WOCT-FM 101.9 first went on the air on 01-23-2006. This page lists every Oshkosh Artist/Group I know about that is currently being played on the "Oshkosh Artists" daily radio programs (19 hours per week):
Mon-Fri 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm
Mon-Fri 11:00 pm - 1:00 am
Sat-Sun 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WOCT has an FCC "Low Power FM" (LPFM) radio license and operates out of the Oshkosh Community Access Television (OCAT) studios in City Hall, 215 Church Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54901-4795. LPFM stations are limited to 100 Watts, so the broadcast range is at best only about 5 to 8 miles from downtown Oshkosh. The WOCT seeks local artists and music (PDF) and WOCT Program Schedule (PDF) files can be seen on the OCAT website. There is currently no artist/group information of any kind on their website. I do not know if any actual playlists have ever been created by the station or anyone else for any program aired.
A WOCT Talent Release Form (PDF) needs to be filled out and included with each CD submitted. Note somewhere on the form which 5 tracks you want to be the only tracks they will play. Every song is randomly selected for airplay by computer, so they don't accept requests from listeners.
All the Artist Names and CD Titles in the table below were obtained
from the spoken announcements given after each song is played. * Those
names in bold type I know nothing about except that they supposedly live
in Oshkosh.
NOT!
Does anyone know how to contact any of the following, or where their CD's
can be purchased?
Tony Bock - Airplay
Mark Check - Airplay
David Cole - Airplay
Critter Bug - Airplay
Joe-Jah Of The Hill People - Airplay
Kilroi - Airplay
Jonathan Layhee - Airplay
Terri Lynne - Airplay
Felix Ready - Airplay
Justin Zander - Airplay
None of the local artists I have talked to have ever heard of any of the above artists/groups, and none of them have a website that I can find. These artists will not be listed
in my "Wisconsin Discography" book,
and their possibly unique CD's aired on WOCT will not be included in any discography at this site, because I can find no proof that more than one copy exists of any of them.
I have no connection of any kind with WOCT or OCAT. I am only a music fan trying to document the entire Wisconsin music scene.
Stay Tuned = Oshkosh Artists who will soon be aired on WOCT.
First Aired = I have listened to almost every "Oshkosh Artists" program since it went on the air on January 23rd. Song title announcements began on February 10th. This column lists only those artists who I happened to keep track of, or those who have told me when they first aired.
| Oshkosh Artist Name | CD Title #1 (where to buy) | CD Title #2 (where to buy) | Genre | First Aired |
| Andy's Automatics | 2005 Things Have Changed - (1) | Country | ? | |
| Blind Dignity | 199? Reborn | Rock | 07-08-2006 | |
| Tony Bock * | 199? Fork In The Road | Rock | ? | |
| Josh Calhoun | 2000 The Vinegrower | 2005 Climb On | Folk | 03-03-2006 |
| Mark Check * | 199? I Am | 199? The Golden Dragon
199? The Reckoning |
Rock | 02-24-2006 |
| David Cole * | 199? Just Getting It | Rock | ? | |
| Copper Box | 2005 Sunny Days - (2) | World/Roots-Cajun | 01-23-2006 | |
|
Crazy Man's Basement
Milwaukee band, NOT Oshkosh! |
199? There and Back | Rock | 05-17-2006 | |
| Critter Bug * | 199? Crazy For Your Love | Rock | ? | |
| Eide, Al | 199? Out Of Control | 1998 Wild Fury | Rock | 06-19-2006 |
| 199? When the Blade Goes Down | Rock | 07-14-2006 | ||
| EngenDriver | 199? Funkin' A | 199? Pointer Trigger Finger | Rock | ? |
| Sheamus Fitzpatrick & The McNally Boys | 199? Liver Dance | Irish Folk | 07-14-2006 | |
| Joe Grier | 2006 Inspiracy | Contemprary Christian Rock | 06-07-2006 | |
| Steve Hazell | --
Radio Anthology (unique CD, promo only)
(all songs aired are on his 1992-2000 CD's) |
Folk | 02-18-2006 | |
| Ion Drive | 2004 On | Rock | 03-31-2006 | |
