Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM (2023)

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Built out of “a pile of radio junk,” Bethesda, Maryland’s WHFS was a music fan’s dream of a radio station: the place on the dial to hear music listeners loved and new tunes they soon would, all with an anything-goes mentality and an ear for the sounds of social change. This doc pays loving tribute to free-form radio and WHFS’s influence over FM stations across the US from the 1960s to the 1980s. All good things come to an end, and so did the disc-jockey-driven format that WHFS pioneered and made successful, but its legacy lives on. The station’s DJs relate its history with passion in this film that captures the tenor of an era, abetted by reminiscences of performers including Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Jesse Colin Young, and others whose music found its way to ears and minds eager for something more than the same old Top 40 programming.

Director: Jay Schlossberg
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 96 min
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Cast

Editing: Dick Bangham
Production: Media Central Films
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

radio station, music documentary, baltimore, maryland

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM about?
Built out of “a pile of radio junk,” Bethesda, Maryland’s WHFS was a music fan’s dream of a radio station: the place on the dial to hear music listeners loved and new tunes they soon would, all with an anything-goes mentality and an ear for the sounds of social change. This doc pays loving tribute to free-form radio and WHFS’s influence over FM stations across the US from the 1960s to the 1980s. All good things come to an end, and so did the disc-jockey-driven format that WHFS pioneered and made successful, but its legacy lives on. The station’s DJs relate its history with passion in this film that captures the tenor of an era, abetted by reminiscences of performers including Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Jesse Colin Young, and others whose music found its way to ears and minds eager for something more than the same old Top 40 programming.
Who directed Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM?
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM was directed by Jay Schlossberg.
Who stars in Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM?
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM stars Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Jesse Colin Young, Bonnie Raitt.
How long is Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM?
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
What genre is Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM?
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM is a Documentary, Music film.
Where was Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM produced?
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM was produced in United States of America.