WYMS-FM (Milwaukee, WI)

WYMS is a community radio station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, transmitting on 88.9 FM. It features a diverse mix of adult album alternative music, operating under the name "Radio Milwaukee." While the station's license is held by Milwaukee Public Schools, it is run and programmed by an independent organization that shares the same name. Additionally, WYMS broadcasts weekly school board meetings on its airwaves, a requirement of the lease agreement between Milwaukee Public Schools and Radio Milwaukee.

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English

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#939625

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#246090

Arts and Entertainment/Music

#3481

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Finding Kinship, closing Crossroads and a Hundred Acre chat

6 days ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Tarik Moody

Each week on This Bites, dining critic Ann Christenson from Milwaukee Magazine and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new spots, old favorites and the best ingestibles around Milwaukee.
Shake James' journey from sneakerhead to community champion

1 week ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Anthony Foster

In honor of another fantastic 414 Day, it's another fire edition of Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow — HYFIN's interview series that invites guests to take a closer look about their past, present and future through the lens of music. Because it's Milwaukee's official holiday, I decided to sit down with Shake James, a revered community member and avid sneakerhead from the 4-1-4.
DJ Takeover: Trapper Schoepp

1 week ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Carolann Grzybowski

The individual joining us for our latest DJ Takeover should be familiar to anyone connected to the Milwaukee music scene. Trapper Schoepp is an incredible musician in his own right, and on top of that he’s the youngest artist to have a co-writing credit with Bob Dylan, who’s unrecorded 1961 song “On Wisconsin” got finished by Trapper in 2018.
Can AI solve Milwaukee County's budget crisis?

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Tarik Moody

I’ve observed artificial intelligence accomplishing some remarkable feats in recent years, especially in healthcare. Researchers at Johns Hopkins, for example, are developing algorithms that can speed cancer diagnoses and, potentially, save lives. Advances like these made me wonder if AI could also offer real-world solutions to complicated civic matters, such as Milwaukee County’s looming budget deficit.
Studio Milwaukee Session: LA LOM

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Brett Krzykowski

The lyric-less Studio Milwaukee Session is a rare bird. It’s not that we have something against instrumentals. We just tend to get more session opportunities with bands who mix in some singin’ with their playin’. That made the recent visit from LA LOM (an acronym for “The Los Angeles League of Musicians”) all the more special — something our Radio Milwaukee members must have sensed because they turned out for this one in a big way.
MKE Concert Pick: Gear up and grow with Trapper Schoepp, *aya

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Brett Krzykowski

Milwaukee’s concert scene has a lot going on, so we look at the shows coming up to find the ones you’ll look back on and be glad you went. Then we add them to our weekly Milwaukee Concert Picks. When we were looking around for something cool to do at the end of our Spring Membership Drive, it turned out we didn’t need to look very far. In fact, we just had to pick up the very seasonally appropriate packets of seeds we’re giving every single person who donates before the drive wraps up this Friday.
‘Death of a Unicorn’ review: Weird and wild, but is it worth your time?

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Brett Krzykowski

Every week, Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film and Radio Milwaukee’s Dori Zori talk about movies — because that’s what you do when you’re Cinebuds. We've got unicorns on the brain! 🦄On this episode, Dori and Kpolly wrangle their thoughts around the mythically weird and wild recent release, Death of a Unicorn. Forget those glittery gallopers you might be used to. This one from A24 serves up some serious "don't mess with magical creatures" vibes.
Lucy Dacus adds Riverside Theater date to upcoming tour

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Brett Krzykowski

It was already shaping up to be a big 2025 for Lucy Dacus, who released new album Forever Is a Feeling in the dying days of March and prior to that planned a modest string of shows in support of the record. Those plans got a lot less modest Tuesday as Dacus announced a bunch of additional dates, including July 27 at the Riverside Theater.
MKE Music Video Premiere: Standstill, ‘Button’ | Radio Milwaukee

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Brett Krzykowski

The Milwaukee shoegaze outfit has paired its previously released single with a striking video that has us looking forward to their EP at the end of May.
A James Beard finalist, right under our own roof

2 weeks ago | radiomilwaukee.org | Tarik Moody

Each week on This Bites, dining critic Ann Christenson from Milwaukee Magazine and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new spots, old favorites and the best ingestibles around Milwaukee. For almost exactly one year, Discourse Coffee Workshop has been our roommate of sorts, serving out of the southwest corner of Radio Milwaukee HQ.