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WSRR Radio Welcomes a New Member

Austin Colon will be joining the WSRR Team moving forward

WSRR Radio is proud to welcome Austin Colon to the station as a new voice actor and multimedia creative. Austin joins the WSRR team, contributing station imaging, voiceovers, and creative audio production, while also exploring opportunities across visual and digital media. Listeners may already recognize his work as the voice of “Pappy,” a recurring character heard in short segments between programming. Austin’s addition marks another step in WSRR’s continued growth and commitment to creative, personality-driven independent radio.

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The Rebel Radio Show: FINALE

The final episode of The Rebel Radio Show aired Monday, Sep. 29th

As many of you know, WSRR Radio was started off the back of The Rebel Podcast, initially as StylesRebelRadio.com, simply as a home page for show information and news updates. Over 5 years later, WSRR has become your home for local and independent music across the nation. From college radio to podcasting to other stations, to starting our own, you’ve watched The Rebel Radio Show grow and evolve over 283 live shows. We cannot begin to thank you enough for the immense support you have shown and the trust in us you had to create something so much larger than just one weekly show. Thank you to the countless guests we’ve had on for joining us for two hours at a time for pure nonsense, and our incredible sponsors who all work tirelessly to support local music and business. They have and continue to keep WSRR and local music on your radios! We want to send a special thank you to WSRR artists Year of October, who had previously provided us with the use of Watselands Pt. 2 to use for our conspiracy series, and of course, The Daze for allowing us to use their songs Trash and Falling for Nothing as our intro and outro, respectively, for the past few years. While this is bittersweet, it is far from the end. The finale of The Rebel Radio Show symbolizes the start of an exciting new era in WSRR programming! The finale will be released as a special two-part podcast in the following weeks to give anyone who missed it live a chance to hear the full send off. Additionally, The Rebel Radio Show replays will continue to run at 5pm Eastern as part of your weekday afternoon drive block. The WSRR website has already undergone some new updates we encourage you to check out, one of which is The Rebel Radio Show page, which now features a gallery of past shows! Again, we thank you all so much for the years of support you’ve shown and look forward to you joining us in the exciting future of WSRR Radio!

-Julez, Shayne, Style

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Press Release: Major Station Changes

WSRR Radio will be undergoing significant program and scheduling changes following September 2025.

Breaking the news on the final half hour of the WSRR Rebethon, Shayne E. and Style both divulged some very major updates regarding their presence on the station, shows, and more!

The Rebel Radio Show

Shayne E. broke the news that he and his wife will be expecting a baby to kick off the 12th hour of The Rebelthon! First and foremost, we all want to congratulate the happy expecting couple and wish them all the best in the coming months and future! Because of this, Shayne explained that he will be stepping back from his responsibilities as co-host for The Rebel Radio Show to focus on starting his family. Shayne explains that his departure will happen on the last Monday of September 2025, LIVE on air. However, Style followed this news with some of his own. Following Shayne’s departure from weekly radio, The Rebel Radio Show will also be retired. Claiming “The Rebel Radio Show IS the three of us” Style would elaborate that it is not possible and unwanted to continue without such a core element of the show. The countdown to the final Rebel Radio Show begins as we enter August, with two additional detours along the way, with the first two Mondays in September already being scheduled for PreTapes. As we draw closer to the end of September, Listeners are encouraged to submit any topic to The Rebek Radio Show that may not have been covered within the last 6 years. Long-time listeners will know that The Rebel Podcast, the predecessor to The Rebel Radio Show, launched what would become WSRR in 2019 from a simple offshoot podcast. This simple show has grown into the flagship of an entire radio station built on its back. We are beyond grateful for all of the loyal listeners and supporters who have been the backbone of The Rebel Radio Show and WSRR Radio. We are assured that this is not the end, but rather the beginning of a new chapter in WSRR Radio as we continue to grow!

Off Air

In addition to stepping back from his role as Co-Host of The Rebel Radio Show, Shayne will also be stepping back from hosting Off Air. However, as we learned during The Rebelthon, Off Air will continue to air with Jake Underwood taking over as show host from Shayne E. While Shayne expressed his desire for Jake to take over however he’d like and change whatever he would like, Jake reassured listeners he would like to keep the programming true to its roots. Shayne also stressed that because he is stepping back from his host position does not mean he plans to be entirely finished with the show, expressing to Jake and Style he would still love to join in on recordings whenever he is able to. Off Air will continue to run as scheduled and release regularly until 9/2/25 with the original cast featuring specialty programming from The Rebelthon.

