I left Rochester in 2001, and every year I come back to visit, and tune my car radio to B.E.R. I swear to god they play the exact same songs they did 20 years ago. Did they stop receiving new promo tracks in 2001?! God bless em if they just love nu metal, ska, emo, and 80s and 90s alternative. read more

I usually listen to New Wave Wednesday and a few other morning shows (but not that awful Friday morning show), as long as the transmitter is working......... Some good variety of music gets played, and sometimes the turntable is actually working! But, wow, the high school shows are usually terrible. At some point in the day, you hear the dreaded announcement: "We now turn you over to ***** high school's radio club", followed by most of a minute of dead air, then an aural assault of about 25 dB of dynamo hum (wow, how old IS that equipment they are using??), then usually either chaos, bad enunciation, and/or poor taste in music. I've quickly come to the realization that I really don't care what kids these days are listening to, and quickly turn to another station. read more

meh. This used to be the only station that mattered. Now, it is a station with a continually failing transmitter that drives the crew to beg borrow and steal, yearly, to raise funds to get it up and running again. This would be fine, except the quality of the tracks being transmitting has been mostly awful for the last 10-15 years. Occasionally there are decent tracks that dont want me to consider committing myself. I used to roll to your station and park it there...The last ten years I have had to scan your station and if something decent is on I get excited that I can leave the dial where it lies, if even for a short moment. There are a couple of great DJ's like furious yellow. I know when he is at the board I can leave my dial on 90.5. New Wave wednesday is old and played out, the friday morning show is also old and played out. I don't care for these, but, realize these are niche shows on a niche channel for a niche audience so I understand why they continue on. So be it. This used to be the station to go to for cutting edge, great new tracks, unfortunately the new tracks in the rotation for the past 10-15 years have been lame at best. There is better music out there, WBER ,by artists that have been on your playlists in the past. And if not, they should be. Would like to hear more punk music and less cry baby whiny garbage. More Rancid/Tim Armstrong, Descendents, Mad Caddies and NOFX please. read more

Best station ever! Local, variety, student run! Give them your ears and your money!

I was in fifth grade when I first discovered WBER. A kid in middle school threatened to beat me up if I didn't call it my favorite radio station. For a long time, WBER was my favorite station. Playground intimidation aside, WBER had some incredible programming that heavily influenced my personal taste in music. New Wave Wednesdays, The Indie Show, The Universal Buzz Radio, First Impressions, and the Spotlight Review were among my favorite programs on this station between starting around 1995. I was one of those kids who would tune in at specific times to hear my favorite DJs sets, or my friends when they had airtime. The Top 100 Song Countdown was one of my favorite program of each year, just before New Year's Eve. I made many a mix tape from broadcasts trying to track down that obscure song or artist. Bands like The Buggles, Boomtown Rats, Blue Clocks Green, 1000 Homo DJ's, Orbital, The Smiths, Dinosaur Jr, and Portishead, were just a few of the mainstays that worked their way into my own music library. WBER was also one of the first stations that I can remember that streamed over the internet, something I took advantage of when I was outside of their broadcasting area. When I was in high school, the programming started to change, perhaps under pressure from stations like The Nerve and The Zone, or a desire to change things up. A few shows were dropped, shows like Rant appeared and the heavy rotation lost me a bit. I couldn't tell if I was just getting older, or losing touch, but I started listing to WBER less and less. After Joey ended the Indie Show, I stopped tuning into WBER for awhile. I felt like we were childhood friends who had grown apart. I'll return home for few weeks at a time and I always try to give WBER another listen. For whatever reason, I just can't get down on it like I used to. Some of the classic 'BER tracks are still in rotation, but overall, I'm not into it as much. Maybe I'm getting too old, or to far along a different path to really have my ears open like I used to. I'll forever love WBER for the influence it had on me, but we're going to be seeing other people for the time being. Who knows, maybe one of us will come around one day and realize where we went wrong. read more

I used to listen to BER religiously, now I am tuned in only once in a while when listening to the radio. One thing I like is that they will play old songs mixed in with the new, stuff I listened to about 15 years ago and when it comes on it's like a time transport (in a good way). BER has turned me on to a lot of new artists, however sometimes there is just too much rotation of particular artists and not enough new music being integrated. Also, the Friday morning show... I listened for a long time, but it got old. I like Pepper and Joey as radio personalities, but the content needs to expand. There is a lot of sport talk, repeat callers, repeat contest winners, and sorry but I am almost always "on the Pepper bus" with the Test Track song. New, good music is not that hard to find. They are popping up every second, JUST PLAY THEM. Overall the DJs are pretty good. I really like New Wave Wednesday with Jen V. read more

I can't believe that with the cult following of this radio station, no one has reviewed it yet! This station introduced me to music you just couldn't hear anywhere else at the time; Chemical Brothers, Rilo Kiley, Sarah Slean, Portishead, Lords of Acid, Tori Amos, UNKLE, etc. They also have great programs, like Universal Buzz and their Friday morning show. The Dj's are super cool and they always have great contests with awesome prizes. Plus you can listen anywhere in the world via the internets: www.wber.monroe.edu So tune in and give 'em a listen. The only station that matters, since 1985, WBER! read more

WBER is a wonderful radio station. If you're tired of hearing the SAME songs by the SAME artists in constant rotation, give 'BER a listen. I've been listening for a number of years now, since back in high school. The station has changed a bit over the years, for better or for worse, but overall I think it's still the best radio station in Rochester...Depending on your taste in music, of course... They're not playing Lady Gaga, Beyonce, LMFAO, or whoever else is popular these days. If that's what you're looking for, you should probably skip along to the next station. 'BER is all about alternative music. There's some stuff you're going to love, and some stuff you're absolutely going to hate. That's the beauty of it! You'll be exposed to something different, that's for sure. I've found many a favorite band through WBER. If you want to hear something out of the ordinary, check out 90.5FM! It's also great how they work with local high schools/MCC to arrainge internships and get teens learning more about the radio and tv industry. I wish I took advantage of that back in the day. read more