{"id":2100669,"date":"2025-10-18T21:23:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2100669"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:23:27","slug":"the-current-will-end-its-saturday-request-show-debut-new-programs-in-weekend-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-current-will-end-its-saturday-request-show-debut-new-programs-in-weekend-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Current will end its Saturday request show, debut new programs in weekend shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Changes are coming to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bringmethenews.com\/tag\/89-3-the-current\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Current;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Current<\/a>&#8216;s weekend programming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New shows are arriving, and listeners will bid farewell to Radio Free Current, the station&#8217;s all-request show, which will have its final weekly broadcast on Saturday, Oct. 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Please help me send off Radio Free Current with a bang by sending me your request for tonight&#8217;s show to help me make it a good one!&#8221; host Barb Abney writes on Facebook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Current<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Radio Free Current is heading out, Abney is not. She&#8217;ll continue to host a slot from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, as well as 9 p.m. to midnight on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other changes will see Radio Heartland leaving The Current, though it will still be available online and\u00a0Radio Heartland via KNOW-HD2 (91.1FM-HD2 in the Twin Cities).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;ll be replaced by a longer version of Bill DeVille&#8217;s United States of Americana from 7 to 10 a.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are the other changes coming to the station.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sheroes Radio will be a new program featuring a diverse range of female voices, hosted by Carmel Holt, from 6 to 7 a.m. on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DJ Jake Rudh&#8217;s Transmission \u2014 the popular broadcast of post-punk, new wave, and indie music \u2014 will air from 7 to 8 a.m. on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanni Brown&#8217;s The Message will play classic hip-hop from 10 to 11 p.m. on Saturdays, followed by an hour of Carbon Sound, another hip-hop and R&amp;B-focused program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Sundays, The Local Show will continue to start at 7 p.m., running until Abney takes over from 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Current is also planning to launch a new show spotlighting emerging country singer-songwriters that will air from 6 to 7 a.m. on Sundays. That will make its debut in January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/jazz-club-coming-uptown-minneapolis-162017305.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: A new jazz club is coming to Uptown Minneapolis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: A new jazz club is coming to Uptown Minneapolis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bringmethenews.com\/minnesota-lifestyle\/the-currents-request-show-radio-free-current-will-end-weekly-shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bring Me The News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bring Me The News<\/a> on Oct 18, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bringmethenews.com\/minnesota-lifestyle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MN Lifestyle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MN Lifestyle<\/a> section. 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New shows are arriving, and listeners will bid farewell to Radio Free Current, the station&#8217;s all-request show, which will have its final weekly broadcast on Saturday, Oct. 18. &#8220;Please help me send off Radio Free Current with a bang by sending me your request for tonight&#8217;s show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2100670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[397114,397115,397113,397116],"class_list":["post-2100669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-barb-abney","tag-radio-free-current","tag-radio-heartland","tag-weekend-programming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Current-will-end-its-Saturday-request-show-debut-new.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2100669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2100671,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100669\/revisions\/2100671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2100670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2100669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2100669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2100669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}