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WMSE IS

THE BIG SOUND DOWNTOWN.
WE ARE THE ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT
THAT
HAS BUCKED TRENDS
AND THE CORPORATE SOUND SINCE 1981.
WE LOVE MUSIC. WE ARE THE LOVE OF MUSIC
EMBOLDENED
BY OUR LISTENERS...
OUR SOUND CITIZENS.
WE SALUTE YOU.

Events ::
The Latest and Greatest Don't Not Be There

  • Apr/1

    DJ Abilities! Non-Pop! and Higher Education Records – Benefitting WMSE

    Non-Pop! has chosen WMSE to be April’s featured nonprofit! Come light up the dance floor with us, doors open at 9pm. This months Headliner is DJ Abilities of Rhymesayers Entertainment! Don’t miss live performances featuring [...]

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  • Apr/4

    WMSE’s Local/Live with Astral Hand

    Join us at Anodyne on Bruce for another free, all-ages, live show with ASTRAL HAND! If you can’t join us in person you can watch a live stream from WMSE’s FB page, YouTube, or wmse.org. Local/Live[...]

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  • Apr/6

    Present Music: Northern Lights | Southern Nights

      Milwaukee Art Museum & Present Music Digital Stage Join Present Music for two major world premieres in one evening! Midden Find by Dan Trueman, featuring star Irish fiddler Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (direct from Dublin!)[...]

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  • Apr/7

    Newski – Friend Rock Tour – Record Release Show

    Celebrate the release of Newski’s Friend Rock LP at Anodyne!   Wisconsin’s 90’s revivalists, NEWSKI, enlist a friend/musical influence on every track for their new LP Friend Rock (April 7). From veterans like Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), Brian Vander[...]

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Localized ::
The Latest and Greatest Don't Not Be There

  • 02/07

    LOCAL LUNCHBOX

    On today’s Local/Lunchbox DJ Kyle played



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  • 03/23

    LOCAL LIVE

    Join Cal and Sid on Tuesday, March 28 for another epsiode of LOCAL/LIVE from the WMSE Studios. This week’s guest – Lauryl Sulfate and Her Ladies of Leisure! The Lauryl Sulfate & Her Ladies of Leisure are a dance pop band from Milwaukee, WI. Variously described as “woke Kesha”, “LeTigre meets Fanny Pack” and “a […]



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Weekly Top
Ten Airplay

  1. White Reaper
    Asking For A Ride

    Elektra

  2. Yo La Tengo
    Crimes [EP]

    Matador

  3. King Tuff
    Smalltown Stardust

    Sub Pop

  4. Strawberry Fuzz
    Strong Dr.

    Candyshop

  5. John Cale
    Mercy

    Domino

  6. CVC
    Get Real

    Self-Released

  7. Kelela
    Raven

    Warp

  8. Young Fathers
    Heavy Heavy

    Ninja Tune

  9. MD MCNally
    Crimes

    Self-Released **

  10. Petrol Girls
    Baby

    Heavy

* = Local

VISUALIZED ::
Videos did not in fact kill the radio star
— See for yourself

  • Elly and Tom W
  • Jim and Irena L
  • Rob W
  • Holly B
  • Mario B
  • Steven S
  • Dan C
  • Dean C

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WMSE

Listener-Supported Frontier Radio,
(Hey That's You!).

WMSE is a unique, award-winning music radio station licensed by MSOE and operating as a department of the university. WMSE Radio, 91.7FM has been broadcasting for over 35 years. Financially independent from the university, WMSE is made possible with the support of volunteers, local businesses, and of course, our contributing listeners.

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Office Staff ::
For bookingS, interviews and
GENERAL ROUSTABOUTS

Passion, perseverance and an overwhelming drive time.

WMSE’s staff is small but mighty – just like the station!
We are proud supporters of the vibrant music scene and community that makes up this great city. With our army of volunteers we do our very best to bring you great radio and events. Anti-established since 1981, we couldn’t be this great without you.

For more information, reach out to us: wmse@msoe.edu
  • SUBMIT MUSIC

    At WMSE, we always encourage new music submissions. Given the nature of our programming model, our program hosts dictate what music they feature during each of their respective programs. It’s as easy as following the following steps.

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  • SUBMIT A PSA

    Have a Public Service Announcement that you want to get out to the world? Help us help you by submitting your PSA to our online submission form.

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  • SPONSORSHIPS & UNDERWRITING

    ‌Sponsorships & underwriting of WMSE gives opportunities to connect in a way that allows for instant membership to an educated, forward-thinking, civic-minded group of people (to paraphrase one of our key underwriters). Find out more now.

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