WAMU 88.5 : Programs

Ways to listen to WAMU 88.5

September 3, 2011

There are many ways to listen to WAMU 88.5, Bluegrass Country, Intersection 88.5-3, and 88.3 Ocean City.

Online - Just Click "Play"

Our high quality live audio streams are available by clicking the play button at the top of the site. Choose the channel you want, then just click "Play." The audio player that launches will play without the need of an extra audio client such as Windows Media Player or Real Player. Our audio player is Flash-based, but for devices that don't support Flash, the audio player also renders an HTML5 player.

On the radio

Our flagship channel is available on 88.5 FM  in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Our Ocean City frequency is 88.3 FM. Our locally available Bluegrass Country channel is 105.5 FM. If you have an HD Radio, you can also hear Bluegrass Country on 88.5-2 and Intersection on 88.5-3.

Learn more about HD Radio.

Android and iPhone apps

Our live streams and podcasts are available on:

 

Internet Radios, corporate firewalls, and other listening situations

We realize many of you listen to us while you're at work and you may not have complete control over the software installed on your system. Or maybe you're listening to us with an internet radio. For you, we have the links to the old Windows Media and MP3 live streams:

 

Trouble Listening?

Drop us a note detailing the technical problem and we'll try to sort it out.

Arts & Culture

NPR

Survived The Mayan Apocalypse? Here Come The Radish People

Each Dec. 23, they descend upon Oaxaca's main plaza: giant root vegetables carved into human figures and other vivid forms. The Night of the Radishes is a major tourist draw these days, but it all started with Spanish missionaries in the 1500s. When a new religion and imported crops met indigenous woodcarvers, a novel art form was born.

Food

NPR

Survived The Mayan Apocalypse? Here Come The Radish People

Each Dec. 23, they descend upon Oaxaca's main plaza: giant root vegetables carved into human figures and other vivid forms. The Night of the Radishes is a major tourist draw these days, but it all started with Spanish missionaries in the 1500s. When a new religion and imported crops met indigenous woodcarvers, a novel art form was born.

Politics

WAMU 88.5

Virginia Lawmakers Team Up To Volunteer For Holidays

A few lawmakers put aside their political differences to volunteer together for the holidays.

Technology

NPR

Future Fibers May Be Spun From Slime

The hagfish or "slime eel" shoots out slime containing silk-like fibers of remarkable strength. Douglas Fudge, a biologist at the University of Guelph, says it could be a good substitute for today's synthetic fibers--it's 10 times stronger than nylon, for example--and bacteria can be trained to make it.