April 1, 2026 41st M-iversary Special

Radio M Vintage

On April 1, 2026, Classic 97.7 Radio M HD2 became Radio M Vintage: An 18-hour special broadcast with new vintage hours from the Radio M archive, new hours of music and memories from Radio M hosts past and present, and a live anniversary event from Terre Haute. Start anywhere, or stream the whole impossible day [here.]

Now Playing: Choose a Radio M Vintage hour
Hour 1

Alison: May 12, 1986

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This vintage hour is from just a little more than a year after we launched. It features our legendary late-night goddess Alison, but it's a 7 PM hour from our early days when she was our main evening host.
Hour 2

Chris: April 22, 1988

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This vintage hour features Chris in his afternoon slot with a promo for that night's special interview with the Clan of Xymox, and Alison does a music news segment.
Hour 3

Chris: December 31, 1988

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This vintage hour features Chris doing the final hour of Radio M's countdown of the top 100 alternative albums of 1988.
Hour 4

Alison: April 14, 1989

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This vintage hour features Alison in another of her evening hours before she became our legendary late-night radio goddess.
Hour 5

Brian: June 15, 1989

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This vintage hour features late-night host Brian in his first week of having a nightly show.
Hour 6

Chris: September 21, 1992

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This vintage hour features Chris during his short time in the midday slot.
Hour 7

Zenith: February 13, 1996

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This vintage hour features Zenith in the Morning. He's now our great late-night host and also our host for Mellow Matters on Sunday mornings, but this hour is from just a couple weeks after he joined us here at Radio M.
Hour 8

Mark: June 25, 1999

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This vintage hour features our former evening host Mark, and it also spotlights two of our important community programs: the annual CD samplers that we did to benefit local groups, and teasing the upcoming announcement of our very first M-fest.
Hour 9

Aaron: July 24, 2000

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This vintage hour is from program director Aaron's first month here at Radio M, and it features our very first Lost 80s Lunchbox.
Hour 10

Haley: January 4, 2003

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This vintage hour is the opening hour of Dark Matters from a winter Saturday night, about a year and a half after Haley started here at Radio M.
Hour 11

Josh: February 4, 2008

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This is the day that Josh finally got his own daily show after starting in Promotions and doing fill-in work for many years.
Hour 12

Kyle: April 6, 2015

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This vintage hour features former Shadow Traffic intern and weekend host Kyle on his first day as our "midday music warrior," and his first day as host of the Lost 80s Lunchbox.
Hour 13

41st M-iversary party: April 1, 2026

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At 6:00 PM on April 1, 2026, Radio M Vintage joined our main 97.7 signal for an hour-long simulcast of our live 41st M-iversary celebration and party. Aaron and Zenith anchored from the studio with guests in person and online, and Haley was live at Headstone Friends, where a very special guest delivered the night's biggest surprise.
Hour 14

Lucas: March 28, 2026

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This vintage hour features our newest on-air hire, who's studying digital media at ISU and just started doing weekend shifts for us. Lucas is so excited to be at Radio M that we just had to include him!
Hour 15

Chris: April 1, 2026

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This is a new hour recorded especially for Radio M Vintage by Chris, our program director from 1985 to 2015. He's now retired to southern Utah, but he still curates WMHD Sundays for us here on HD2. Listen as Chris shares some of his memories of Radio M and some of his favorite songs ... and a special surprise from the archives that hasn't been heard in nearly 50 years.
Hour 16

Josh: April 1, 2026

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This is a new hour recorded especially for Radio M Vintage by Josh, our morning host who brings you The 9-Spot every weekday at 9. He's also our former promotions director, so listen as Josh shares some of his favorite songs and some memories of the unusual promotions that helped make us a Wabash Valley legend. Inflatable collectors and episode-guide nerds, get ready.
Hour 17

Zenith: April 1, 2026

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This is a new hour recorded especially for Radio M Vintage by Zenith, our late-night host and also your host for Mellow Matters on Sunday mornings. He's been here for 30 years, so listen as Zenith shares some of his favorite songs and some memories of his many years here. And find out why he's happy Radio M doesn't run a birthday club feature!
Hour 18

Alison: April 1, 2026

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This is a new hour recorded especially for Radio M Vintage by our very own legendary late-night radio goddess Alison. She says: "Get ready for some of those big feels. And Aaron said I can finally talk about the incident in 1986, the one that almost brought an early end to both my job here and the station itself."
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