 AM, broadcasting from a vacated classroom in the student union, playing mainly folk and jazz from noon to midnight seven days a week. KMAC was carried into Macalester dormitories through wiring in the walls.
This state of affairs continued through the sixties and into the seventies, the station building up a collection of records, equipment and notoriety-at least on campus. In 1967 the radio station had 62 students on staff, a significant number for a school of only about 1600. WMCN got FCC approval to build an FM studio in 1978 with money obtained through Macalester's "community council" and other on campus organizations that were sympathetic to the cause. The Macalester administration provided no funds.
WMCN, 91.7 FM, went on the air on October 6, 1979 at 10 PM with a "Switch Hitter's Ball" with three bands (Hypstrz, Mutuals, Jinx) broadcast from the union in celebration. Initially broadcasting 24 hours a day with around 60 DJs, WMCN focused on what was then called "progressive rock, new wave, jazz and country-rock music."

Like many college radio stations, WMCN does not limit itself to any particular genres. Our programming consists of a broad spectrum of music from independent record labels and artists, along with a spattering of talk, news, and announcements. Unlike most radio stations of any sort, however, WMCN is a truly freeform broadcast. We have 66 unique weekly programs, each with its own host DJ[s] and theme. While we do select our DJs in part based on their tastes and knowledge, they determine the playlists for each broadcast of their own shows independantly, with no need for approval from management and no "master list" to choose from. Since the majority of our listeners are Macalester students, we try to provide a mix of genres proportional to their tastes, while representing as many genres as possible in the spirit of liberal arts philisophy.

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General: Sarah Holtz
Programs: Nina Slesinger
Office: Eliza Summerlin
Promotions: Simona Zappas
Events: Noah Koch
Publicity: Anna Faber, Sam Landsberg
Web: Will Kent-Daggett
New Music: Rachel Rostad
Local Music: John Kreitzberg
Rock: Jesse Goldbum, Evan Anderson, Anne Sombor

[PROGRAM GUIDE]

