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Winter Fund Drive

We Did It Together! Thank You for Making This Possible.

Your generosity carried us across the finish line, and ensures community-informed, community-funded radio remains independent and resilient through 2026 and beyond.

Winter Fund Drive Goal $207,652 of $150,000
100% funded

Thanks to you, we have met our $150,000 Winter Fund Drive goal. Continued donations build on this momentum and support the programming you rely on every day. Read a note from Interim General Manager Bob Hennelly

Upcoming Programs

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City Watch

Thu, Jan 15, 2026 - 5:00PM

U.S. Congressman Daniel Goldman

Folk Radio

Thu, Jan 15, 2026 - 10:00PM

with host Alan Podber.

A Mansion for the Rat

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 - 12:00AM

Tonight! Haitian All-Starz Radio w/ Hard Hittin Harry!

Beyond the Pale

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 - 9:00AM

Jews in the News

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 - 10:00PM

Lloyd A. Williams' Harlem Connections

Back of the Book

Sat, Jan 17, 2026 - 5:00AM

Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Jan 17, 2026 - 6:00AM

A Round-Up of Album Releases from 2025, Part 1

Animal Matters

Sun, Jan 18, 2026 - 9:00AM

Messages from our Pets

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Jan 18, 2026 - 10:00PM

A Round-Up of Album Releases from 2025, Part 2

Naturalistic Support

Wed, Jan 21, 2026 - 2:00PM

Dealing with Loss and Grief

Meetings

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WBAI Town Hall Assembly
Open to the public, Saturday, January 17, 2026, 6:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Saturday, December 13, 2025

Community Advisory Board-WBAI
Open to the public, Sunday, January 18, 2026, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Saturday, January 3, 2026

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, December 30, 2025

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, December 17, 2025

WBAI Programming Committee
Open to the public, Monday, January 26, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Thursday, December 11, 2025


Public News Service

2026Talks - January 15, 2026

House Dems back an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The Senate GOP blocks an effort to limit executive war powers in Venezuela and a federal judge rejects a Republican plan to overturn California s new congressional maps.

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