Radio Schedule
The station runs several different features on the station. Some of them include:
Monday-Friday
- "BRU Breakfast" - WBRU's morning drive program
- "The CD Scramble" - 8:00AM. A contest to see who can be the first to identify a 4 second scrambled sample of a song. The first person to answer correctly wins tickets or some other prize.
- The Retro Lunch - 12:00PM. 95 minutes of alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s.
- "Afternoon BRU" - WBRU's afternoon drive program.
- Album of the Day - 6:00PM. An essential and important album to alternative rock.
- Home BRU'd. Weekdays at 9:00PM. Features Six songs by bands from Rhode Island and the neighboring area. Formerly aired 12:00 AM, Monday through Wednesdays
Monday-Thursday
- Exposure: 11:00PM Monday through Thursday. an hour of approximately 11-12 indie rock or electronica songs not currently on the WBRU playlist and personally selected by the DJ currently on shift. In early August 2010, this program was expanded from Wednesdays to Monday through Thursday and merged with the similar Nine O'Clock News program.
Friday
- 12 Cuts Above the Rest - 7:00PM.
"Saturday"
"Retro Brunch" on Saturday.
Retired Features
- The List, 7:00PM, Monday through Thursday. A themed countdown of songs, such as Top 50 Warped Tour Bands or Top 95 One Hit Wonders.
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