Specialty shows

As an independent college radio station, Radio 1190 is proud to offer a wide variety of programming for our listeners. Our signature Radio 1190 Music Mix features a constantly updated, student-curated blend of new music and college radio favorites when there’s no live DJ on air — but our live specialty shows are the real don’t-miss. Check the list below for the latest on our specialty roster, and have a look at the current Show Schedule for when to find these rising radio stars on air.

Music

35000 Watts

Host: DJ Lisa Ray

A deep dive into the culture of college radio – the music, the jocks, the vibe and tribe. Come along on this electrifying journey that has made an undeniably loud impact on society.

6ft Under

Host: Isa

You’ll hear music from the local scene and underground artists as well as big ticket alternative bands!

8bitsplit & Sounds of Shibuya
8bitsplit

Host: Dan Le

Video game music! Video game inspired music! Chiptune! Uh … yeah video game music show! Plus Sounds of Shibuya: Music that all the cool kids in Japan listen to (not really but you get the idea).

Antiquity

Host: DJ Bell

Listen to me musically vibe curate historical events. From the punk rock movement, to recession pop, to 50s jam bands, come deep dive into the vibes of the times!

The Batcave

Host: DJ Bat

You’ll hear Post Punk, Dark Wave, and Anything Spooky!

The Blues With MousyLu

Host: Lucia

My goal of this is to be able to deep dive into soul and blues music from the southern regions

Bonebraker

Host: DJ Rebecca

This world is so full of sounds and I’m going to give you an hour straight of the best ones!

Bottle Rockets

Host: DJ Ella

A mix of new wave sounds and 2000s vibes indie rock and pop mixed with the iconic radio 1190 sound, all bottled up just for you!

Brett & Bean Vinyl

Hosts: Brett & Bean

Everything from Afrobeat to alternative rock.

Brolly

Host: Brolly

Always good music.

Bug Hunt

Host: Clara

A dive into a different theme every week, Bug Hunt features a lot of different music but most commonly alt rock, indie, and folk music, and focuses on promoting smaller artists!

The Carousel

Host: Maddie

A constant rotation of what I’m currently listening to on campus!

Chains and Halos

Host: DJ Kat

The classic Radio 1190 sound with a female punk inspired twist.

Cloud Physics

Host: DJ Cloud Physics

Alternative, ambient, electronica, and indie music from around the world

Cold Cutz Deep Cutz

Host: DJ Cold Cutz

CCDC is passionate about music. Listeners will be taken on an eclectic journey through eras and genres. You’ll also learn about the music and the artists who created it.

The Contact Blitz

Host: DJ CDestro

“Time is Illmatic, keep static like wool fabric”

DANGERUSS RADIO

Host: DANGERUSS

My specialty show is curated for a diverse range of ears. I dabble between jazz, psychedelic rock, latin infusions, and alternative/indie. I talk about topics going on in the music world and include little blurbs about the artists. I like to incorporate retro commercials while mixing tracks together. 

Destroy the Internet

Host: MC-T

Welcome to Destroy the Internet! Im your host MC-T. Destroy the Internet is a vehicle that takes you back to a simpler time an age without the internet. Forget about social media likes, nagging emails from your boss, and clickbate content that steals your data. Sit back and relax while listening to some of the greatest from a bygone era

Electric Honey Radio

Host: Dangeruss

It’s new, it’s revolutionary, It will make you scream, cry, laugh, shout, it’s psychedelic, it’s mind melting, vicious, cosmic, and divine, it’s a circus, pure ecstasy, war and peace, it’s Electric Honey!

Electronica Esoterica

Host: DJ Vicki Valentine

A guided tour of Electronic Music’s forgotten corners!

Enrichment Time

Host: DJ Lexy

Enriching music from across time, space, and genre!

From My Heart and My Soul

Host: DJ KF

Whether it’s neo-soul, punk, worldwide, or something in between, my radio show finds the most authentic and passionate music out there- tracks that feel as if they are coming from your heart and your soul.

Greg o’clock

Host: DJ Greg

I talk about my life and play music I like.

Hypnotic Turtle Radio Circus
Hypnotic Turtle Radio Circus

Host: Arlo White

A weekly mind-meld of the beautiful and the bizarre featuring exclusive live mixes from Diablo Montalban, special guests, live performances and one of a kind collaborations! Diablo Montalban mixes multiple sound sources and infinite music genres with spoken word, news clips and/or movie dialogue to create something unique for the moment, never to be performed the same way again. Hypnotic Turtle radio is Radio Art!

Infinite Library Card

Host: DJ Big Al

An all-access pass to the infinite network of hexagonal galleries whose shelves contain every possible combination of lyric and note. DJ Big Al knows where to find the good stuff, and he’ll show you the way.

Jams With Juice

Host: DJ Juice

sick beats for cool people 🙂 come jam !!

Jetset Underground
Jetset Underground

Host: Iris Berkeley
Archives

The soundtrack to your utterly fabulous, secret-agent, oh-so-funky life. Iris Berkeley brings you new releases in all genres and the vintage vibes that inspire them. Simulcast in London by our friends at Denmark Street Radio.

Juke the Whales

Host: DJ Andy

Features the classic sounds of Radio 1190 plus anything from slack rock classics to modern electronic

Kayla Plays Angst

Host: DJ Kayla

Who says all angsty music is the same? I do. Join Radio 1190 for songs about hating your job, the passage of time, disappointing your parents, and heartbreak that happened far too long ago for you to still be caring about it!

