Reggae Explorations playlist 2/26/09

"Reggae Explorations"

hosted by Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Thursday 7-8PM & Friday 9-10AM (repeat broadcast)

2/26/09

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- At-One-Ment / Avion Blackman / Sweet Life / Lion of Zion
2- Rugged Cross / Talents / Reggae Give Thanks and Praise (VA) / Brickwall
3- The Message Is Love / Soldgie / SINGLE (mp3) / Evon H. Lindsay
4- Easy Come Dub / Impact Allstars / Dubwise & Otherwise 2: A Blood and Fire Audio Catalogue (VA) / Blood and Fire (talkover)
5- Shout Jah / Jai / Best Friend / Image
6- Give Food / Ben Okafor / Coffee With Lazarus / Plankton
7- Only A Fool / Luciano / A New Day / VP
8- Arise / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
9- Upper Room Fire House Dub / Solomon Jabby / Dub From The Gates of Zion / mp3.com CD
10- In The Streets / James Saunders / Unity Riddim Sessions Vol. 2 (VA) / Servant
11- War / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion
12- Warfare Dub / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / War (EP) / GospelReggae.com

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at:

 

e-mail: mroots@optonline.net

To all our listners who call

Hi and thanks to all the listeners who call. Some of you may be disappointed if you don't get a call back or don't get a request on the air. Here are some reasons:
1. You may have called during a rebroadcast - at this time there is no one in the studio (the magic of technology) .
2. The on-air person is not authorized to get messages from the machine - this is to keep from accidentally deleting other messages.

We are working on better ways to connect with listeners because we WANT to hear from you.
Here are some ways you can have a better shot of getting through:

1. If you are calling into a show, wait until about 30 seconds after a song starts. Before this the DJ might still have headphones on and will be busy setting up the next song. Please don't call while we are speaking on the air, the mic will pick up the ringing.
2. If you don't get an answer, hang up and try in about 5 minutes. Sometimes we have to answer nature's call.
3. If that fails, then leave a message and mention the show and the date (like "Hi, I am calling Nashville Skyline on the 24th with a request" . You don't need to leave a return phone number for most calls unless you have a specific reason for someone to get back to you.
4. Send an e-mail to WAPJFM@SBCGlobal.net We will try to forward this to the right person.

Because of staffing, sometimes calls don't get answered in a timely manner. Don't get discouraged, keep trying.

Thanks

ChrisZ

TROUBLE WITH 89.9 FREQUENCY

Update - It looks like we are back up at full volume with no hum - Thanks for your patience!

To all listeners,
A bad AT&T program circuit between our studio and the 89.9 FM transmitter located on Highland Avenue in Torrington has resulted in a constant hum on that frequency. We've had a number of calls from listeners alerting us to this problem. Thank you for the input. Our station engineer informs us that AT&T is aware of and addressing this issue, which will hopefully be resolved within a day or two.


In the meantime, if you're able, tune in to the 105.1 signal. We apologize for this inconvenience and look forward to once again providing you with quality local programming on both frequencies as soon as possible.

Reggae Explorations playlist 2/19/09

"Reggae Explorations"

hosted by Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Thursday 7-8PM & Friday 9-10AM (repeat broadcast)

2/19/09

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Irie / Joshua Alo / Answer Your Calling / Joshua Alo
2- Genesis / Majek Fashek / Prisoner of Conscience / Mango
3- Mzabalazo (Hometown) / The African Jazz Pioneers / Soweto Megamix: Zulu Hits Vol. 2 (VA) / Celluloid
4- More Luv / Mr. J feat. Deacon Culture & Golden Fox / SINGLE (mp3) / ...
5- Love God and Live / George Nooks / Peace, Love, Unity & Justice 2 (VA) / Katsjam
6- Showdown / Mention / Nah Betray...Return To B.A.S.S. / Servant
7- Showdown Dub / Mention / Return To Dub / Servant
8- Nuh Worry / Jamba / Hallelujah Is The Highest Praise / Jamba
9- Peacemakers / Tribe of Judah / Bloom Where You're Planted / TOJ Enterprise
10- Awake O Zion / Osmond Collins / He Will Restore / Jet Star
11- Children Of The World / Troy Anthony / Rise Up / TA
12- The Gardener / Judy Mowatt / Love / African Love - Jet Star
13- Hard Time No Last / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / www.versionist.com (talkover...outro)

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at:

e-mail: mroots@optonline.net

Reggae Explorations playlist 2/12/09

"Reggae Explorations"

hosted by Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Thursday 7-8PM & Friday 9-10AM (repeat broadcast)