	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
9				PLATYPUS DIARIES Crikey! Listen to the Platypus Diaries which features the best new music of Australia and New Zealand. With Jon Dachenhaus '13.	THROWBACK THURSDAYS Playing classic throwbacks of the 90's ranging from hip-hop to pop to r&b. #ThrowbackThursday. With Chase Kahn '14.	TUTTLE With Andrew Tuttle '15.
10	LISTS IN THE MIST Feeling listless? Listen to our lists. With Charlotte Martinkus and Sophie Raynor '14.	THE SCOOP Stay strong with social justice songs. With Sylvie Thomas '14.	RADIO JK With Kerry Alexander '12.	ZACH GOLDEN & JOHN VERKUILEN Need show description.		CAN YOU STAND UP TO THE FUNK? Funk ain't no joke, but there are jokes. With Jon Riddle '16.	SLOW JAM SATURDAYZ Bringing smooth slowness to the fast-paced life. With Raynise Cange '14.
11	MN SOUNDZ Were you aware that the Twin Cities have hosted a vibrant music scene since the 50's? Your local scene is much more than Prince and the Replacements. Unlike other local shows, this show reveres the past in addition to showcasing up and coming acts. With Samilee Moody '13.	50 LINES I will showcase the musical talents of the o' fifty nifty with some selections from Canada thrown in for zest. With Emma Brooke-Davidson '15.	WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSENBERG Fox New with effects pedals. With Scott Ganis and Mitch Kutis '14.	THE JJ HOUR Two activists getting together to play music with a social conscience from Woody Guthrie to the Blue Scholars and everyone in between. Tune in to get your weekly fix of justice and beats! With Jonas Buck and Josie Ahrens '14.	FAVOR DUKE With Rachel Rostad '15.	ON THE RECORD News from around the world and the music that takes you there. With Sarah Lansky and Sarah Rasmussen '14.	IN LIMBO A show devoted to the unconscious, the deep and often thrilling journey into our minds while we are in our deepest sleep. With Madeline Parmenter and Annie Shapiro '16.
12	RAP AND ROLL LEGENDS Rap and Roll Legends features half an hour of rock followed by half an hour of rap, with an emphasis on lyrical ingenuity and the stoytelling capacity of the greatest artists of the last five decades. Become part of the narrative by giving into peer pressure while rolling with Kendrick and the homies, or join a girl with kaleidescope eyes on a trip on a boat on a river... with Rick Beckel '15.	BANJO AND SOULS My show will feature bluegrass/folk music from all over the US and the world. It will feature artists modern artist like Mumford and Sons and Johnny Flynn as well as classic artists such as Leadbelly and Pete Seeger. With Nora Spellane '16.	THE TWO MOUSQUETAIRES This is a musical love story that began in a sweaty basement bar in Paris, France and continues in a sweaty basement radio station in St. Paul, Minnesota. With Sophie Schwadron and Natalie Camplair '13.	SHE'S SO HEAVY "Na". With Callum McMillan and Boone Epstein '13.	WAIT, WAIT... DON'T TAZE ME Music to make you feel like the biggest rebel your shower has ever heard. With Sarah Knispel and Chris DeCesare '15.	THE FRINGE Put down the Kool-Aid and put on your tinfoil hat. With David Ports '13.	BRUNCH WITH BITCHES Shootin' the what with cynical seniors. With Erica Solmon '13.
1	YORKTOWN Yorktown will bring the latest in music, culture, and sport from the United Kingdom into your heart. With Rob Gelberg and Luke Allen '14.	THE DIER SHOW If you like the paparazzi and the flashing lights, then come on down to the red carpet! With Reid Sato '14.	RIDDIM RADIO A journey of musical exploration, beginning in 60's Jamaica. With Martha Rigby '13.	PMS With Parker Field Molly Sir Simona Zappas '15.	ROTATING STAFF SHOW Staff members will host a tbd show.	OUI OUI YE YE Yé-yé? Oui oui! (60s French pop) With Hannah Warman '13.	YOU CALL THIS NOISE (MUSIC)? From Deftones and Dying Fetus to Dragonette and David Bowie, from Cannibal Corpse and Cattle Decapitation to Coldplay and Cake, The Faceless to Feist and Meshuggah to Mumford and Napalm Death to Norah Jones, we've got you covered. With Jon Mathison '16.
