| Frequency | 87.9MHz |
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| Branding | WBAR,Barnard College Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | College radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Barnard College |
| History | |
First air date | April 1,1993 |
Call sign meaning | WBARnard College Radio |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WBAR Stream |
| Website | WBAR.org |
WBAR is thecampus radio station ofBarnard College inNew York City. Currentlystreaming online-only, WBAR was developed as afreeform alternative toWKCR-FM on theColumbia University campus. In addition to an eclectic array of shows, WBAR hosts several live concerts per year inMorningside Heights, including the WBAR-B-Q, a free, all-ages, day-long showcase of bands and food, as well as a Winter Formal concert event in December. Recent performers have includedPalehound,Japanese Breakfast,Sammus,Ravyn Lenae, and more.[citation needed]
WBAR launched in the early 1990s, and was formerly located in Barnard College's McIntosh Hall before it was moved by the administration to the basement of Sulzberger Hall in the spring of 2007, pending demolition of McIntosh.
WBAR used to host Radiothons, a fund-raising week-long series of live shows, interviews and give-aways, held in the WBAR studio. Alcohol was served.Dirty Projectors headlined 2005's Radiothon closing show,[1] supported byAkron/Family, Other Passengers,R. Stevie Moore and The Shot Heard Round the World. The show was held at The West End Basement.
WBAR andNYU also held a Battle of the Bands on October 25, 2002.
WBAR has a history of putting on shows that feature up-and-coming live acts, as well as on-campus talent. Among past performers includeAri Up,Bikini Kill,[2] andDaniel Johnston.[3]
WBAR puts on its annual WBAR-B-Q each April. Held outdoors on Barnard College's Lehman Lawn, the day-long show is free, all-ages and open to the public. Food is usually available, and in the past, alcohol has been served. Past line-ups have includedVampire Weekend,Liturgy,Cold Cave andReal Estate.
2006: Fixations, YACHT, E*Rock, Bobby Birdman, King Kong Ding Dong, O'Death, Lucky Dragons, Midnight Hours, Man Man.[4]
2007: ONEIDA, Dark Meat, caUSE co-MOTION!, Public Record, Soiled Mattress & the Springs,Vampire Weekend,Nat Baldwin & Sam Rosen, The Shot Heard Round the World, Yan Yan.[5]
2008: Wizards of the Coast, Bear, Food Will Win the War,Liturgy, Thee Yetis, Les Sans Culottes, MegaFaun, Takka Takka, Tickley Feather,Crystal Stilts, Cause Co-Motion, Awesome Color, The Skaters, Videohippos, Japanther.[6]
2009: Fitz, Jerome Ellis, Acrylics,Liturgy,Metalux,Xeno & Oaklander, Free Blood,PackFM,Soft Circle,Gang Gang Dance.[7]
2010:Cold Cave, Blues Control,Liturgy,Burning Star Core, Jana Hunter, Twin Stumps, U.S. Girls,Think About Life, Prince Rama Of Ayodhya, Old Men.[8]
2011:Real Estate, Blondes,The Crystal Ark, Arp, Laurel Halo, Big Troubles, Grooms, Beige,Julianna Barwick.[9]
2012:Dam Funk,Bush Tetras,Widowspeak, Mike Slott, Pete Swanson (ex-Yellow Swans), Forma, Archie Pelago, Night Birds, Midtown Dickens
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