To celebrate Public Radio Music Day 2025 WMOT asked listeners to help curate the essential list of songs about radio and WOW you understood the assignment!
Listeners came up with an eclectic list of 237 songs ranging from bluegrass to 90's grunge!
Listen from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on 89.5 FM and WMOT.org as WMOT hosts and staff play back your favorite radio songs.
| Song Title | Artist/Band | Duration |
| 3AM Radio | Jack Johnson | 3:16 |
| 50,000 Watts | Rosanne Cash | 2:58 |
| 9 Volt Heart | The Iguanas | 3:44 |
| A World Away | Old Crow Medicine Show | 3:20 |
| A.M. Radio | Lumineers | 3:51 |
| Ain't Even Done With The Night | John Mellencamp | 4:07 |
| Ain't Misbehaving | Asleep At The Wheel | 2:58 |
| Airwaves | Andrew Leahey & The Homestead | 3:03 |
| AM Country Heaven | Jason Eady | 3:36 |
| AM Radio | Everclear | 3:57 |
| Angie Baby | Helen Reddy | 3:21 |
| Ann Arbor Grandfather | Big Head Todd & The Monsters | 3:58 |
| Are You Out There | Dar Williams | 3:04 |
| Around The Dial | The Kinks | 4:46 |
| Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio | Tom Robinson | 3:47 |
| Back Porch Therapy | Tony Joe White | 4:17 |
| Big Sister's Radio | Tommy Castro | 4:14 |
| BlueBird Wine | Albert Lee | 3:46 |
| Bluebird Wine | Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell | 2:59 |
| Bluegrass Radio | Alison Brown/Steve Martin | 3:01 |
| Bluegrass Radio2 | Alison Brown/Steve Martin | 3:05 |
| Border Radio | Kelly Willis/Bruce Robison | 2:50 |
| Border Radio | Blasters | 2:42 |
| Border Radio | Dave Alvin | 3:34 |
| Boys on the Radio | Hole | 5:10 |
| Broken Radio | Bruce Springsteen | 3:53 |
| Buffalo River Home | John Hiatt | 5:14 |
| Cabin Down Below | Tom Petty | 2:51 |
| Calling Home | Amy Helm | 2:41 |
| Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | Lucinda Williams | 4:44 |
| Caravan | Van Morrison | 5:00 |
| Carmelita | Warren Zevon | 3:35 |
| Carmelita | Adam Duritz | 3:43 |
| Clap For The Wolfman | Guess Who | 4:18 |
| Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3:47 |
| Conversation With The Devil | Ray Wylie Hubbard | 4:54 |
| Cosmic Appalachian Radio | Olivia Wolf | 2:55 |
| Country Radio | Indigo Girls | 3:57 |
| Crazy Over You | Foster & Lloyd | 4:31 |
| Devil's Radio | George Harrison | 3:53 |
| Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio | Ramones | 2:34 |
| Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man | Byrds | 3:53 |
| Drvin' My Life Away | Eddie Rabbitt | 3:16 |
| Dust Radio | Chris Whitley | 4:44 |
| East Nashville Skyline | Todd Snider | 5:33 |
| Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses | Kathy Mattea | 3:31 |
| Every Time I Hear That Song | Brandi Carlile | 4:00 |
| Far Away Eyes | Rolling Stones | 4:23 |
| FM | Steely Dan | 4:31 |
| FM Radio | Dar Williams | 4:03 |
| Framed | Chris Knight | 3:48 |
| Frank Sinatra | Cake | 4:03 |
| Fun Fun Fun | The Beach Boys | 2:19 |
| Ghost Radio | Brian Setzer | 3:41 |
| God's Radio Phone | Norman & Nancy Blake | 4:36 |
| Golden Age Of Radio | Josh Ritter | 3:31 |
| Good Guys And Bad Guys | Camper Van Beethoven | 3:56 |
| Good Ole Boys Like Me | Don Williams | 4:09 |
| Guitar Man | Bread | 3:40 |
| Guitar Town | Steve Earle | 2:34 |
| Hands on the Radio | The Weeks | 3:32 |
| Havin' A Party | Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes | 3:44 |
| Havin' A Party | Sam Cooke | 2:37 |
| He Still Listens To The Radio | Chloe Kimes | 4:14 |
| He Still Listens To The Radio | Chloe Kimes | 4:14 |
| Heard It On The X | Los Super Seven/Ruben Ramos | 4:05 |
| Heard It On The X | ZZ Top | 2:49 |
| Heartbreak Radio | Roy Orbison | 2:59 |
| Heaven's Radio | Carter Family | 2:43 |