2	INSIDE THE ACTOR'S STEREO Tune in for the best movie soundtracks you've never heard. With Emma Brooke-Davidson and Emma Arsenault '15.	HEY LOOK, I FOUND SOME THINGS The criminally overlooked, from indie to bluegrass and back again. With Ian Moore '14.	POP PUNK NOT PILLS Warning: music may prove to be just as addicting as narcotics. With Lacy Beaty '15.	DEWITT WALLACE VARIETY HOUR Librarians' taste in music > A hipster's taste in music, and we're even more awkward. With Jesse Sawyer, David Collins, and Ginny Moran Heinrich (Library staff).	ROMANTIC COMEDY You'll never forget your first time...tuning in to this show! With Hannah Rehak '15.	AMPLITUDE Asian awesomeness, Bombastic beats, Chinese choruses, Desi danceability, Electronic excellence, Fun facts, Great guitar, Happy hooks, Innovative instrumentals, Japanese joy, Korean kewlness, Luscious lyrics, Mind-blowing music, Nice 'n' new, Outrageously original, Perfect party playlist, Quite quality, Really rockin', Superb songwriting, Terrific tracks, Upbeat universals, Vivacious variety, Way wonderful, XOXO, Yes yes yes, Zesty zone! With Mina, Carina, and Rowda '14.
3	MUSIC TO FUNK TO Hot new remixes you can funk to, by yourself or with a friend. With Eric Stephens, Sam Parker '15.		SKETCHY RADIO Radio theatre throwbacks to discover the artistry of audio sketch and hear the echos of pop and politics past.	HANK HANSEN Need description.	THE BEDROOM COVERS Let us cover you with the sweetest of jamz. With Rosa Perr and Talia Groom '13.	GUD MEWSIK Gud mewzik right meow. With Emily Diener and Natalia Evens de Menezes '15.	BRINGIN' SEXY BACK Sexy jams that got your gammy goin', and other tunes. with Emma Soglin and Stephen Pianin '16.
4	CHILLIN' Calm down with some tasty electronic dreamscapes. With Jacob Frank '16.	SOCK HOPPIN' Totally crush worthy. With Allison Goldfarb '15.	MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS PRESENTED BY BROOKE AND HALEY Big Trouble in Little China. With Yaqing Wen '13 and Kaila Chan '14.	HAPPY LIL TREES Art time! Grab a pen/paintbrush/clay/silly puddy/a puppy, and listen in folks. With Marlys Mandaville '15.	PICASSO'S GUITARZZZ With Sam Landsberg '15.	FAVOR DUKE With Rachel Rostad '15.	DEEP FRIED COMEDY ON A STICK With Jon Gershberg and Laura Cox '13.
5	WIH FRIENDS With Chloe Chon and Rebecca Jackson '13.	ELEPHUNK Marni like elephants, Evan Likes Funk. With Evan Greenberg and Marni Schreiber '14.	THE ANDY MILONAKIS SHOW With Simona Zappas '15.	SCORE With Noah Koch '14.	GIRLS NIGHT IN Songs about depression and food!! With Yogi and Camille Kasavan '14.	WAYFARIN' SOUNDS With Sarah Holtz '13.	RIFF FILLED LANDS Since "Vainamoiena" sang life into the world as the ancient Finns and Estonians surmised, music has been at the core of the experience of living. Here, we explore the heavy music that includes that power and the very essence of being. With Andrew Shirley and Brendan Rome '15.
6	THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES VARIEYT HOUR Daytime talk show meets late-night radio. With Dinesh Rathakrishnan and Rebecca Patton '14.	GIRLS NIGHT OUT Good choons for a good night (^_^) With Ethan Cline and Freddy Kamps '13.	NO RELATION Nope, these songs don't have anything in common... but do they...? With Kyle Rosenberg '13 and Doug Rosenberg (staff).	WHITE NIGHTS With Eliza Summerlin '13.	COUNTING FORWARDS With Jesse Goldblum '14.	THE CRITTER CLUB The Critter Club loves you to the moon and back. With Sierra Hinwood, Antara Nader, and Hannah Gemrich '15.	ASPIRIN & COFFEE Keepin it 100 with Allison & LJ. With Allison Tim '13 and Elizabeth Johnson '14.
7	MUM'S THE WORD Mum's the Word: For us, instruments speak louder than lyrics. With Isabelle Leonard and Britta Dornfeld '15.	LADY RADIO With Anne Sombor '14.	LO-FI OR NO-FI Just do it yourself. With Olivia Natt '15.	ADVENTURE TIME WITH JOHN AND DREW Adventure time, cm'on grab your friends...AND LISTEN TO AWESOME JAMZ! With Drew Mintz and John Graham '14.	IT COULD BE WORSE With Anna Faber and Carley Davenport '13.	HAU$ PARTY Everybody loves cake, and we're bringin' it to the party. With Bo Scarim, Clare MacMillen, Sam Baker, Rachel Huck, Claire Henkel, Tommy Symmes, and Freddy Kamps '13.	CRANK THAT Sick of pretentious stuff you've never heard of? Well, CRANK THAT radio up because our music varies with weekly themes, including stuff even your parents might have heard of! Tune in for everything from Bruce Springsteen to Lil' Kim! With Abaki Beck, Aileen Clarke, and Sarah Dillard '15.
