JARRETT GOODMAN
Staff Writer
Hosts from the Tennessee Macabre radio show have recently collaborated with Robo-Cat Productions to produce a new radio show called Dead Air Radio Crypt.
Officially going live online in September 2025, Dead Air Radio Crypt is a new station dedicated to rejuvenating songs from a bygone era. Dead Air Radio host Duke Raulston explained the station plays a variety of songs across different genres, including classic punk rock, psychobilly and rockabilly.
“We try to do deep cuts and b-sides as much as possible,” said Raulston. “A lot of these genres don’t get a lot of airtime over the radio anymore.”
Since its inception, Dead Air Radio has been airing online through Weird Sisters Radio, an online radio site similarly dedicated to playing classic music on the internet. However, Dead Air Radio will now air through shortwave radio every Saturday through Shortwave Gold in Germany on 3975 kHz frequency, and on WRMI Radio International in Miami at 5850 kHz.
Raulston shared that while hosting the radio show through popular podcast sites such as Spotify has been looked into consideration, it was ultimately decided to keep the show authentically on the air, similar to other stations airing across the globe. The reason behind the decision is due to the podcast world’s hefty competition, introduced by the industry’s ever-expanding library of podcast media.
“There are so many podcasts out there on every topic imaginable that it’s very difficult to get over a hundred listeners,” said Raulston. “Radio, on the other hand, it’s wide open.”
By having Dead Air Radio live through radio broadcasts, Raulston hopes listeners tuning in can immerse themselves in listening to classic tunes in a way prior generations have done in the past. Raulston felt doing so also adds a layer of character while listeners are tuned in, providing them with a timely experience of enjoying different songs.
“Over the radio, streaming in with maybe a little bit of interference and a crackle every once in a while, I feel like that adds character to it,” said Raulston. “There’s something special about that.”
Logo provided by Duke Raulston