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WMSE IS

THE BIG SOUND DOWNTOWN.
WE ARE THE ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT
THAT
HAS BUCKED TRENDS
AND THE CORPORATE SOUND SINCE 1981.
WE LOVE MUSIC. WE ARE THE LOVE OF MUSIC
EMBOLDENED
BY OUR LISTENERS...
OUR SOUND CITIZENS.
WE SALUTE YOU.

Events ::
The Latest and Greatest Don't Not Be There

Localized ::
The Latest and Greatest Don't Not Be There

  • LOCAL/LIVE – 6/23/26 – Crow Eater

    Join Music Director Sid and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild for another Local/Live with Crow Eater. Crow Eater is a Country-Fried Folk-Rock music thought form perpetrated by Wisconsin based musician and […]



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  • LOCAL/LIVE – 6/16/26 – BLONDE

    Join Music Director Sid and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild for another episode of Local/Live with Blonde. Blonde is a 5-piece alternative rock band out of Milwaukee best known for their […]



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Weekly Top
Ten Airplay

  1. Aldous Harding
    Train on the Sea

    4AD

  2. King Tuff
    Moo

    Mup/ Thirty Tigers

  3. Kneecap
    Fenian

    PIAS

  4. Jack White
    "G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs" b/w "Derecho Demonico" [Single]

    Thirdman

  5. Cock Fight
    Cock Fight

    Electrorock

  6. Boards of Canada
    Inferno

    Warp

  7. Angine De Poitrine
    Vol II

    Spectacle Bonzai

  8. Social Distortion
    Born to Kill

    Epitaph

  9. I Am The Avalanche
    The Horrow Show

    Equal Vision

  10. The New Pornographers
    Former Site of

    Merge

* = Local

VISUALIZED ::
Videos did not in fact kill the radio star
— See for yourself

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  • Robert L
  • Clarence B
  • Lillian K
  • Michael G
  • Mick M
  • Cindy P
  • Melinda O

Support
WMSE

Listener-Supported Frontier Radio,
(Hey That's You!).

WMSE is a unique, award-winning music radio station licensed by MSOE and operating as a department of the university. WMSE Radio, 91.7FM has been broadcasting for over 35 years. Financially independent from the university, WMSE is made possible with the support of volunteers, local businesses, and of course, our contributing listeners.

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Office Staff ::
For bookingS, interviews and
GENERAL ROUSTABOUTS

Passion, perseverance and an overwhelming drive time.

WMSE’s staff is small but mighty – just like the station!
We are proud supporters of the vibrant music scene and community that makes up this great city. With our army of volunteers we do our very best to bring you great radio and events. Anti-established since 1981, we couldn’t be this great without you.

For more information, reach out to us: wmse@msoe.edu
  • SUBMIT MUSIC

    At WMSE, we always encourage new music submissions. Given the nature of our programming model, our program hosts dictate what music they feature during each of their respective programs. It’s as easy as following the following steps.

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  • SUBMIT A PSA

    Have a Public Service Announcement that you want to get out to the world? Help us help you by submitting your PSA to our online submission form.

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  • SPONSORSHIPS & UNDERWRITING

    ‌Sponsorships & underwriting of WMSE gives opportunities to connect in a way that allows for instant membership to an educated, forward-thinking, civic-minded group of people (to paraphrase one of our key underwriters). Find out more now.

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