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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 – OFFTIDE – 4/21/26

    Join Music Director Sid and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild for another Local/Live with Offtide. Offtide is a Milwaukee-based band weaving together the sonic threads of post-rock, psychedelic rock, and alternative […]



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  • LOCAL/LIVE FROM ANODYNE – THE DEMIX -5/5/26

    Join Music Director Sid and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild for the final Local/Live from Anodyne for the season with The Demix. We’re giving you a sneak peak to “Radiate,” WMSE’s […]



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Weekly Top
Ten Airplay

  1. King Tuff
    Moo

    MUP/ Thirty Tigers

  2. The New Pornographers
    Former Sight of

    Merge

  3. Known Moons
    Everything is Beginning to End

    Self-Released **

  4. A Place to Bury Stranger
    Rare and Deadly

    Dedstrange

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

    Third Man

  6. The Crosses
    Outlier

    Triple Eye Industries

  7. ANGINE DE POITRINE
    Vol II

    Spectacles Bonzai

  8. Population II
    Gimmicks

    Bonsound

  9. Holy fuck
    Event Beat

    Satellite Services

  10. Adult
    Kissing Luck Goodbye

    Dais

* = Local

VISUALIZED ::
Videos did not in fact kill the radio star
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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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