Specialty Shows
Looking for something a little bit different? You've come to the right place. Check out WONC's selection of specialty shows and find something to suit your tastes. Missed your favorite show?
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Mission Rock
Every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m.
Chicago land's hardest hitting Christian rock show, Mission Rock Radio plays the best in Christian hard rock, heavy metal, hardcore, and punk.
Mission Rock prides itself in staying on the cutting edge of Christian music, playing both signed and unsigned artists. With interviews, music news and concert information, we bring you toughest three hours of Christian music the Chicago land has to offer. Home of features like the Mission Rock Battle of the Bands, Today in History and The State of "The Union.”
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Local Chaos
Every Sunday night from 8 to 10 p.m.
Local Chaos is your home for the best local music from the Chicago area and beyond. Hear music from up-and-coming local groups as well as established Chicago musicians all in one show. The show also features interviews, live performances, and the occasional giveaway of tickets, CDs, or whatever else we can get our hands on. Join Nate, Sam and Steve every Sunday night from 8-10 p.m. and check out the show's MySpace page for past playlists and information for how to get your music played on the show.
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The Vinyl Destination
Every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m.
Hear steady sounds from the underground. Listen every Monday from 8-10pm Central to the best punk and underground from the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. Roy and Rachel play music from the likes of The Specials, The Ramones, Joy Division, Agent Orange and many more!
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Generation X
Every Wednesday 8 to 10 p.m.
We are your home for 90s rock on WONC. Join your hosts Carrie and Evan every Wednesday night from 8-10 p.m. to relive the 1990s. We feature a band update every week where we let you know about tours, side projects, new albums, or just what they're doing in general. Tune in to Evan's YouTube clip of the week where you never know what he'll find! Vote for the listener's choice where we pick an album and you let us know your favorite song from that CD. Then the one with the most votes will be the closing song for the night. We'll also give info on that album so you can learn a little bit more.
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Precious Metal
Every Thursday from 8-10 p.m.
OK. So you were the only one who didn't belong to the New Kids on the Block Club. You thought you were so cool because you wore a Motley Crue t-shirt under your prom tuxedo. Don't you wish you could go back? Luckily for you, it's possible. Your hosts Brian Iossi, Josh Hoeck, and Kevin Sabo will take you there every Thursday from 8 till 10 pm when they play the very best of 80s metal. Whether you're itchin' for Ozzy, dyin' for Def Leppard, or just cravin' a big ol' slice of Cherry Pie, Precious Metal will quench your thirst for 80s hairband glam rock. Tune in for Band of the Week and Mandatory Mid-Shift Metallica and of course, your requests all night long.
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Every Friday night at midnight All Ages Radio brings you the best in punk, ska, and hardcore. Tune in to hear interviews, live performances, the latest news, and more. For pictures, playlists, and to contact the hosts check out the All Ages MySpace page.
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Metal Oxide
Every Sunday morning (late Saturday night) from midnight to 2 a.m.
Metal Oxide is your home for the Delicately Darker Edge of Metal.
Join Katie and Rita as they play the best of Symphonic, Gothic, Folk, Heavy, Operatic, Black and Progressive metal from around the world. Featuring artists such as Epica, Finntroll, Dimmu Borgir, Within Temptation, Sirenia and Therion.
Every show begins with the band who started it all, Nightwish. Followed by news at 12:50 and a local metal band at the top of the one o'clock hour. Folk metal at 1:30 and every show ends with a cover unlike any other.
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From the Upper Deck
Every Sunday night from 6 to 8 p.m.
The WONC sports staff will analyze the events of the week in local and national sports.