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WDBX 91.1fm

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.................................Our internet stream remains down, however we have reached an agreement with Mayer Networks to become our new stream host.....We will have our stream restored any day now.......Thank you for your patience................Spring membership drive final total...$12,380..........Please send in your pledge!!!.....In addition, we are accepting contributions towards our transmitter repairs and for the installation of a backup generator..................
This site was established to promote and inform everyone about WDBX!!!
On a sunny, spring afternoon in 1992, Tom Egert drove home to Carbondale from St. Louis propelled by the sounds of reggae and salsa on his car radio. This enlivening musical mix broadcast by KDHX, St. Louis' community radio station, brought Tom happily within 20 miles of his home before he'd driven out of range of the station. Scanning the local radio dial, he could find no comparable musical programming and in that moment of frustration the idea of creating an invigorating, culturally diverse, community radio station in southern Illinois was born.
Heterodyne Broadcasting Company, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization was founded in 1993 and ground for the station building was broken in the fall of 1995. The first Volunteer recruitment meetings were held February 6, 1996. Over 100 people attended the two meetings that day; from those, 40 completed training and began regular operations about two weeks later. At first the station was on the air from 4-10pm daily and grew quickly from there. Currently, over 100 volunteers produce more than 80 weekly programs. Several have been on the air from the very beginning. The programming is a mirror of the diversity of our community, with music from across the street to around the world, as well as a vibrant section of local talk programming and more.
In August 2003, thanks to the efforts of our founder Tom Egert, the late US Senator Paul Simon, and the generous contributions of our listeners, we upgraded our broadcast power from 700 to 3,000 watts. WDBX now covers all of Jackson and Williamson counties, as well as most of Perry and Franklin, and parts of Union, Johnson and Saline counties. In all, our signal can reach over 100,000 southern Illinoisans.
In December 2005, thanks to member James Throgmorton and Neon Internet, we began streaming live on the web at www.wdbx.org . And in March 2006, thanks to volunteer Lena Mörsch, we established this page on MySpace.
LIVE STREAMING AUDIO!!! CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE! AGAIN ON THE SECURITY PROMPT! THEN ON LISTEN! You can come right back to MySpace even while the link loads!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Supporters, friends and listeners of WDBX, and other community radio stations around the world!

Most of our TOP FRIENDS are our DJs! Check out their pages too!

We'd love to hear from local musicians, but please note; out of fairness we usually do not post band ads or any other ads in our comments!

My Blog

jazz kitten hiatus

One of our favorite shows is taking a break.  "The Jazz Kitten" with Lena will be on hiatus for a while as our hostess has a host of important issues to attend to that will preclude her from continuin...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 14:31:00 GMT

job opening

Development Executive  WDBX Community Radio 91.1 FM in Carbondale seeks a dynamic outgoing individual to plan, organize, and direct underwriting and fundraising efforts of the station. The ideal c...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 13:22:00 GMT

exciter failure

Last night at 11pm the exciter in our transmitter failed and knocked us off the air.Big thanks to Tim Deterding, our engineer, who dropped everything, drove over and diagnosed the problem, made a few ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 02:27:00 GMT

moving frodis

"The Frodis Room" with Chris Wittman is on the move.  Due to a new job schedule, Chris will do his last Thursday 7-9am show On May 7th, then begin 5-7am on Tuesday May 12th.  Catch all the cool 60s po...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 12:03:00 GMT

farewell off beat

Another of our long-time shows is retiring.  "Off Beat" with Bill Sieber has completed its last show.  Bill's been holding down the coveted 2-4am early Sunday morning slot since late 2004 with a cool ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:43:00 GMT

absolutely no curtis

"Absolutely No Banjos" will be on hiatus until April 8th as host Curtis will be in Thailand!  What a great opportunity!  We wish him a wonderful adventure and look forward to his return to the air!  J...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:57:00 GMT

the ball

Big thanks to everyone who attended our 13th annual Valentine's Ball, "A Midwinter Night's Dream"!  Thanks to you the evening was a big success!  Together we raised nearly $4000 for WDBX!  Thanks to C...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:38:00 GMT

newest weejay

Congratulations to Bill and Jenni Sieber on the birth of their first child Ethan Christopher Sieber, born Thursday July 8th at 7:05pm, 8 lbs. 3 oz. 20 in. Bill's our great late-night trooper, holding ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:11:00 GMT

farewell music for advanced listeners

After holding down the big chair for several years now, DJ Wyse (aka Henry Beals) is graduating and saying farewell to "Music for Advanced Listeners" and us.  The show, first started in 2003 has seen ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:57:00 GMT

olivia's home

The glorious black hole that resides underneath Carbondale has again worked its magic.  All orbits are elliptical. "Strange As Angels" welcomes back Olivia to her 8-9pm slot on Tuesday nights!  We kne...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:18:00 GMT