Freethought Radio, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s weekly weekend radio program featuring irreverent views, news, music and interviews, is debuting on 35 new stations starting this Saturday.
Starting Saturday, Nov. 27, Freethought Radio can be heard from 8-9 am in:
Mobile, AL: WABB 1480
Holbrook, AZ: KDJI 1270
Show Low, AZ: KVWM 1450
Eureka, CA: KWSW 790
Palm Springs, CA: KPSI 920
San Diego: KCEO 1000
San Jose: KLIV 1590
San Luis Obispo, CA: KPRL 1230
Tampa/St. Petersburg: WMGG 1470
Clarkesville, GA: WCHM 1490
Pittsburg, KS: KSEK 1340
Boston: WSMN 1590
Chestertown, MD: WCTR 1530
Lexington Park, MD: WPTX 1690
Brainerd, MN: KVBR 1340
Lebanon, MO: KBNN 750
Waynesville, MO: KJPW 1390
Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill, NC: WZRH 960
Concord, NH: WASR 1420
Las Vegas: KLAV 1230
Portland, OR: KBNP 1410
Toledo, OR: KCUP 1230
Ebensburg, PA: WRDD 1580
Jackson/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: WDXI 1310
Bristol, TN & VA: WGOC 1320
Big Spring, TX: KBYG 1400, Repeats 3-4 pm
Richmond, VA: WHAN 1430
Richmond, VA: WLEE 990
Lakewood, WA: KLAY 1180
Port Angeles, WA: KONP 1450
Spokane, WA: KSBN 1230
Milwaukee, WI: WRRD 540, Repeats 10-11 am
Freethought Radio, co-hosted by FFRF directors Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, began in 2006. It later became part of the Air America Network weekend lineup for more than two years.
Since Air America folded, Freethought Radio has aired in Madison, Wis., where it is originally broadcast, in Anchorage, Atlanta, Monterey, and Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as having 10,000 regular podcast listeners.
“We don’t want to just preach to the deconverted,” jokes Gaylor. “You can turn on the radio or TV 24/7 and be preached at. We want to reach the public, and educate them about the views of nontheists,” one of FFRF’s two express purposes. FFRF is also a major state/church watchdog.
“This is radio for the rest of us,” says Barker, who bills himself as “the friendly neighborhood atheist of the airwaves.”
This week’s show highlights young nonbelievers, with guest Jesse Galef, who works with the Secular Student Alliance.
Freethought Radio originates in the studio of The Mic. 92.1, Madison, Wis., Saturdays 11 am to Noon Central, also streaming live. Its broadcasts will continue in four other venues:
Ada/Grand Rapids, MI: WPRR AM 1680 and 95.3 FM Public Reality Radio, Airs Weds 3 pm, Thurs 3 am
Anchorage: KUDO AM 1080, Sat 9-10 am, Sun 11 am-noon
Monterey-Salinas, CA: KRXA AM 540, Sun. 7 pm
Atlanta: Green AM 1640, 1 pm, repeats Sun. 3 pm
FFRF archives all of the shows online. Listeners can also sign up to hear the show view iTunes, etc. For more information: http://ffrf.org/news/radio/