2/12/09

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Be Thankful / Lytie / Repent / Zenith
2- Wise Man / The Israelites / SINGLE (mp3) / Kingdom Beat
3- Way Back Dub / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / www.versionist.com (talkover)
4- Tell Me Who / Ziggy Soul / Genesis / Glory - VP
5- Creation Blues / Augustus Pablo / Blowing With The Wind / Shanachie
6- Love Your Neighbor / Ladysmith Black Mambazo / The Warner Bros. Collection / Warner Archives - Rhino
7- Roots / Jah Pickney / Ghetto Redemption / Jah Yout
8- More Luv / Mr. J feat. Deacon Culture & Golden Fox / SINGLE (mp3) / ...
9- Di 2 Ah Wi / Jah Pickney feat. Bless (aka Prodigal Son) / Ghetto Redemption / Jah Yout
10- Wise Vibes / Gitta Dan / Reggaematic Worship / Gitta Dan
11- Two Roads / Mike Roots / Freedom & Struggle / Star
12- Drink For Free / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
13- Keep Holding On / Mr. Lynx / Zion I Sampler (VA) / Zion I

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at:

e-mail: mroots@optonline.net

"Reggae Explorations"

hosted by Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Thursday 7-8PM & Friday 9-10AM (repeat broadcast)

2/5/09

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Jehovah Wi Calling / Katalys Crew / Peace, Love, Unity & Justice 2 (VA) / Katsjam

2- Showdown / Mention / Nah Betray...Return To B. A. S. S. / Servant

3- Cookie Jar / Mykal Roze / Grafton 4 x 4 (VA) / Mesa

4- Sunshine Dub / Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad / Slow Down / GPGDS (talkover)

5- Stand / Mo' Than Conquerors / Power / Malak

6- Armor Of God / Asherman Meets Dub Street Rockers / Zion Ready / JumpUp!

7- Sound The Trumpet / Orthodox Issachar / He Created Everything / Orthodox Muzik

8- Ignorance Is Dangerous / Joanna-Marie / SINGLE (mp3) / Gator

9- Roots / The Israelites / Roots / JumpUp!

10- Deliver Me From My Enemies / Yabby You / Deliver Me From My Enemies / Blood & Fire

11- Love In Any Language / Wayne Stoddart / Love Convictions / Undiluted Muzik

12- My House / Sherwin Gardner / SINGLE (mp3) / Flow City

13- Standing On Solid Rock / Messian Dread / Messenjah Dub / mp3.com CD (talkover...outro)

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at:

 

e-mail: mroots@optonline.net

Your feedback is important!

At WAPJ, we value the opinions, suggestions and comments from YOU- our listeners. WAPJ exists not to serve ourselves, but to serve the community. What are we doing good? What could we do better? What would you like to hear in the future? We would love to hear from you either by e-mail at wapjfm@sbcglobal.net or by calling us at (860)489-9033. We'll do our best to respond as soon as possible. Thanks!

Reggae Explorations playlists 1/22-1/29/09

"Reggae Explorations"

hosted by Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Thursday 7-8PM & Friday 9-10AM (repeat broadcast)

1/22/09

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Free At Last / Zema / Black Sheep / Melchizedek

2- Freedom Dub / Zema feat. (speech from) Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. / Black Sheep / Melchizedek

3- Freedom Street / Ken Boothe / The Ken Boothe Collection: Eighteen Classic Songs / Trojan

4- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free / Ben Okafor / Acoustic Close-Up / Plankton

5- Set Me Free / Christafari / Valley of Decision / Gotee

6- Freedom Dub / Christafari / Valley of Decision / Gotee (talkover)

7- Call For My People / Monty G / "No Stoppin'" Mixtape / Lion Of Judah Sounds

8- Restless World / Eddy Grant / Barefoot Soldier / Enigma

9- Where The Unity / Bredren Markus I / Unity Riddim Sessions Vol. 1 (VA) / Star Recordings

10- Hear My Prayer / Mention / Hear My Prayer / Flow Masters - Servant

11- Answer Your Calling / Joshua Alo / Answer Your Calling / Joshua Alo

12- Drink For Free / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli

13- Mighty Redeemer Dub / Yesus Dread / SINGLE (mp3) / ... (talkover...outro)

"Reggae Explorations"

hosted by Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Thursday 7-8PM & Friday 9-10AM (repeat broadcast)

1/29/09

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Weighed Down / Bola feat. Ragga Bishop / What Do I Do? / Inner Hub

2- Pick The Beam / Yabby You and The Prophets / Jah Will Be Done / Prophet

3- Hungering Dub / Yabby U / King Tubby's Prophecy of Dub / Blood & Fire (talkover)

4- None Like You / Audrey Gordon / Mi Assignment / AGM

5- None Like You Dub / Audrey Gordon / Mi Assignment / AGM

6- This Is The Day / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture feat. Monty G and Singaton / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion

7- Scheme Of Things / Bunny Wailer / Protest / Mango

8- Ska Boss / Joe Ferry / Big Ska / Shanty Town

9- Blood Brothers / Garth Hewitt & Ben Okafor / Blood Brothers / What?

10- Transmissions (From The Isle Of Patmos) / Solomon Jabby / Rootical Revelations / Altar Sound

11- Lift Up My Eyes / Owen Uriah / More Than A Conqueror / Vibes

12- At-One-Ment / Avion Blackman / Sweet Life / Lion Of Zion

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at:

e-mail: mroots@optonline.net