WERS

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WERS has always presented a diverse mix of music, while serving as a training ground for students at Emerson College. During the week the station features a mix of music ranging from folk, rock, jazz, world, blues, soul, electronic and reggae. Weekend programming includes everything from children's music to showtunes to Jewish and Israeli music. In recent years, WERS has become well-known for its Live Music Weeks, fundraisers in which dozens of live performances are broadcast from the WERS studios. In 1998, 88.9 WERS was able to move into newly-renovated studios at 180 Tremont St. on Boston Common, where they broadcast today. 88.9 FM WERS can be heard in five New England states with a listenership of over 150,000 people each week. WERS is almost entirely student operated and has been voted the number one college radio station in the country by The Princeton Review for the past six years. In 2006 the station was named "News Station of the Year" by the Associated Press.

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Jewish Music, Humor and Schmoozing

  • From: WERS
  • Updated: Mar 30, 2023
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219 Pieces

Smooth R&B, Vintage Soul, and Slow Jams

  • From: WERS
  • Updated: Jul 25, 2022

Latest Pieces

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From studios along The Boston Common, spend an hour with Smooth R&B, Vintage Soul and Slow Jams: The Secret Spot

  • Added: Feb 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:13
Caption: The Isley Brothers, Credit: Angie Pham
A smooth curated blend of the very best Slow Jams

  • Added: Feb 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:49
Caption: The Godmother Of Soul, Credit: Kasvi Bhatia
Curated from studios along The Boston Common, The Secret Spot is like a time tunnel for R&B and Soul

  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:48
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The Secret Spot is a curated hour of smooth R&B and vintage Soul

  • Added: Jan 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:06
Caption: Secret Spotlight: Prince, Credit: Maeve Huttner
Your home for R&B, Soul and Slow Jams. Listen to an hour of The Secret Spot

  • Added: Dec 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:31
Caption: Secret Spotlight: Jackie Wilson, Credit: Maeve Huttner
We shine a secret spotlight on Jackie Wilson in this episode

  • Added: Dec 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:47
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The Secret Spot specializes in Slow Jams from every era of R&B and Soul

  • Added: Dec 03, 2022
  • Length: 58:44
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Simple and intimate. A curated playlist touching every era of R&B and Soul. Listen to The Secret Spot

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 58:19
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For an hour of curated Slow Jams, listen to The Secret Spot

  • Added: Nov 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:28
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With an emphasis on Slow Jams, listen to The Secret Spot for smooth R&B and Vintage Soul

  • Added: Nov 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:05