After Midnight

With the departure of the live Rebel Radio Show on Monday evenings, this leaves an opening for another Live program to find its weekly home on Monday nights. Style announced during The Rebelthon that since he will no longer be hosting The Rebel Radio Show, he will be bringing After Midnight back to air on Monday nights at 12:05AM Eastern (Technically Tuesday morning). For those unaware, After Midnight is a LIVE radio show where Style directly interacts with listeners via the rebel text line to discuss Conspiracy theories, cryptids, and the paranormal. The show also features select music from local and independent artists to set the score for the late-night, eerie feeling. According to Style, After Midnight should be expected for October 2025, as it will also fill the void of typical Conspiracy Programming. While the show is still a little while away, listeners can already submit conspiracies and stories to 216-859-8699 as well as under the Conspiracy tab in the WSRR Radio Discord.

Other Programming

Style also hinted at other future programming already being in the works, as well, one of which being more frequent morning music broadcasts from Evan “The Pige” Sinarski! Whether it be talk or music format, WSRR Radio is excited to enter this next era of programming and looks forward to all the potential opportunities to continue to grow and expand! As Shayne explains, WSRR is always looking for new artists, shows, hosts, and contributors as well, so if YOU have an idea for a show or program, feel free to reach out today!

For more info about these changes, the full Rebelthon can be found below

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WSRR Radio: Station Release 06/11/25

WSRR Radio is undergoing a major change that will affect programming moving forward.

WSRR Radio was started in January of 2024 with the intention in mind of reviving true, local radio and giving local and independent artists a platform to get their music on the air without having to deal with corporate mainstream radio monopolies. None of us could have ever imagined how much WSRR would grow in such a short period, and all of it is thanks to our loyal listeners, supporters, and sponsors who keep us and all these incredible local artists on the air.

I’d like to take a moment to address and thank our incredible sponsors. WSRR Radio is not a business, a non-profit, 501c3, or anything of that nature, and thus, none od us make any money from what we do here. Because of the support and generosity of our sponsors, WSRR Radio has been able to stay on the air and keep local artists’ music playing in homes and cars nationwide. Synergy Music Studio has not only been an incredible sponsor but a pipeline between Cleveland and Chicago that has connected us with countless talented artists that can be heard daily on air. In addition, their services are truly second to none as each track we get from Synergy is always perfectly mixed, mastered, produced, and ready for air. Hellbender Vinyl is another one of our incredible sponsors who takes time out of their schedule to give local artists a voice. Their vinyl pressings are the absolute industry standard, and they are extremely active in the PA scene, promoting local artists, businesses, and events. It’s always a pleasure to be able to show artists here in Cleveland the impeccable work Hellbender can do for them on their next album. Of course, I’d be remiss not to mention GenericClothes.com, a sponsor that fits the WSRR brand and mindset like a glove. From our first interaction with Generic Clothes, it was clear we both shared the same mindset about how monopolization is not only killing the radio and music world, but the fashion industry as well as the majority of local businesses in America. We couldn’t be more proud to work with a local business that strives to promote small-owned shops and creators and does so by having a laugh at the industry overlords.

With all that being said, you may have noticed WSRR Radio also plays 4 minutes of “network advertisement” every hour. These are ads that we do not get paid for, do not get to choose, and do not even hear. They are selected and marketed by LIVE365 and play based on location and demo to each person differently. While we do our best to limit these ads, contractually, we have to play a minimum of 4 minutes in order to keep our licensing. This is a stipulation we have been uneasy about since launch, but have not had a possible way around…Until now.

Because of the support and love that’s been shown by our amazing listeners, supporters, and sponsors, I, Style, have personally invested $3,000 of my own money into WSRR Radio for a new broadcasting contract and license that no longer requires us to play ANY network or unapproved adverts. With this, we can assure our artists that they will get more time each hour to maximize their music streams, we can assure our listeners they will not receive targeted ads from ANY corporation, and we can assure our sponsors that they are the only ones who will be promoted for the incredible work they do.

With this, we are proud to announce there will also be a WSRR Radio Mobile App rolling out in the coming months, both on IOS and Android. The app is currently paid for and in development and will allow listeners to not only be able to quickly and easily access WSRR Radio at the touch of a button but also purchase songs to support the artists, as well as quickly share the tracks to social media.