| Heaven's Radio | Sister Bessie Griffin | 2:43 |
| Hey Soul Sister | Train | 3:36 |
| Hey Tonight | Mavericks | 2:47 |
| Hippies Radio | Eric Church | 2:55 |
| Holy Days | Sean McConnell | 3:47 |
| Hot Patootie/Bless My Soul | Meatloaf | 3:03 |
| Hot Rod Heart | John Fogerty | 3:26 |
| How's the Radio Know | Aaron Tippin | 3:11 |
| I Of The Mourning | Smashing Pumpkins | 4:37 |
| I Watched It All | Lionel Cartwright | 4:06 |
| I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio | Keith Whitley | 2:58 |
| I'm Gonna Hurt Him On The Radio | Kristina Murray | 3:52 |
| If You Wanna Get to Heaven | Ozark Mountains Daredevils | 3:04 |
| It's Gonna Be A Long Night | Shannon McNally | 4:26 |
| Jesus On The Radio | Guster | 2:17 |
| John Prine On The Radio | King Hannah | 3:47 |
| Key West (Philosopher Pirate) | Bob Dylan | 9:34 |
| Kid On The Radio | Sophie Gault | 4:14 |
| Last Night A DJ Saved My Life | Indeep | 4:17 |
| Late in the Evening | Paul Simon | 4:03 |
| Late Night Radio | John Denver | 2:47 |
| Left Of The Dial | The Replacements | 3:42 |
| Life Ain't Fair and The World Is Mean | Sturgill Simpson | 2:06 |
| Life Ain't Fair and The World Is Mean | Sturgill Simpson | 2:00 |
| Life is a Rock | Reunion | 3:26 |
| Listen To The Radio | Billy Strings/Molly Tuttle | 4:01 |
| Listen To The Radio | Don Williams | 3:14 |
| Listen To The Radio | Kathy Mattea | 3:07 |
| Listen To The Radio | Nanci Griffith | 3:47 |
| Long Time Gone | Darrell Scott/Tim O'Brien | 3:33 |
| Love Letter | Bonnie Raitt | 4:04 |
| Mama Told Me (Not To Come) | Randy Newman | 2:10 |
| Mama Told Me (Not To Come) | Three Dog Night | 3:20 |
| Mama's Opry | Iris DeMent | 3:25 |
| Mexican Radio | Wall Of Voodoo | 3:55 |
| Mohammed's Radio | Warren Zevon | 3:43 |
| Mr Record Man | Willie Nelson | 2:46 |
| Mr. DJ | Charlie Daniels | 3:50 |
| Nine Volt Heart | Dave Alvin | 4:57 |
| No One To Call | Caitlin Rose | 2:45 |
| No Particular Place To Go | Chuck Berry | 2:42 |
| Nothing But The Radio | Maia Sharp | 3:19 |
| Nothing On but the Radio | Gary Allan | 3:34 |
| Oh Yeah | Roxy Music | 4:58 |
| Old Radio | Robby Hecht | 3:13 |
| On My Radio | The Selecter | 3:33 |
| On The Radio | Emmylou Harris | 5:12 |
| On The Radio | Yarn | 3:16 |
| On The Radio | Regina Spektor | 3:35 |
| On The Radio | Cheap Trick | 4:33 |
| On The Road | Donna Summer | 4:04 |
| On Your Radio | Joe Jackson | 4:01 |
| One More Song The Radio Won't Like | Kathleen Edwards | 4:24 |
| One Ray of Shine | Alison Krauss & Union Station | 4:01 |
| Open All Night | Bruce Springsteen | 2:58 |
| Out All Night | Todd Snider | 4:17 |
| Outskirts | James McMurtry | 4:08 |
| Overnight Sensation | Raspberries | 5:36 |
| Pan American | Hank Williams | 2:49 |
| Picture Show | John Prine/Tom Petty | 3:22 |
| Pilot Of The Airwaves | Charlie Dore | 3:18 |
| Pirate Radio | John Hiatt | 4:27 |
| Pirate Radio | Sweet Lizzy Project | 3:19 |
| Power Windows | Billy Falcon | 3:25 |
| Promised Land | Bruce Springsteen | 4:29 |
| Radar Love | Golden Earring | 5:03 |
| Radio | Margo Price/Sharon Van Etten | 2:49 |
| Radio | Beware Wolves | 3:16 |
| Radio | The Rave-Ups | 5:21 |
| Radio | Ron Sexsmith | 2:42 |
| Radio | Keturah Allgood | 3:56 |
| Radio | Darius Rucker | 3:12 |
| Radio | The Corrs | 4:09 |
| Radio | Steep Canyon Rangers | 3:26 |
| Radio (Hate It So Much) | Mild Goose Chase | 3:43 |
| Radio And TV | Everly Brothers | 2:11 |
| Radio Boogie | Hot Rize | 2:45 |
| Radio Child | Widespread Panic | 4:22 |
| Radio Cloud | Ruston Kelly | 3:32 |
| Radio Cloud | Ruston Kelly | 3:32 |
| Radio Cure | Wilco | 5:09 |
| Radio Fragile | Ida Mae | 5:05 |
| Radio Free Europe | REM | 3:47 |
| Radio Ga Ga | Queen | 5:48 |