Late Night Dungeon

Host: DJ Rawr Saurus!!!!! :3

H3ww0!!! :3 w31c0m3 t0 lat3 night dung30n :3, wh3r3 w3 1izt3n t0 brain r0tting 313ctr0nic b3atz :p, punk t0 br3ak 0ur n0z3z t00 :3, an 3m0 muzic f0r wh3n th3 party’z 0v3r :((((. H0p3 y0u’11 zztay a10ng f0r th3 rid3! rawr XD

Local Shakedown
Local Shakedown

Host: Luke Petet
Archives and Videos

Radio 1190’s legendary weekly live in-studio performance show on air since 1998. Tune in for exclusive live performances and interviews with bands from Denver/Boulder and beyond.

Luke Live!

Host: Luke

One hour of tunes beamed straight from my head into yours.

MAGPIE

Host: DJ Trie

A bit of everything. Tune in to see what’s in store this week.

Mainstream Lunar Lounge

Host: DJ Jasmyn

Music mostly consisting my favorite mainstream artists, but playing songs from them that aren’t recognized unless you’ve listened to the album!

The Me Generation
The Me Generation

Host: Ben Bronte

Radio 1190’s long-running ’80s new wave and post-punk show. Plus The Ben Bronte Bonus Hour: a weekly DJ set unbounded by genre or decade.

Myriad FM

Host: Dylan Comiskey

Kinetic explorations in sound; genres unbound.

Negative Box

Host: DJ Filip

Garage rock indie electric noise makin

The Neutral Ground

Host: Harrison Simeon

Blending all genres with a New Orleanian twist.

Not So Pink Confessions

Host: DJ Rola

A themed hour-long show of Hispanic/Latino music building up towards an original poem at the end of the show. DJ Rola’s Not So Pink Confessions.

One Word Whopper

Host: Zeke

every week, i’ll pick a different word that has a specific theme, and then relate all of the songs to that.

On Tap with Rhett and George

Hosts: Rhett & George

Rhett and George talk about their favorite new food recipes, coffee places, and style trends while playing a mix of Radio 1190 music and some current indie, folk, and soft-rock favorites.

Out Of The Loop

Host: Emma Furlong

Bringing you epic tunes and themed shows every week — playing rock, indie, art pop, and all the ~waves~

Party With Me Punker!

Host: Bodhi DJ Bodhi

This show brings all the best punk classics and deep-cuts that the vinyl format has to offer.

Rumbottom-core songs to get wyld to (if you want)

Host: Erik

A mix of classic Radio 1190 bangers and DJ Rumbottom-approved songs that are essential for your life, trust me.

The Search for Planet 9

Host: DJ Triton

Join the Search for Planet 9 as we scour the outer reaches of the Solar System for the gravitational pull of unknown beats, from old eurobeat classics to modern indie jams!

Second Wind

Host: Miranda Harp

Second Wind seeks to blow the dust off old records and blast fresh musical air into your ears – new wave, funk, alternative, vintage indie especially.

Serenitea with Shelb

Host: Shelby

Whether you’re getting started in the gym, need tips on bettering your lifestyle, or just want to get your day started with some great music, Tune in to Serintea with Shelb!

Shores of Phos

Host: Aidan

All shone under light must be reconciled

Stank Face

Host: DJ Dirty Mo

The most head bangin’, body swayin’, funny walkin’, music you’ve ever heard in your entire life.

Stare At The Moon

Host: Gina

Stare at the Moon features the eclectic Radio 1190 sound plus the best of indie and alternative music, with one goal, intimacy and reflection, stemming from the iconic line “stare at the moon” from Phoebe Bridger’s Graceland Too.

STATIC

Host: Bob Slade

Long-running favorite for fans of punk, noise rock, and more. Wildly Hi Energy New & Classic Punk Rock’n’Roll & latest local concert news.

Street Beats

Host: DJ Lex

You’re one stop shop for old, new, and unknown music!

Studio Pink

Host: DJ Sam

Join me in Studio Pink for a vibrant mix of retro hits, modern gems, and everything in between!

Sulfur Hot Springs

Host: DJ Dirt

International music while I talk about hot springs

Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch

Host: Victor Escala

Start your lazy Sunday off right with some brunch and some handpicked tunes.

Themed Adult Contemporary
Themed Adult Contemporary

Host: Dayshardan

Good timin’ music for all the toe tappers and finger snappers.

T.M.I.

Host: Polly

The Mixtape Initiative:
Come for the music, stay for the oversharing.

Triple Virgo

Host: Dj Elliana

Come hang out with me and listen to a whimsically themed show based around an experience from my week!

UNCUT FUN(K)

Host: DJ Isabelle

UNCUT FUN(K) brings the feel-good groove to your speakers with an unpredictable mix of beats that’ll put a smile on your face.

The Van Show

Host: DJ Van

I will play the best banging and bodacious bops your ears have heard.

Vertebrae

Host: Dj Aihposa

Come with me as I collect new music, pay tribute to the greats of the past, and dedicate time and discussion to the backbone of college radio; making our voices heard in a world designed to shut us out!

Worldwide Waves of Reverb

Host: Paul
Website
Dedicated to international surf bands from around the globe. Got surf needs? Get ’em met right here.

Workhorse Riot

Host: DJ Kelly Pinch

Whether it’s thrashing out to Punk Rock, headbanging to Industrial, or vibing to Blues and soundtracks, you can tune into my radio show WORKHORSE RIOT for all the goodness.

Yukari On Air

Host: Yukari

Freeform sounds of all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. Something new every time!

News & public affairs

News Team

Hosts: Jack Armstrong, Juanita Hurtado & News Team
Archives

News Team is the resident news program of Radio 1190, bringing listeners local Boulder news and interviews. Tune in to hear about research at CU, happenings in the city of Boulder, news from around Colorado, and more.