Our Programs
Our primary format is Adult Album Alternative (Triple-A). Musical selection tends to be on the fringe of mainstream pop and rock. We feature many other music genres such as indie rock, pop rock, alternative rock, alternative country, jazz, folk, world music and blues. In addition to our Triple-A format, we offer specialty programs.
For the full weekly schedule and to listen to a recent show that has already aired, visit our Program Schedule and Archive Player page.
Sunday
Before 12 PM | Jazz
12 Noon-1 PM | Mundo de Amanhã (Brazilian music)
1-1:30 PM | Cartes Postales with Joelle Aaslestad
Cartes Postales plays half an hour of music in French and focuses on one francophone artist, featuring 8 to 10 songs that are accompanied by a few biographical pieces of information as well as information about what the songs are about. The music spans from the 1930s to today. It is a wonderful way to discover artists who sing in French! (Cartes Postales is also rebroadcasted on Wednesday evenings at 6 pm.)
Le programme Cartes Postales diffuse de la musique française pendant une demie heure, le mercredi soir à 19 heures. Il est rediffusé le dimanche après-midi à 13 heures. Le show est présenté par Joelle Aaslestad. Le programme se concentre sur la musique d’un artiste francophone et présente des informations biographiques sur cet artiste, ainsi que des explications sur les thèmes et/ou les paroles des chansons. La musique présentée couvre une période contenue entre les années 30 et aujourd’hui. C’est un moyen fabuleux de découvrir des artistes qui chantent en français!
5-6 PM | A Glance Into the Abyss
Follow Joe Wislar to the edge for a brief glance into the abyss as he explores the existential wasteland that is post-punk, with samples of dark matter from classic and current new wave, no wave, goth, and darkwave artists.
6-8 PM | The Esas
Two hours of good music and bad jokes. Join hosts Theresa and Lisa down a different rabbit hole each week themed around pop culture, nostalgia, current events, and personal stories. This show features a vast spectrum of music from the 1940s to present.
10 PM-Midnight | Departures
Downtempo, leftfield, and future jazz.
Monday
7-8 AM | Global Village with Chris Heim
12 Noon-1 PM | The Soul Power Lunch Hour
Stax, Motown, Philly Soul, and many more classics from the 1960s and 70s to accompany the midday lunch hour.
4-5 PM | Heiftetz on Air with Benjamin Roe
Each week, Heifetz On Air presents performances by students, faculty, and alumni of the renowned Heifetz International Music Institute, located in Staunton, VA.
7-10 PM | Winelight Jazz with Don Hawks
Tune in for relaxing sets of a variety of jazz, blues and wine reviews with Don Hawks.
10 PM-Midnight | Horizons
Quiet storm jams, smooth grooves, R&B deep cuts and more from the 1970s and 80s.
Tuesday
7-8 AM | Modern Jetset with Iris Berkeley
12 Noon-1 PM | The Soul Power Lunch Hour
1 PM | Weekly Arts & Events Calendar with Charlé McCauley
6-7 PM | The Glow Power Hour with Big Pappy Turtleneck
Sounds against solipsism with Big Pappy Turtleneck: keeping America safe for foreign elements and agents of change. Who, one may ask, is Big Pappy Turtleneck? Well-traveled but not world-weary; snobby but not snide… The world is a big place and Big Pappy’s dressed for the grand tour.
7-9 PM | Astral Traveling with Ben Leonard
Staunton natives Ben Leonard and frequent co-pilot Tony Davenport helm the Mothership for a cosmic journey that explores the outer reaches of Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk, Reggae/Dub, and more from the 1970s and beyond.
Wednesday
7-8 AM | Global Village with Chris Heim
8 AM | Valley Library Radio Reference
Three Valley Librarians talk books, culture and all things happening at your local library!
12 Noon-1 PM | The Soul Power Lunch Hour
5 PM | Weekly Arts & Events Calendar with Charlé McCauley
6-6:30 PM | Cartes Postales with Joelle Aaslestad
French Pop & French language music (see Sunday schedule above)
7-9 PM | The Hugo Show with Hugo
The best in Indie/Alternative, both old and new.
9-11 PM | Name That Show with Drl
Well, what can we say about Darell: The Ed Wood of Augusta County. We here at WQSV found this 30-year Indie Rock Veteran in a ditch on I-64, babbling incoherently and barely able to walk, so we decided to give him his own show. Not much has changed. This stroked-out hippie spins the best in Punk Rock, Proto Punk, Post Punk, Alternative, Indie, Hardcore, Noise Rock, Classic Funk, Dub, New Wave, and Underground Music. Bad Comedy Skits are also the order of the day, bringing in guests from the local music scene and business owners on a regular basis. Please listen at your own risk.