8	BACH AND FRIENDS Bei einer andächtigen Musik ist allezeit Gott mit seiner Gnaden Gegenwart. With Nick Whittredge '15.	NOIZE With John Kreitzberg and Vanessa Barrera '15.	WE DON'T GIVE A FLYIN' FOLK Combining Tupac, Bob Dylan, witty banter and trivia since 2009. With Hannah Anderson-Dana and Audrey Groce '13.	DEBUT TO BIOPHILIA Tune in for a full album by one of the greatest living artists: Bjork. All the details and beauty you might not have noticed on your own. With Alizarin Menninga '14 and Ariel Sehr '13.	METAL & MYSTERY Hear that? It's the sound of awesome, and your ears bleeding. Look up, look down, listen to me, this is the awesome show you should be listening to, what's this? It's your heart, blacker than the blackest black infinity. We're on a dragon (also we do mysteries). With Erin HOlt and Laura Holt '13.		EDM 110 With Simon Sangaard and Patrick Riechert '15.
9	BOARDSHOTS + DEEP CUTS WITH UNCLE JOE With Joe Finck of Common Good Books. Stuff you may not hear anywhere else.	COUNTING BACKWARDS With Evan Anderson '14.	ILANA MASTER CAREY HERT With Ilana Master '14 and Carey Hert '13.	COUNTING With Evan Anderson and Jesse Goldblum '14.	DONUTS Fresh donuts every week. With Aron Thomas '15.	MACJAM With Andrew Gage and Andrew Shirley '15.	EDM 110 With Simon Sangaard and Patrick Riechert '15.
10	ENJOY THE RIDE A rare combination of Robert Plant and Donald Glover bringing hip hop junkies into the world of rock and hippies into the world of money trees and big spenders. With Anna Andersen and Andrew Tuttle '15.	SET FIRE TO THE FACE ON FIRE Music to make your eyes bleed. With Sanders Butler '14.	THE CLOUD OF PUFF PUFF PASS If you wanna get keebbied, this is the place to go. WMCN's only greeny beenie friendly radio program. With Scott Hurlow '15.	ROUND 2 With Jesse Goldblum and Evan Anderson again.	FOOOD Season 4 of foood. R&B, uk bass, and more. With David Clingman, Miles Margulies, and Will Kent-Daggett '15.	MACJAM With Andrew Gage and Andrew Shirley '15.
11	CROSS FUSION RADIO Cross-Fusion Radio, scoring biddies and honeydips one track at a time. With Alex Weberg and Joe Giamberdino '15.	EAUVERDOSE Pick a word, any word! With Dan Lee, Eli Liebman, and Sam Faulkner '15.	THAT'S A RAP R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap courtesy of the illest DJs at Mac. With Scott Foltz and Nicholas Sia '15.	/\ YOU, ME, AND THE INDIE /\ Givin' you feels since 2012. With Ross Hutchens and Jonah Schenumm '15.	PUTABIRDONIT Join John and Rob for the Magical Mystery Tour, Round 2, as we fly from Seattle to Liverpool. With Rob Granfelt and John Katuska '15.	GLOBALLIN It just takes one song. With Charlotte Martinkus and Kyra Kaczmarczik '15.
12	PUT YR FILAS ON With Isaac Mathison-Bowie and Andrew Notaras '15.	NOTHIN WRONG WITH A LITTLE BUMP AND GRIND Unleash the rebel in you - train hip hop with the gutter punks of before and explore all dimensions and eras of music set around punk culture and of punk-influenced modern genres. Anything from the origins in Britain to post-punk. We'll also challenge politics, current events, and popular opinions to keep yer blood boilin. oi. With Crys Turcios '15.	CHARLIE & FRIENDS EPISODE 2 Returning British phenomenon Charlie brings back some friends for an hour of bangers and smash. With Charlie Carter, James McElwain, Maura Puscheck, Ben Technofear '13.	WORD OF THE DAY A different day, a different word. And a different set of songs that use that word! Recommended for fans of The Current's daily Coffee Break program. With Nicole Emanuel '16.	RETROSPECT FOR LIFE Retrospect for Life: Music that makes you feel. With Emily Cavazos '16.