| Joe-Jah Of The Hill People * | 199? Ride On | Folk | 04-21-2006 | |
| Justin Time | 199? Justin Time | Rock | 03-10-2006 | |
| Kilroi * | 199? Kilroi EP | Rock | 06-12-2006 | |
| Jonathan Layhee * | 199? Taken Care Of | Rock | 04-23-2006 | |
| Sean Patrick Lennon | 2005 Getting My Feet Wet | Folk | 04-12-2006 | |
| Terri Lynne * | 199? When Angels Cry | Country | 04-20-2006 | |
| Janet Macklin | 1999 I Think of You | 2003 Floating on the Silence | Jazz | 03-31-2006 |
| Randy Mayer | 199? We Are One | Rock | ? | |
| Jason Moon | 1997
Naked Under All These Clothes
- (1)
2006 Poverty - (1) |
1998 The River Rocks | Folk | 04-07-2006 |
|
Natty Nation
Madison band, NOT Oshkosh! |
2003 Inatty In Jah Music | Rock/Reggae | 05-10-2006 | |
|
Janet Planet and
Woody Mandowski |
Mary Hiles'
"Fountain of Life" Musical
(3-30-2006: The CD is now available from Mary.) |
Musical | 02-18-2006 | |
| Felix Ready * | 199? Tropical Island | 199? That Was You | Rock | 01-25-2006 |
| Ripp Winkler | 199? Pirate's Bootey | Rock | 04-21-2006 | |
| Road Trip | 2001 Please Disturb - (1) | Rock | ? | |
| Donna Ruzicka | 2004 Song of Songs - (3) | Jazz | ? | |
| Sawdust City Slickers | 1994 Sawdust City Slickers | Barbershop | 04-21-2006 | |
| Something Phonic | 1999
Something Phonic 2002 Organic - (4) |
2005 Winds of Change - (4) | Rock | 03-25-2006 |
| SourBelly | 2002 Midwestern Stars | 2005 WhipSnap! - (4) | Rock | 01-24-2006 |
| John Statz | 2006 Dusk Came Slow | Folk | 05-15-2006 | |
| Joe Stevens | 2006 Other Side Of The Bridge | Rock | 04-15-2006 | |
| Justin Zander * | 199? Some Day Soon | Rock | 04-08-2006 | |
| Dorothy Zerbe | 2001 A Long Way To Go | Folk | 02-06-2006 | |
Stay Tuned:
Here are more Oshkosh artists/groups who have not yet submitted their solo and/or band CD's for airplay, stay tuned!
Aaron Baer &
The Jackson Street Polecats
-
Andrea Gullickson &
The WiZARDS!
& the UW Oshkosh Music Department
-
Jazz Orgy
-
Kick
-
Elizabeth Larson
-
Janet Planet
-
Playtime
-
Tom Theabo
-
Chris White
Where to buy CD's:
WOCT is trying its level best to promote local artists, but you are saying to yourself, "WOCT has me excited about hearing more by the artist they just played, and I want to buy their CD immediately, or at the very latest, when the store opens tomorrow. Other than the few available on-line, where can I buy the listed CD's locally right now?" Sorry, in almost all cases, you are SOL (.... out of luck). Most titles above cannot be purchased in any local store.
(1) The Exclusive Company, 416 N. Main St.
-- (920) 235-1450 ("Local Artists" section)
- Andy's Automatics
- Jason Moon
- Road Trip
(2) Oshkosh Shoppe, 319 N. Sawyer St.
-- (920) 236-6789
- Copper Box
(3) UW Oshkosh Bookstore, Reeve Union, 748 Algoma Blvd. ("Campus Artists" section)
- Donna Ruzicka
And other campus musicians with solo CD's not submitted yet:
Current Faculty:
-
Joyce Andrews
-
James Chaudoir
-
Frank Hoffmeister
(4) Island Music, 858 Fox Point Plaza, Neenah
-- (920) 725-9000
- Something Phonic
- SourBelly
Random Play: From the 5 tracks selected for airplay from each CD by the artist, all tracks by all artists are aired completely randomly by a computer. They currently have no control over how many times any particular song does, or does not, play, which sometimes results in the same song by the same artist playing two or three times on the same 1 or 2 hour program, or another song not playing at all for three or four weeks. I took counts during almost all programs between 3/03 and 3/12 for the two Josh Calhoun CD's played, and the total number of times each song was played. Please call WOCT at 236-5265 if you know how to fix their broken Computer Random Song Generator.
The Vinegrower:
Tool Shed (6)
What a Joy to See (6)
Sleepy Regrets (4)
First Day of School (4)
It Looks Like You're From Texas (2)
Climb On:
Remote Control (7)
Climb On (3)
This Is Who I Am (1)
First Flight (1)
Kitchen Concerts (1)
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