| Radio Girl | John Hiatt | 2:56 |
| Radio Girl | Michael Patton | 4:07 |
| Radio Head | Talking Heads | 3:32 |
| Radio is Everything | Elvis Costello | 4:25 |
| Radio John | Sam Bush | 5:01 |
| Radio King | Golden Smog | 3:10 |
| Radio Loud | High Hawks | 2:52 |
| Radio Nowhere | Bruce Springsteen | 3:16 |
| Radio Operator | Rosanne Cash | 3:22 |
| Radio Signal | Mammals | 4:48 |
| Radio Silence | Natalie Hemby | 3:42 |
| Radio Song | Ray Wylie Hubbard | 2:46 |
| Radio Sweetheart | Elvis Costello | 2:27 |
| Radio War | Iron & Wine | 1:56 |
| Radio Wave | Silverada | 4:44 |
| Radio Waves | Brother & The Hayes | 3:06 |
| Radio, Radio | Elvis Costello | 3:17 |
| Radio's Broken | Stuffy Shmitt | 2:48 |
| Rain And The Radio | Randy Rogers | 3:50 |
| Red Dirt Girl | Jamie Lin Wilson/Sunny Sweeney | 4:34 |
| Red Dirt Girl | Emmylou Harris | 4:19 |
| Roadrunner | Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers | 4:04 |
| Rock and Roll | Lou Reed | 4:43 |
| Rock N Roll Girls | John Fogerty | 3:11 |
| Roll over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | 2:25 |
| Roll over Beethoven | Beatles | 2:46 |
| Runnin Down A Dream | Larkin Poe | 4:04 |
| Sad Songs (Say So Much) | Elton John | 4:20 |
| Sam Stone | John Prine | 4:16 |
| Sam Stone | Kelsey Waldon | 4:29 |
| Satellite Radio | Steve Earle | 4:09 |
| Satisfaction | Rolling Stones | 3:43 |
| Sellathon Radio Show | Marty Falle | 3:02 |
| Sit in With the Band | Hayes Carll | 2:31 |
| Something's Wrong With My Radio | Stray Cats | 2:34 |
| Song On The Radio | Al Stewart | 6:25 |
| Sounds Like The Radio | Zach Top | 3:38 |
| Speculator | Strangefolk | 4:25 |
| Starman | David Bowie | 4:17 |
| Stay Here Awhile | Hayes Carll | 3:57 |
| Stay(I Missed You) | Lisa Loeb | 3:04 |
| Stones on the Radio | Ron Pope | 3:51 |
| Supernatural Radio | Tom Petty | 6:03 |
| Talkin Seattle Grunge Rock Blues | Todd Snider | 3:42 |
| Talkin' World War III Blues | Bob Dylan | 6:26 |
| Talking Reality Televison Blues | Todd Snider | 2:34 |
| Tangled Up in Blue | Bob Dylan | 5:42 |
| That's Why God Made The Radio | The Beach Boys | 3:19 |
| The Boys of Summer | Don Henley | 4:49 |
| The Entertainer | Billy Joel | 3:41 |
| The Last DJ | Tom Petty | 3:30 |
| The Nightfly | Donald Fagen | 5:47 |
| The Old Songs | Mavis Staples | 5:01 |
| The Radio Song | Joe Walsh | 3:30 |
| The Spirit of Radio | Rush | 5:10 |
| The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) | The Doors | 4:13 |
| The Way I Talk | SG Goodman | 3:38 |
| This Is Radio Clash | The Clash | 4:07 |
| Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen | 4:49 |
| Transistor Radio | Heather Little | 6:16 |
| Transmission | Joy Division | 3:11 |
| Travelin' Band | John Fogerty | 2:08 |
| Turn On The Radio | Reba McEntire | 4:02 |
| Turn On Your Radio | Harry Nilsson | 2:41 |
| Turn The Radio On | Golden Shoals | 2:51 |
| Turn Up The Radio | Autograph | 4:40 |
| Turn Your Radio On | John Hartford | 1:22 |
| Turn Your Radio On | Ray Stevens | 2:13 |
| Up on Cripple Creek | The Band | 4:31 |
| Video Killed the Radio Star | The Buggles | 3:21 |
| Visions Of Johanna | Bob Dylan | 7:31 |
| Voice On The Radio | Tim Easton | 2:47 |
| W*O*L*D* | Harry Chapin | 5:16 |
| Wallisville Road | Lyle Lovett | 5:06 |
| Watchin' TV (With The Radio On) | Barefoot Jerry | 3:38 |
| Wavelength | Van Morrison | 5:47 |
| What Are You Listening To? | Chris Stapleton | 4:03 |
| Who Listens To The Radio | The Sports | 3:15 |
| Who Stole My Radio | Shemekia Copeland | 3:59 |
| Windfall | Son Volt | 2:58 |
| Yesterday Once More | Carpenters | 3:59 |
| You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio | Joni Mitchell | 2:39 |
| ZZQ | Blue Mountain | 3:09 |