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Alternative Country

Thursdays 10am-12noon
Hosted by Gringo Dave

Aka Subverting the Country Paradigm. kHEN’s alternative country music show features country artists playing non-country songs. Non-country artists playing country songs. Singer/Songwriters displaying their country roots and everything in between. An attempt is made to play country music outside of the box. Specializing in country music that is homegrown without the use of artificial fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or non-organic influences — pure and simple. Our on-going theme is “this ain’t no country/western show”.

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Americana

Fridays 10am-12noon
Hosted by Jane.

Acoustically based freeform music reflecting the Melting Pot of American ethnicities and thoughts.

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Block Party

Fridays 1-3pm
Hosted by Rich.

It’s a Block Party! Blocks of 3-4 songs that have a common thread. They may be by the same artist or songwriter, same subject matter or genre. I’ll have all kinds of blocks from all kinds of music. Stop by and join the Party!

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Burning Chicken

Thurdays 7-9pm
Hosted by Irving.

Great 60s and 70s music with interviews and a focus on deep cuts. Each week Burning Chicken picks artists that represent the hey day of 60s and 70s music and digs deep into their catalogues.

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Celtic Connections

Mondays 8-9am

A spirited mix of Celtic music from the vast KHEN library. Erin Go Bragh!

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Chant

Sundays 7-8am

Soothing, meditative chants to begin your morning from many different cultures. Gregorian, Buddist and Tibetan chants with vocals as instruments, as well as aboriginal didgeridoo music.

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Chick’s Voices

Tuesdays 7-9pm
Hosted by Emile.

Tune into an incredible blend of some of the best woman’s voices you will ever hear! From sweet angels to rockin’ vixens, Emile will occasionally throw a few roosters into the mix. Check out Chick’s Voices!

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Chicken Lips

Wednesdays 8-10am
Hosted by Teresa and Andrew.

Like nothin’ you ain’t never seen. An eclectic mix of world beat, rock, progressive, bluegrass and folk. Listen to selected Chicken Lips shows at your leisure via podcast! Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes: Select Advanced from the main menu and select “Subscribe to Podcast”. Enter in this link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KHEN-ChickenLips-Podcast
“City Squawk” is a regular feature, Mayor Chuck Rose is our guest Wednesday mornings after the City Council meetings to discuss local happenings.

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Classical Music

Sundays 8-10am
Hosted by (kHEN is in need of a DJ for this program. Please call the station for details).

All periods of classical music from medieval to modern. Lots of standards, plus many uncommon or obscure compositions.

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Deep Cuts

Mondays 10am-12noon
Hosted by Deano.

Explore Deep Cuts, forgotten favorites, and the musical treasures that never seem to make it to commercial radio. Deano explores an extensive musical collection each week. Tune in and find out what you’ve been missing.

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Community Calendar

Thursdays 11am and 7pm - Fridays 11am and 7pm

Upcoming weekend events in the area for the enjoyment of kHEN listeners.
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Country Fried Chicken

Fridays 3-4pm
Hosted by Rebecca.

Pure and simple, like grandma’s country cookin’. Classic Country and Western favorites.

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Eclucktica

Wednesday 7-9pm
Hosted by Shannon.

A fun filled two hours of music from your lifetime of listening. Shannon pulls music from the early years of rhythm and blues, folk, jazz, and popular as well as contemporary sound artists. You may also hear various recordings from around the world, including Japanese shakuhachi and the lyrical tunes of Africa and South America. You will even experience a sprinkling of Bob Dylan originals and covers. “Please feel free to dance and sing along if you know what’s good for you.” You might also hear “Jazz without warning.”

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Early Morning Classical

Sundays 8-10am

Early Sunday Morning Classical Music is a computer generated mixture of music for the enjoyment of the kHEN listeners.

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Everything and Nothing

Wednesdays 9-11pm
Hosted by Dusty and Matt

We dominate the airwaves over Salida Wednesday nights after 9pm. Matt and Dusty excell at making utter fools of themselves. The opinions and music on this show spans Everything… and Nothing.

