ITALIAN RADIO PROGRAMS (updated as of October 2007):
Souvenir
D’Italia
Saturday ● 10:00 am
– 12:00 pm
This two hour trip through classic Italian music (Claudio Villa, Sergio Bruni, G. Morandi, Celentano) is announced entirely in the Italian language. Host Joanna Auriemma keeps Italian culture alive with information about Italian American events and takes dedications and requests to put forth music that “feels like home.”
www.wrhu.org
Ciao
Italia
Saturday ● 12:00 pm
– 2:00 pm
WRHU
88.7 FM
Hosted by the award-winning duo of Nino and Rosa, the first married couple to broadcast an Italian show on Long Island. Featuring the top 40 with requests and dedications.
www.wrhu.org
Italian
House Party
Sunday ● 9:00
am – 2:00 pm
Sunday ● 2:00
pm – 6:00 pm (Encore Broadcast on WICC 600 AM)
WFAS 1230 AM
- www.wfasam.com
WICC
600 AM - www.wicc600.com
John LaBarca hosts this number one rated Italian radio program in the country where there's plenty of entertainment with a wonderful mixture of Italian and Italian American songs (both old and new). The anecdotal dialogue becomes extremely funny, yet passionately nostalgic.
www.italianhouseparty.com
La Tavola Italiana
Alternating Sundays ● 6:00 am
– 7:00 am
WUSB 90.1 FM
- www.wfasam.com
Host Matteo tells you "everything there is that's Italian on Long Island," while playing all your favorite Italian music artists: Ornella Vanoni, Patty Pravo, Mina, Paolo Conte, Renzo Arbore, Lucio Battisti and more.
www.italianhouseparty.com
Radio
Italia
Sunday ● 10:00
– 11:00 am
WVOX 1460
AM
Music and general interest items with Luigi Miele, Ph.D.
www.wvox.com
Italia
Mia
Sunday ● 11:00
am – 1:00 pm
WALK 1370
AM
Hosted by Luisa Potenza. Tune in to hear Italian music from yesterday and today from some of your favorite artists, plus interviews with celebrities from the culinary, entertainment and educational fields. Once a month Luisa gives a recipe direct from Italy. Music, food and great conversation—it's all yours on “Italia Mia.”
www.1370walk.com
Italian
American Serenade
Sunday ● 11:00
am – 2:00 pm
WVIP 93.5
FM
Now celebrating its twenty-first year on the air, host Floyd Vivino brings a wealth of fine Italian and Italian American music to the New York Metropolitan area.
http://italianserenade.tripod.com
American
Italian Music Hall
Sunday ● 2:00
– 3:00 pm
WVIP 93.5
FM
Host Joe Farda takes you on a musical journey through “La Bella Italia” briefly touching upon Italy's wonderful, rich, heritage from the alps to Sicily. Helping him are various Italian and Italian American entertainers performing Italian, Neopolitan and American songs with an Italian flavor.
www.joefarda.com
www.joefarda.net
Il
Programma Ciao
Sunday ● 3:00
– 4:00 pm
WVIP 93.5
FM
Italian music program hosted by Nat and Diana Carbo.
www.natanddiana.com/homepagenomusic.htm
Profumi
D’Italia
Thursday ● 5:00 pm
– 7:00 pm
Friday ● 3:00 am
– 5:00 pm (Encore Broadcast)
WHPC 90.3 FM
Host Rita plays Italian music and showcases Italian culture.
www.sunynassau.edu/dptpages/whpc/whpc.htm
ICN Radio -
Italian Communications Network
La radio degli italiani di New York. It
operates on a special radio frequency and requires a special radio unit. Italian radio programming twenty-four hours
per day.
Contact: Sal Palmeri (718) 779-6777
info@icnradio.com
www.icnradio.com
Radio
Maria
A Catholic radio station that broadcasts
programs from Italy. It operates on a special radio frequency and requires a
special radio unit. Italian radio
programming twenty-four hours per day.
Contact: Joseph Fugolo (718) 417-0550
info@radiomaria.org, info.nyi@radiomaria.org
www.radiomariany.org
www.radiomaria.org
Not listed? Send us an email at info@wciao.org.
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