Judas Priest

Live Interview with Judas Priest this Friday on WSOU!

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Listen to 89.5 FM this Friday at 1 p.m. as WSOU Music Director Greg Ahrens interviews Judas Priest about their forthcoming album, their first in-store signing session in 25 years, and many other topics. Plus we will air two tracks off the new album! More »


Newark Bears

Take the Family Out to the Ball Game!

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Enter now to win a family four pack of tickets to see a Newark Bears home game at Riverfront Stadium in Newark. More »


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60th Anniversary Photos Now Online

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Check out our flickr photostream for pictures of Throwback Day and the Alumni Dinner. More »


Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone Names WSOU a Top Rock Station!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

In its 2008 Best of Rock issue, WSOU-FM was honored by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best rock stations in the nation! More »


WSOU

WSOU Wins AP Awards

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The NJ Associated Press Broadcasters Association has awarded student-run WSOU two Radio Awards for station reporting in 2007. More »


Newark Bears

The Bears Are Back

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Play Ball! Once again WSOU is your broadcast home to the Newark Bears professional minor league baseball team. Hear games on WSOU every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. And check out our website throughout the summer for chances to win Bears tickets. More »


Yank or Crank?

YOU Decide: Should It Stay or Should It Go?

Monday, January 28, 2008

Drive times on WSOU just got more exciting. Tune in weekday mornings between 6 & 9 and afternoons between 3 & 7 for our NEW MUSIC YANK OR CRANK. Each week, we will spin a different new music artist- Call us your opinion: Should yank it or crank it? More »


Top 89 Countdown

The Top 89 Countdown

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

WSOU, The Loudest Rock, offers up its annual countdown of the Top 89 albums
of the year. Missed the countdown? Check out what you missed... More »


Operation Metal

Help Us Rock the Troops

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

WSOU's Operation Metal provides musical care packages full of the loudest rock to our men and women serving overseas. Know a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan that needs a lift? Send us his/her APO and we'll take care of the rest. More »


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2007 Metal Station of the Year!

Friday, December 07, 2007

WSOU has been named Metal Station of the Year by the industry magazine Friday Morning Quaterback. Our thanks to our listeners for making this honor possible. We couldn't be #1 in metal without your support! More »


Catholic Radio Weekly

Catholic Radio Weekly

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

WSOU invites you to explore how the Catholic Church is addressing contemporary cultural, political and social justice issues every Sunday morning at 10:30a.m. with Catholic Radio Weekly, with hosts Carole Lehan and John Holliday. More »


Seton Hall Pirates

WSOU is Ready for Pirate Basketball!

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

The 2007-08 basketball season kicks off this weekend for Seton Hall's men's and women's teams. Pirate fans can follow all the action with play-by-play coverage here on WSOU 89.5 FM More »


CMJ

CMJ Announces College Radio Award Nominees

Friday, September 28, 2007

WSOU has been nominated for the station with the most team spirit. More »


Killswitch Engage

WSOU Receives Gold Record

Thursday, September 27, 2007

89.5FM honored for its support of the band Killswitch Engage More »


Seton Hall Pirates

Pirates Soccer Returns!

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Big East Soccer is live again on WSOU 89.5 FM. We will be broadcasting 9 home games this fall. More »


Operation Metal

Operation Metal Still Rocking the Troops

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Born two and a half years ago, WSOU's Operation Metal provides CDs, T-shirts and other morale boosting goodies to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan- And do they appreciate it? You bet! More »


Newark Bears

WSOU and Newark Bears Strike Radio Deal

Thursday, May 10, 2007

WSOU has teamed up with the Newark Bears to air all Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday Bears games throughout the 2007 baseball season, and all post-season contests regardless of the day of the week. More »


Pirated Advance
Tune in every Friday night at 11 p.m. to WSOU's Pirated Advance to hear special record premieres, plus a chance to win copies of the new CDs.

engel's absolute design

Engel’s Absolute Design

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Haven’t heard of Engel? This Swedish band has been on the radar of the European metal/loud rock community and now they’re coming to the US scene. Hear Absolute Design, the band's first US release, in its entirety before it official release on May 20. More »


Century's Black Ocean

Century's Black Ocean

Friday, April 25, 2008

Amish country doesn't necessarily bring metal & hardcore to mind, but the Lancaster, PA band Century releases its new album, Black Ocean on April 29th. Can't wait? Hear the whole album April 25 here on WSOU! More »


Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction

Soilent Green's Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Twilight Zone Time... The week that Charlton Heston dies is also the week we had selected Soilent Green: Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction as our Pirated Advance. Spooky! More »


The Sword's God of Earth

The Sword's Gods of the Earth

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Out of Austin, TX, The Sword's 2006 debut album was a big hit with WSOU's listeners. The Sword has released their second album, God's of the Earth and you can hear it all as it is this week's Pirated Advance! More »


In Flames - A Sense of Purpose

In Flames' A Sense of Purpose

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

WSOU is the place in the tri-state to regularly hear Swedish metal bands. In Flames is no exception. Hear their new album A Sense of Purpose before it hits the stores on April 4. More »


Artist of the Week
Every week, 89.5 FM salutes a different band or solo act that is in the news as "WSOU's Artist of the Week."

All That Remains

All That Remains

Thursday, May 08, 2008

We admit it – bands often earn AOTW honors when we learn they’ve entered the studio to record a new album. Guess what – All That Remains has entered the AudioHammer studios to start recording their new album. More »


Metallica

Metallica

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Thanks to the sharp eyes at Blabbermouth, Amazon may have let the cat out of the bag - the release date for Metallica's new album is October 28. Although unconfirmed, this news was good enough our for retiring PD to make Metallica our Artist of the Week. More »


The Haunted

The Haunted

Friday, April 25, 2008

Swedish thrashers The Haunted recently entered studios in Denmark to start recording their new album. This news makes them our Artist of the Week. More »


Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

Thursday, April 10, 2008

DC-based metal heads Darkest Hour have released a fight-song for the Washington Capitals in honor of their entrance into the Stanley Cup. Since WSOU's station manager is a Capitals fan, it's a natural to kiss up to the boss with this Artist of the Week. More »


Candiria

Candiria

Thursday, April 03, 2008

The Brooklyn-based experimental metal band Candiria has announced that they will be releasing not one, but two albums this year. One will feature rare tracks and the other will be a "remix" album. More »