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Drumstick Jazz and more

Wednesdays 1-4pm
Hosted by Bob.

Bob is new to KHEN and enjoys bringing listeners a mix of Jazz, Rock, Pop, Country and more, Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. and of course being a drummer he host a show named after the part of a chicken he knows best “The Drumstick”, so breeze through your mid-week with a wide assortment of Jazz and more with Bob here on KHEN LP 106.9 in Salida Colorado.

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Foreign Affairs International Music

Wednesdays 10am-12noon
Hosted by Slim

Traditional and contemporary musicians from around the world are featured in this wonderful two hour show.

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Hard Boiled

Fridays 7-9am
Hosted by Patrick.

Hard Boiled is a free-form format blending themes and musical styles. People of all ages desire entertainment, not the sameness that most corporate radio stations produce. Themes are for those who dig a little deeper and desire a cognitive experience. Every now and then there’s some dialogue, even an interview or two. The host, a grizzled old radio man from the tube and vinyl days, enjoys the heck out of it, and invites you to join him with a cup of java and a biscuit as he does the boomer thing with whatever the heck he wants to play. Give a listen…you’ll enjoy!

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Hot Wings

Thursdays 3-5pm
Hosted by Gary and Linda.

Hot Wings is a bluegrass to hard rock and everything in between program with diverse musical styles, depending on our mood. We focus on unknown or obscure artists and also feature and promote local, front range or regional artists. We feel there are enormous amounts of great music not being played on mainstream radio.

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It’s Showtime

Thursdays 10am-12noon
Hosted by Jessica and John.

It’s Showtime is a full Broadway musical or a movie musical. There are snippets of information about plot, stars, social conditions at the time of the show and generally interesting tidbits about our valley and other items of interest. We are accumulating a reasonable library of shows, so if there is one you would particularly like to hear please call KHEN at 719-539-1069 and leave a message for Jessica. We’ll do our best to accomodate. If you include your phone number we’ll give you a call and tell you when we’ll be able to air it. We also include single songs from different shows to keep your spirits up. Thanks for listening!

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kHEN Radio Theater

Sundays 6-7pm
Hosted by John.

Classic Radio Theater has come to Salida. Let KHEN Radio Theater engage your imagination for Action, Comedy, Drama, Escape, Mystery, and Suspense, featuring different stories each week. Join us every week as we pull back the curtain of your minds for full color Radio Theater. Check out what’s new at the Old-Tyme Radio Theater.

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Latino/Chicken Dance Polka Party

Wednesdays 4-5pm
Hosted by Elizabeth.

The Latino part of the Program is an international program with a Latino beat. The music can come from any country in the world, but if it has a Latino beat, it can well be played on the Latino Program. I speak Spanish throughout the program and also include a Golden Oldie (una cancion antigua) and a Dicho which is an old folk wisdom passed from generation to generation, in Spanish of course, with a translation.

The Polka part of the show is the Chicken Dance Polka Party. Here we listen to favorite polkas and waltzes, also to be considered international since many of the polkas and waltzes are sung in Polish, German, Czech, Spanish, Slovenian, Croatian, etc. It’s old world music which is kept alive here in the United States by many of the different ethnic groups. It’s the happiest folk music around.

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Local Motion

Fridays 4-6pm
Hosted by Dave B.

Local Motion “going local and beyond”. A guest talk-show based loosely around the worldwide localization movement, Local Motion with Dave Bowers explores community solutions in Salida related to some of our most pressing issues such as economy, food supplies, energy, sustainability, community building, environmental concerns, climate change and other similar topics. The show also presents local musical talent and venues, playing music coming through Salida. Informational and entertaining. You can now listen to selected Local Motion shows at your leisure via podcast!

Subscribe to the Local Motion podcast in iTunes: Select Advanced from the main menu and select “Subscribe to Podcast”. Enter in this link: http://www.bowersfreelancesoftware.com/khen/localmotion.xml

For updates and more information on this show, click here.