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Mac Jam

Promised Land - Grateful Dead
Drown In My Own Tears - Gregg Allman and The Derek Trucks Band
Ribs and Whisky - Widespread Panic
Mama Tried - Grateful Dead
PSA: Americans Elect Canidate
Pegasus - Allman Brothers
Possum - Phish
Metermaid - Galactic
Love Tractor - Widespread Panic
Spanish Castle Magic - Gov’t Mule
Goin’ Down South - North Mississippi Allstars
PSA: Health and Wellness; Take a nap
Rhythm Devils - Grateful Dead
The Sloth - Phish
Dark Star- Grateful Dead
The Other One - Grateful Dead
Dark Star - Grateful Dead
Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver - Primus
The End - The Doors
We Bid You Goodnight - Grateful Dead
Those Damned Blue Collar Tweakers - Primus
Dog Faced Boy - Phish
Soul Shine - Gov’t Mule
Rift - Phish
Aftermath USA - Drive-By Truckers

[STAFF REVIEWS + NEWS]

DOWNLOAD WMCN's SPRING STAFF MIXTAPE!
Spring is finally here! Download WMCN's staff mixtape and check out some great new music.
tracklist:
1 You Know You Like It / AlunaGeorge (Noah)
2 Ice.Moon / SZA (Eliza)
3 Say That / Toro y Moi (John)
4 Last Dance / Rhye (Sam)
5 My Love Grows in the Dark / SSION (Simona)
6 Endurance / Strange Relations (Anne)
7 Motorway / Little Boots (Eliza)
8 Say My Name (Remix) / Cyril Hahn (Simona)
9 Shaper / Charles Murdoch (Will)
10 Don't Say No feat. How to Dress Well / Shlohmo (Rachel)
11 Ima Read / Zebra Katz (John)
12 5AM in Toronto / Drake (Sam)
13 Yours to Keep / Blue Hawaii (Rachel)
14 Summer USA / Tommy Toussaint (Anna)
15 Catamaran / Allah-Lahs (Sarah)
16 Faded in the Morning / Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Will)
17 Must Land Running / Stepdad (Anna)
18 Flunky Minnows / Guided by Voices (Evan)
19 I'm Not Sayin / The Replacements (Sarah)
20 Stoned and Starving / Parquet Courts (Evan)
21 Chimera / O Children (Jesse)
22 How Low / Tumi & the Volume (Jesse)
23 If You Want To / Snow Mantled Love (Anne)
24 Well You Better / Yo La Tengo (Noah)

Laura Mulva - Sing to the Moon
This British soul singer-songwriter released her debut album with RCA in March 2013. Already receiving praise from The Guardian, BBC and the BRIT Awards, Mvula’s sound combines elements of gospel, pop and jazz. Betty Clarke of The Gaurdian called Mvula “Amy Winehouse singing Jens Lenkman,” but better. Her offbeat gospel claps on “Green Garden” complement her calm and confident vocals, creating a classed-up sing-along pop. The album covers a vast emotional landscape with intention, seduction and technical expertise. Listen to “That’s Alright” while you put on your face, “Green Garden” when the sun is shining and “Can’t Live With the World” when you want someone to sing you to sleep. Also: fun music videos! - Anna Faber

My Bloody Valentine - "MBV"
The sudden presence of this record startled me. Of course, news of My Bloody Valentine’s regrouping had intermittently made it to my computer screen. But the release of MBV blew my socks off. I never saw it coming.
Strangely enough, that’s how I’d characterize this record. You never hear it coming. Like 1991’s Loveless, every cut emerges out of thin air, like ethereal traces weighed down by chugging, tidal guitars. Kevin Shields’’ vocals swoop in and out of the soundscape. The rhythm section is hardly even there, yet eerily perceptible. It’s as if nothing has changed.
So, after twenty-two years, My Bloody Valentine has proven its absence to be more hiatus than coma. My favorite track, New You is exemplary of MBV’s rather anonymous return. It doesn’t sound like anything on Loveless (or Isn’t Anything, for that matter) but retains every characteristic you’d expect to hear on a My Bloody Valentine cut. MBV is back, sure. But did you ever care if they were gone, or back or current or old or here or there or somewhere? Listening to a My Bloody Valentine album is sort of like stopping time. Go find this record and—for a little while—forget what year it is. - Evan Anderson

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