Hour of Slack explained
The Hour of Slack was a one-hour radio program produced by the Church of the SubGenius centering on the King of Slack, J. R. "Bob" Dobbs. Reverend Ivan Stang presented his own commentary, along with recorded material from all SubGenius radio and stage shows, bands, ranters, media barrage collage artists, and selections from the indie audio underground created by various SubGenii and others. 1,890 segments of this show had been broadcast before it was discontinued in June 2022. Most segments can now be listened to on the Internet Archive. It was syndicated across North America, with some stations continuing to air old shows, and weekly shows (and past segments) are available by mail. Originally created in Dallas, TX for local radio station KNON, starting in the late 80s until 2017, the show originated in pre-recorded form from the Church of the SubGenius headquarters in Cleveland Heights, OH, and was occasionally performed live at WCSB (both for broadcast and live MP3 stream) on the campus of Cleveland State University. The show is also available as a podcast in iTunes.
Stations that carried Hour of Slack
- ALASKA - Kasilof: KWMD 90.7 FM
- ALASKA - Anchorage: KWMD 104.5 FM
- ARKANSAS - Fayetteville: KXUA 88.3 FM
- CALIFORNIA - Santa Cruz: Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM
- COLORADO - Boulder: KFBR 95.3 FM
- CONNECTICUT - New London: WCNI 90.9 FM (intermittently)
- CONNECTICUT - Storrs: WHUS 91.7 FM
- FLORIDA - Dade City: Dade City Community Radio 87.9 FM
- GEORGIA - Atlanta: WREK 91.1 FM Georgia Tech (also Rev. Susie's "Bob's Slacktime Funhouse" afterwards)*
- IDAHO - Moscow: KRFP 92.5 FM
- ILLINOIS - Champaign: WEFT 90.1 FM (part of The Mental Vortex)
- INDIANA -
- MAINE - Portland: WMPG 90.9 FM
- MICHIGAN -
- MINNESOTA - Minneapolis: Radio Free Twin Cities 93.1 FM
- N. CAROLINA - Greensboro: WQFS 90.9 FM
- N. CAROLINA - Durham: WXDU 88.7 FM
- OHIO - Cleveland: WCSB 89.3 FM (flagship station)*
- OHIO - Kingsville: Edge Radio 106.7 FM
- PENNSYLVANIA - Stroudsburg: WFZR 89.1 FM
- TENNESSEE - Sewanee: WUTS 91.3 FM
- TENNESSEE - Knoxville: WOZO-LP 103.9 FM*
- TEXAS - Austin: KAOS 95.9 FM
- WISCONSIN - Madison: WORT 89.9 FM
- WISCONSIN - Milwaukee: WICA 92.9 FM
- CANADA - Halifax: CKDU-FM 88.1 FM
- CANADA - Vancouver, BC: CJSF-FM 90.1 FM and 93.3 cable FM
- CANADA - Victoria: CFUV-FM 101.9 FM
- Shortwave - WBCQ 'The Planet', 7.415 MHz shortwave (also on freq. 9.330, 17.495 and 5.110 MHz)
Stations still airing Hour of Slack indicated by an asterisk.
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