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In August 1982, visionaries at WLIR took on corporate radio when the station decided to play so-called new wave bands, becoming a cult phenomenon and helping transform the airwaves of America.

2026 · 1h 35m
Director Ellen Goldfarb

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New Wave: Dare to Be Different

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In August 1982, visionaries at WLIR took on corporate radio when the station decided to play so-called new wave bands, becoming a cult phenomenon and helping transform the airwaves of America.

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Studio
BondIt Media Capital
Released
2026
Run Time
1 hr 35 min
Rated
17
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2017 Dare To Be Different, LLC, under exclusive licence to Mercury Studios Media Limited

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.