WKSU HD-2 Folk Alley

An HD Radio subchannel operated by WKSU, a public radio station licensed to Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, dedicated entirely to folk music programming under the Folk Alley brand. Folk Alley functions as a curatorial platform for the folk genre, featuring new releases, album reviews, song and video premieres, and sessions recorded at live music festivals. The service runs a weekly radio show alongside a regularly updated website with editorial content including album reviews covering artists such as Eric Bibb, Ye Vagabonds, and Lucinda Williams. Programming includes the Fresh Cuts Friday feature highlighting new folk releases and the Basic Folk podcast series, which conducts interviews with folk artists including Mary Chapin Carpenter and Great Lake Swimmers. Archival session recordings from events such as the Green River Festival and the 30A Songwriters Festival also appear in the rotation. The service serves as both a broadcast channel and an online destination for listeners seeking contemporary and traditional folk music discovery.