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Monday Music Cafe

Mondays 3-5pm
Hosted by Andi.

Music, Merriment and Mayham! Genres from Trance to Celtic, Classic Rock to Ska. All around the world and back again! Occasional guests may join Andi at the Cafe.

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Mixed World

Tuesdays 4-5pm
Hosted by M-man.

One hour of a variety of hip music, hosted by Salida High School students. Offering voice and creativity for the youth of Chaffee County!

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Mostly Guitar

Saturdays 9-11pm
Hosted by Richard.

Mostly Guitar features music from a guitar lover’s perspective which includes just about anything in any style of music that has the guitar as its inspired instrument. Solos, duos, trios or full band. The music is in themes and can run from bluegrass to blues. Your host Richard Reed is a full time guitar teacher, composer and performer who presents it all from his own personal perspective. Live acts are also featured from time to time.

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Music Mix

Music Mix is a computer generated mixture of music for the enjoyment of the kHEN listeners.

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Music Mosaic

Tuesdays 1-4pm
Hosted on alternate weeks by Sandy and Terry.

Three hours of a mosaic of free-form music, from blues to rock-classic, reggae to rock- alternative. Top hits to local and regional artist. Also on Music Mosaic you can hear interviews from local musicians who are cruising through town.

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Native American Music

Thursdays 8-10am
Hosted by Jan.

All Native American music preformed by Native Americans. Mostly traditional, sometimes contemporary, all Native American. Listen and hear the sounds of the First Nations.

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Nostalgia

Tuesdays 8-9am
Hosted by John.

TUESDAY MORNING DJ at KHEN
by John F. Skinner (c)April 2009)
Here every Tuesday morning playing music from somebody’s past.
If it’s really old stuff, you know it’s meant to last.
Ballads about old cars, days, and friends. Recalling old times and places.
Sometimes you remember where you were, sometimes fortune erases.
Nostalgia we never forget even though the memory’s barely true,
Words and music recalling faces, some we never really knew.
Memories clouded by desire become facts that never were.
We remember him or her with a fondness that was never sure.
There were all those wonderful dances, box steps two, three, and four,
Ruffles and bow ties, cravats, and sleek satins, orchid in a box, holding the door.
Swing Time, The Big Bands, and Orchestras. Leaders in tails and white ties
Playing love songs, Boogie, and memories, bringing smiles and tears to dry eyes.
106.9 K-Hen every Tuesday morning 8 AM till 10
The same time every Tuesday morning come back again and again.

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Poetry and Stories

Hosted by Brian and Curtis.

A kaleidoscopic, non-linear hour of spoken word exchange. Espousing democratic expression weekly on your community radio with your Diplomats of The Spoken Word Curtis Imrie and Brian Rill

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Poets and Minstrels

Thursdays 5-6pm
Hosted by Barbara.

Call the DJ during their show and ask them to add more info here! (719)539-1069

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Satta Sunsplash Reggae

Mondays 7-9pm
Hosted by Cara.

Satta Sunsplash, the weekly benefit of full spectrum Reggae. Reggae for one and all, it’s I & I’s reggae. Made for the people, by the people. “Classic” roots and culture, aka. Word, Sound and Power for the ages (both then and now) grounded by the sound and inspiration of the greats. Satta Sunsplash represents the livety and longevity of Rastafari, the faith, the “Coming and Arrival”, the linage of how and why “it is what it is”. Making sure to give Ras-pect to the all mighty Jah with each weekly benefit. This 2 hour show offers Reggae Bloodlines from all over the planet, conquering manarchy, babylon shizdems, apartheid and plain down pression / corruption. Join Cara as she follows the historical path of Rudies, Rocksteadies, Ska, Nyabinghi’s, Lick Sambas, crucial roots and the pioneering, pivotal sounds of that. The Rasta and the Mission of overall Inity for I&I. This is a biography of understanding a movement, a people grounded by and in a Higher Reasoning, Equal Rights, Prophacy, Garvey and Selassie. Start your work week in Culture, literally.