The next big announcement

With all this said, in an effort to offset these costs of the new license and app, WSRR Radio will be hosting a 12-hour LIVE telethon on July 26th 2025! The WSRR Rebelthon will be 12 straight hours of live radio shows, Artist interviews, guests, giveaways, and special programming! We will be collecting donations via Venmo @WSRRRadio and giving shout-outs (and stickers) to anyone who donates live on air! In addition, we will also be selling an exclusive WSRR Rebelthon shirt for 24 hours only on July 26th, with all money made going towards the new station contract! For any artists who would like to participate either live in studio or via giveaways, please reach out at StylesRebelRadio@gmail.com. More information on the WSRR Rebelthon will be coming soon so stay tuned and we hope you’ll join us on July 26th!

Thank you all, Style

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Rock The Valley: Unpaid Artists and Deleted Comments

“Rock The Valley” The two-day music event in West Virginia, may not be the music showcase it has been promoted to be.

“Rock The Valley” is a two-day showcase of rock and metal in New Martinsville, WV. The event, which is set to take place October 4th and 5th 2025, is being held by Charles Morgan Entertainment LLC and is set to feature a collection of artists with a heavy influence of local and independent artists from surrounding areas. WSRR Radio first learned of this event in late 2024 on Facebook, where it has been heavily promoted. In a post looking for local artists who would like to join the two-day lineup, the official WSRR account commented, offering to put the organizers in touch with any local or independent artists we play, as our station covers much of the surrounding area and has worked with many talented artists.

While the initial reaction to this event was overwhelmingly positive, both by up-and-coming artists and residents of the WV area, things slowly began to snowball into a confusing web of unanswered questions. Many comments under the official event page began to shift from support and optimism about the success of the show to questions about full lineups not being announced prior to tickets going on sale, ticket pricing, and missing information about previously advertised bands. While initially advertised and promoted both via Facebook “Artists Announcements” and on official promotional images for the event, it would appear several independent artists are now being left off the bill without compensation, a reason, or even a response as to why they have been removed. In fact, as of the time of writing this article (June 8th, 2025), the headliner for the Sunday night show has yet to be announced despite tickets being sold and the official “Rock The Valley” website stating”Headliner coming on May 31st”. Notable bands that have been previously advertised but are no longer involved in this event include: The Daze, BADE, Black Hole Zion, and Appalachian Hustle.

WSRR Radio has reached out to several of the bands who have been unceremoniously removed from the bill either abruptly or without explanation. The identities of these individuals have been kept anonymous to protect their respective bands’ privacy.

*It should be noted that Wesley Morgan is listed as the “Founder” of Rock The Valley despite it being presented under the Charles Morgan Entertainment LLC*

“We have not gotten paid and we were recently removed from the lineup.  No response to my emails or DM’s from the festival but I have not caused them any trouble to even warrant this kind of behavior.” … “Also, I will say that I gave him a range of what we had gotten paid for other events.  Some were really well paid for us.  Then I followed up with “Personally, we would rather help you make this a success and have you ask us back on a regular basis”. I gave him a range of numbers that I thought were fair for a new fest and a band at our level.  He followed up with a higher number than what I asked for in the contract. We signed our contract on 12/1 and got communication until 12/23/24.  We did not do or say anything negative to or about this guy and the fest.  We also did not ask for anything additional.”

“I’ve been watching it like a hawk, they’ve been deleting comments on their Facebook page about the lineup and anything that’s remotely negative about it, I commented genuinely about ten times…and they deleted all of those comments” … “They won’t respond to alot of bands right now, it’s really fucked up what they are doing. If they’re going to kick us off the fuckin’ bill, they could at least tell us”.

Along with these quotes from some of those involved, others have reported not getting paid, contracts being ignored, and having comments removed.

WSRR Radio has also reached out to Charles Morgan Entertainment LLC via the official Rock The Valley Website about the removal of these bands, but as of this article, have received no response.

The purpose of this release is simply to share the accounts and experiences of the talented artists who have been removed from the Rock The Valley Event, had their contracts ignored, or have been unable to contact those in charge to gain clarification. WSRR Radio would also like to extend the offer to ANY artist who was removed from this event without explanation to have their music played on WSRR Radio. We hope this commentary has shed some light and understanding on the events surrounding Rock The Valley and will give the artists involved a louder voice to the injustice they have faced.

-Style

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A Brief History of Lorem Ipsum

A Short history of one of the World’s most mysterious languages.

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