WESU 88.1 · DJ Archive Tool

⚠ Copyright & Use Policy — Please Read

This tool is provided exclusively for WESU volunteer DJs to obtain personal archival copies of their own programs. The audio recordings made available through Spinitron Ark are subject to statutory webcasting licenses.

You do not own the copyright to music broadcast during your show. Downloads obtained through this tool may not be distributed, published, shared publicly, uploaded to streaming platforms, or used for any commercial purpose. Use is strictly limited to personal archival reference.

WESU and Wesleyan University assume no responsibility for any copyright infringement arising from a DJ's use of downloaded recordings beyond personal archival use.

I understand and agree. I am a WESU volunteer DJ. I will use this tool only to download my own programs for personal archival purposes. I accept full responsibility for any use of this recording beyond personal archival, and acknowledge that I do not own the copyright to any music contained in it.

Step 1 · Look up your show (optional helper)

Spinitron Playlist URL

Paste your playlist link to open it and find your show's date & start time, then fill in the fields below.

Step 2 · Enter your show details

Your Show Name

Show Date

Show Start Time (Eastern)

Use the time as shown in Spinitron (Eastern Time)

Show Duration

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Step 3 · Your Archive

Timestamp Check

ET:   →  UTC: 

Archive Stream URL (opens in browser / VLC)

▶ Open / Play in Browser

Download with ffmpeg (recommended — saves as MP3)

📡 How to use ffmpeg If you have ffmpeg installed, paste the command above into Terminal (Mac/Linux) or Command Prompt (Windows) and press Enter. It will download your show and save it as an MP3 file in your current folder.

No ffmpeg? Open the stream URL above in VLC Media Player → Media → Open Network Stream → paste URL → then use Media → Convert/Save to record it.

⏳ Archive availability Spinitron Ark archives are only available for the past two weeks. Download your show soon — it will not be accessible after that window.