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Reggae Mon!

Fridays 9-11pm
Hosted by (kHEN is in need of a DJ for this program. Please call the station for details).

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Rock On

Saturdays 6-7pm
Hosted by Connie.

“Rock On” is a combination of rock, blues, or even sometimes, heavy metal. I like to go with the flow, so tune in and enjoy.

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Scrambled Eggs

Fridays 9-10am
Hosted by Jane.

News, stories and interviews of local, state and worldly interest with politically active music followed by Jim Hightower and Earthwatch. Call-in with your comments!

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Shakedown Town

Saturdays 7-9pm
Hosted by Connie.

“Shakedown Town” is one of the few live Grateful Dead shows on the air. The show starts out with the Bush countdown, Ding News, then flows into 2 hours of the Grateful Dead, and sometimes, Dead Relations. So hop on, and enjoy the ride. You can also call in requests for Dead tunes, so holler at me. Give us this day, our daily Dead…See ya!
Connie, the tyedyed mouth of the Rockies.

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Slim Peckin’s

Fridays 7-9pm
Hosted by Rachel.

I like to focus on bringing local bands into public light and exposing local talent. I play lots of new and classic music with an occasional guest.

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Sonic Gumbo

Saturdays 3-6pm
Hosted by Brother Doc Otis.

For the Freshest in Funk, Blues, Rock, Jazz, Jam and “Organic Boogie”…it’s Sonic Gumbo. Brought to you by your sonic Brother Doc Otis Sigmier…in Mouth Watering Stereo! For all your cranial cravings and sonic desires, there only one place to be…right here, neck deep in the Gumbo!!! Have a request or comment about the show? Contact Doc at docsigmier@yahoo.com

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Squawk Radio

Fridays 11-12pm
Hosted by Ray.

Call the DJ during their show and ask them to add more info here! (719)539-1069

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Special Programming

Special Programming is an ever-changing mixture of specialty programs and music for the enjoyment of the kHEN listeners.

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Sunday Morning Classical

Sundays 8-10am
Sunday Morning Classical is a computer generated mixture of Classical music for the enjoyment of the kHEN listeners.

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Swing Time

Tuesdays 9-10am
Hosted by John.

Call the DJ during their show and ask them to add more info here! (719)539-1069

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Tango

Thursdays 2-3pm
Hosted by Siama.

Featuring all types of tango music, from early tango through the golden age to contemporary and electronic tango. You will hear about the history of the music and the dance with guests who have experience with either or both.

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Truth Quest

Tuesdays 9-11pm
Hosted by Melodee

A program on current, in-depth, edgy issues with live experts on many varied topics covered from 911 questions to Agenda 21, North American Union, the eroding of the Constitution/ Bill of Rights, and the desire to wake America up to the truth. It is our intent to have discussions on subjects that may not be covered on mainstream media. Tune in and see what we mean.

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Download-able program archives are available at: www.givemesometruth.info

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Valley Visions

Sundays 7-9pm
Hosted by Jim.

A musical stew of chicken based potpourri heating on warm in the proverbial crock pot of life. Featuring a variety of music from all genres with some unique versions of songs you know. For spice, add an occasional interview with people of local interest and you have Valley Visions.

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Weather Or Not

Thursdays 5-5:30pm
Hosted by Ed and David.

“Wolfman Dave” and his sidekick Ed discuss the weather in faraway places, like China, Romania or Alaska. They might discuss the local fishing or what’s happening in NASCAR. You just never know where they’re gonna go next. Tune in and find out!

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We The People

Thursdays 1-2pm
Hosted by Kali & Joice.

This production uses timely interviews on local and regional issues along with a broad range of music to weave together an hour of entertainment, information, and fun. We The People includes occassional political satire, live concerts, and strives to bring national issues back to the local level.

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