The Midnight Special (radio)
The Midnight Special is a syndicated radio show broadcast on Chicago, Illinois radio station, WFMT-FM (98.7 MHz) since 1953. It is a showcase for folk and roots music from historical and contemporary artists. The show also features comedy sketches and show tunes. The official description is: "folk music & farce, show tunes & satire, madness & escape." The show is named after the well known folk song of the same name, which is often associated with Lead Belly, whose version of the song is used as the show's opening theme. The show title also tied into its time slot, as it was broadcast on WFMT near midnight every Saturday. It now begins at 9 p.m. and ends at midnight.
Wikipage disambiguates
primaryTopic
The Midnight Special (radio)
The Midnight Special is a syndicated radio show broadcast on Chicago, Illinois radio station, WFMT-FM (98.7 MHz) since 1953. It is a showcase for folk and roots music from historical and contemporary artists. The show also features comedy sketches and show tunes. The official description is: "folk music & farce, show tunes & satire, madness & escape." The show is named after the well known folk song of the same name, which is often associated with Lead Belly, whose version of the song is used as the show's opening theme. The show title also tied into its time slot, as it was broadcast on WFMT near midnight every Saturday. It now begins at 9 p.m. and ends at midnight.
has abstract
The Midnight Special is a synd ...... e host of the program in 1996.
@en
country
format (object)
language
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
13.857.418
Wikipage revision ID
743.371.006
audio format
first aired
home station
WFMT-FM at 98.7 MHz
last aired
opentheme
The Midnight Special
syndicates
Local: Mainly public radio
hypernym
comment
The Midnight Special is a synd ...... t 9 p.m. and ends at midnight.
@en
label
The Midnight Special (radio)
@en
wasDerivedFrom
homepage
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
The Midnight Special
@en