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About The Alan Sane Show
The Alan Sane and Ivan Jefferies Show (often misspelled as Alan Stane) is an independent, comedic shortwave radio program broadcasted on WBCQ (The Planet). Characterized by its unscripted, chaotic format, the show blends retro music with continuous, good-natured personal insults exchanged between the two hosts. [1, 2, 3]
Key Characteristics & History
The Concept:
The dynamic of the show revolves entirely around Alan Sane routinely bashing and insulting his sidekick, Ivan Jefferies. According to the hosts, the banter is completely unscripted—neither knows what the other is going to say or how they will retaliate. [1, 2, 3]
Pirate Radio Roots:
Sane and Jefferies began their radio partnership in the 1980s working on illegal Brooklyn pirate radio stations, most notably Sane's own station, WMAD, as well as Radio New York International (RNI). After a series of FCC interventions in the late '80s and early '90s put an end to their pirate broadcasting, they eventually moved to legitimate airwaves. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The Format:
Outside of the comedic bickering, the duo plays a variety of music, heavily pulling from 1970s and 1980s rock and pop. [1, 2]
The Platform:
It was then when Alan Sane contacted Allen H. Weiner from WBCQ to ask him for air time..The show found its permanent home syndicating on WBCQ Shortwave Radio (broadcasting on 7.415 MHz / 7.490 MHz from Monticello, Maine), a station famous for leasing airtime to eclectic, counter-culture, and fringe broadcasters. The show is also distributed as an episodic podcast.
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