January 24, 2025 - 10:00 pm

Join us every Sunday at 10pm for Flotation Device on 91.3 KBCS hosted by Michael Schell. Thank you, Michael for bringing global music to local radio at KBCS and expanding the taste of our listeners in the Seattle region.

One of the most unusual shows on KBCS is Flotation Device, which has showcased creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world for over 20 years. Its host since 2021 is Michael Schell, who is a composer by trade, but nowadays focuses mainly on radio and music journalism where he feels he can have the most impact.

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January 23, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Coming to you, this Friday LATE NITE! on KBCS at 12 midnight, the KBCS Retro Radio Theatre presents listeners with classic radio theater dramas.  This week’s episodes: Big Town  — The Chill of Death – original air date 03.29.1949 Inner Sanctum — The Confession – original airdate 06.22.1946Tune in at MIDNIGHT!

January 21, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Join us every Thursday for CrossCurrents at 7pm on 91.3 KBCS brought to you by Matt Fish. Thank you, Matt for bringing diverse programming to public radio at KBCS and broadening the horizons of our listeners in the Puget sound region. Matt told us about the origin story of CrossCurrents, his upbringing, how he discovered world music, his work in film, and the inspiration for CrossCurrents.

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January 20, 2025 - 2:50 am

Today on this observed day of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr, KBCS is presenting feature programs for our public affairs, information and educational programming from 4am to 1pm, with 2 special music programs for the evening Roots Rock + Soul. 

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January 17, 2025 - 4:04 pm

Dear Friends and Loyal KBCS Supporters

I am writing this newsletter after completing and submitting our required annual audit for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Community Services Grant (CSG). The CPB, a key supporter of public broadcasting, oversees the audit process to ensure transparency and accountability. I am happy to report that this audit performed by an independent auditing firm confirms that we have ended our fifth year with another balanced budget and a healthy surplus to add to our emergency contingency fund. I will post this audit online on our homepage once the CPB completes its review and approval process. Our CSG grant from the CPB for this new year is estimated to be around $128,000.00, a substantial portion of our overall operating budget for our fifty-plus-year-old independent community radio station in the Pacific Northwest.

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January 17, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Coming to you, tonight Friday LATE NITE! on KBCS at 12 midnight, the KBCS Retro Radio Theatre presents listeners with classic radio theater dramas.  This week’s episodes: Lights Out  — Cat Wife – original air date 01.18.1943 Casey, the Crime Photographer — Snowball – original airdate 08.25.1949

January 17, 2025 - 12:00 pm

Join us every other Sunday to enjoy Bluegrass Ramble at noon on 91.3 KBCS co-hosted by Tom Voorhees. Thank you, Tom for bringing bluegrass to public radio at KBCS and keeping the sound alive in the Seattle area. We asked Tom some questions to learn more about him and what motivates him to share his love of bluegrass with the greater Seattle community.

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January 16, 2025 - 9:00 pm

The KBCS Friday 5am Feature presents a special American Compassion episode: Taking the Reins and Passage of the Civil Rights Act.  In this episode we explore Lyndon Baines Johnson the man and the president with Pulitzer Prizing-winning biographer Robert Caro, we hear conversations between LBJ with Martin Luther King Jr. and we get a better understanding

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January 10, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Join us every Sunday to hear the sounds of Sunday’s Hornpipe at 3pm on 91.3 KBCS with John Gibaut. Thank you, John for being a part of the KBCS family and keeping local radio thriving in the Seattle area. John provided us details about his life, how he became interested in Celtic music, and how he got involved with community radio at KBCS.

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January 9, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Coming to you, tomorrow this Friday! on KBCS at 12 midnight, the KBCS Retro Radio Theatre presents listeners with classic radio theater dramas.  This week’s episodes: Suspense –   The Mysterious Traveler –