Thursday
7-8 AM | Modern Jetset with Iris Berkeley
12 Noon-1 PM | The Soul Power Lunch Hour
1 PM | Weekly Arts & Events Calendar with Charlé McCauley
3-5 PM | The Cavern with Carter Cassidy
Host Carter Cassidy focuses on underground and indie hits from the 2000s, though at times he may decide to play whatever is reverberating through his head that day. Join Carter in the Cavern for an hour of some fuzzed-out guitar rock and relaxed acoustics of the aughts.
5 PM | Valley Library Radio Reference
Three Valley Librarians talk books, culture and all things happening at your local library!
7-8 PM | The Ruse with Randy Ruse
A variety music show pulling everything from eclectic rarities to household standards and more.
8-10 PM | Thursday Blues with King Gypsy
10 PM-Midnight | Eighties Club Hits
Friday
7-8 AM | Global Village with Chris Heim
8 AM | Valley Library Radio Reference
Three Valley Librarians talk books, culture and all things happening at your local library!
10 AM-12 Noon | Up in the Attic with Commander J
Once a popular show on the Armed Forces Network overseas, Up in the Attic has been reborn here in Staunton. Commander J may have retired from the Navy, but he’s still enlisted in finding great 80’s music, stories, and trivia. You never know what you might find Up in the Attic.
12 Noon-1 PM | The Soul Power Lunch Hour
1-3 PM | The Horseshoe Lounge with Daniel Lee
Pull up a stool and take a step back in time. Stack your quarters and lock down the pool table for the next two hours. Welcome to Lukenbach and Folsom. The Ryman and Memphis. The Louisiana Hayride and the Streets of Bakersfield. Join us for a grand tour of the living rooms, back rooms, and bar rooms of a distant and fading America. It’s about love, loss, and life. The road and the road back. Welcome to The Horseshoe Lounge. Welcome home.
3-5 PM | Sounds from Jamaica
5 PM | Weekly Arts & Events Calendar with Charlé McCauley
5-6 PM | Out of the Crate with Steve the Painter
A vinyl-only show where every week a member of the community brings in some of their records to share and play on the air with Steve the Painter. Enjoy the variety, the surprises, and of course that lovely sound of the needle on the record! If you or someone you know are interested in doing a show, or would like to donate vinyl, contact Steve at stevethepainter (at) wqsv.org.
6-8 PM | The Underground with Steve the Painter
Steve the Painter brings a mix of acid jazz, trip-hop and house to WQSV. Before moving to Staunton in 1999, Steve painted houses and was a club DJ in Washington, DC.
8-10 PM | The Groove Coaster with Rex Flynn
Fasten your seatbelts for a wild and groovy ride! With jazz fusion, disco, classic rock, synthwave, vaporwave, italodisco, city pop, and so much more, the Groove Coaster with Rex Flynn is a transcendental weekly music journey that will blow your mind.
10 PM-Midnight | The Connection
Two solid hours of Golden Age hip hop classics from the 1980s and 1990s.
Saturday
7-8 AM | Old Time Music Hour with Bill Smedley
8-10 AM | Bluegrass Morning with Bluegrass Chuck
Your host, “Bluegrass Chuck” Troutman, is a longtime friend of bluegrass music. Bluegrass Morning features an eclectic mix of new and old, traditional, new grass, folk and near grass. Chuck cut his radio teeth during a 17-year stint at James Madison University’s WXJM radio station. He also hosted Bluegrass Thursday, a concert series which had a 10-year run at Harrisonburg’s Court Square Theater.
10-10:30 AM | Cashin’ Out
30 minutes of The Man in Black.
11 AM-12 Noon | In the Pocket with John Yarbrough
“Johnny Why” mines funk, rock, jazz, soul, folk, and blues grooves for goosebumps moments when bands seem so tight and grounded that they cut loose and take flight. Doesn’t have to be fast–there are gliders, too–but elevating, like your heart raising a good blush to your cheeks.
12 Noon-2 PM | The Grateful Dead Lunch Bucket with Q
3-4 PM | Cruisin’ the Decades with Brad Savage
4-6 PM | Magic Moments (’40s, ’50s, etc) with Coley Evans
Coley spins some favorite classic vocals and instrumentals from the 40s, 50s and 60s.
6 PM-Midnight | Saturday Night Oldies with JB Stevens
We play Jazz midnight to 6 AM every day.