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2/1/12 We know it's been awhile since we've uploaded a show. For those of you waiting - good news! Our latest February 4th (pre-recorded) and January 28th broadcasts are now up. If you're still in the holiday spirit, check out our annual Prime Time Christmas Broadcast from December 24th. Also listen in on the December 17th show as we play more Christmas polkas, waltzes & variety music as done by polka artists. Guest co-host Frank Stanger joins Jerry for the December 10th show. Also from 2011, tune in our November 19th & November 5th shows plus the October 8th, September 17th, August 27th & August 15th broadcasts as Mike, Lauren & Matthew Ricci join Jerry for that 90-minute show. Our July 9th pre-recorded SLOVENEFEST XXX show features most of the music from the event held the same weekend. Tune in our July 2nd broadcast as we're joined in-studio by Tony Grandovic & Mike Cushma as they premier An Encore Tribute to Benzy Rathbone. In addition, listen to many more of our latest archived 620 KHB broadcasts any time you wish, 24/7, 365. Each show is available online as an mp3 podcast. Download them & listen later or you can stream them & listen now by clicking on the different links. We also have numerous CD premiere interviews available. Access all of our KHB shows and interviews on our Broadcasts page. If you've never heard our KHB show live on Saturdays, here's your chance to hear the best of polkas & waltzes any time you wish!
2/1/12 The schedule has been released for Slovenefest XXXI, or "polka woodstock" as we call it, over the dates of July 13-15, 2012, at the SNPJ Recreation Center in Enon Valley, PA. Make your plans now!12/30/11 New Recordings of the latest polka material:
"Remembering Volume 1" by Eddie Habat
"It's An Accordion Christmas" by Manny Corallo (non-polka)
"Carefree Polkas and Waltzes" by Walter Ostanek
"Polka Celebration" by Joey Miskulin & Walter Ostanek
"Polkas From the Windy City" by Jimmy Kilian and Honky Chicago
"People Change" by Copper Box
"Live at Grape Fest 2011" by Silver Sky Duo w/George Suhon & Dave Stirk
"Sparklin' Diamonds" by Nancy Seibert
"Knewz Flash" by The Knewz
"Showtime!!!" by Richie Yurkovich & Polkarioty
"In This Game Together" by New Brass Express
"From the Heart" by Lori Skvarch
"Three Ring Circus" by Alex Meixner
"Getting Together" by Dan Peters & Rose Braidish
"Rainbow of Music" by Frankie Spetich with Friends
"An Encore Tribute to Benzy Rathbone" by Tony Grandovic
"If You Only Believe" by Bud Hyrczyk
and many, many more...
12/1/11 Looking for festive Christmas polka music for the holiday season? Visit our Christmas Music page for some Prime Time recommendations.
 Nominated for Support / Promotion Award Again... VIEW WINNERS & NOMINATIONS HERE11/28/11 The voting members of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame have nominated us for their 2011 Support / Promotion Crystal Award at the Polka Hall of Fame Awards Show. This is our eleventh consecutive year being nominated for this prestigious annual award, winning it for the first time in 2007. We thank YOU, all the people that continue to vote for us. The winners were announced at the NCSPHOF's award show held Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 in Euclid, OH.
Keep up with what's happening polka event-wise in the Pittsburgh, PA, area by visiting the Weekender Polka Events section of this site. We advertise the most recent events on our radio show during the Weekender segment heard at 11:30am & 12:15pm during every KHB broadcast.
6/9/11 Steve Popovich, a friend of our radio program for many years ever since we've been on the air, has passed away. He was from Nemacolin, PA, but settled in Cleveland, Ohio, for most of his years. Get his obituary here from Cleveland.com. R.I.P. Steve.
4/28/11 Our phone-answerer extraordinaire, Don Rutkauskas, is taking a sebatical for the summer to work on some health problems. Don was instrumental in getting us back on the air in 1997 when we became disillusioned with the radio biz. Without Don's encouragement back then, we probably wouldn't be on the air today. Get well, Don, and happy (semi) retirement from our radio program.
3/18/11 Our website viewers find out first: Beginning tomorrow, Saturday, March 19, 2011, Prime Time Polkas will now be heard from 11am-12:30pm on 620 AM KHB / 94.1 FM. We regret having to cut our show short of 2 hours (for the first time in its history), but we have to do it for financial reasons. It was solely our decision to do this. As with most things, it takes money. There's a distinct possibility we can go back to a full 2-hour program by picking up an additional sponsor or two. For more info & details on becoming a sponsor, contact us. However, to pick up the slack, Jack Tady's Polka Place will now run from 12:30-2pm. Polkas are still alive & well in Pittsburgh, Pa.!
620 KHB ON THE FM SIDE OF THE DIAL (from PBRTV.com)
2/15/11 620 KHB is now simulcasting on 94.1 FM. If you're in the Mon Valley (PA) area, you can listen to us on 94.1 FM. This FM signal is low power at the moment, so it's not traveling too far. But the word is its power will be increased to cover a significant portion of the Pittsburgh suburban area. Stay close to us either here on our website or on facebook for the latest regarding this great news! Don't worry...if you can't pull in 94.1 FM where you are, you'll still be able to catch us on 620 AM KHB, Pittsburgh's second strongest AM signal.
10/19/10 Our Live365 broadcasting station has grown exponentially over the past 10 years. We're truly worldwide with listeners from Slovenia to the Republic of Moldova! But how 'bout the U.S.? From what American locales are the most listeners tuning in? Check out our top 21 cities here*. You may be surprised. (*This is only a "snapshot" of listeners tuning from the time period of Oct. 1-19, 2010.)
10/15/10 View some pictures of our annual Oktoberfest from Sunday, October 10, 2010, on Facebook.
10/15/10 Pics have posted at BarSmart.com from Penn Brewery's Oktoberfest Celebration with Autobahn on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010.
9/16/10 Pittsburgh's Post Gazette newspaper has an article about the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame in its Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 publication in the Magazine section. If you missed it, go here to read it.
 8/26/10 Catch the "Steve Meisner and Friends" performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., as they represented the state of Wisconsin. Recorded live on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Click the pic above.
7/20/10 Johnny Koenig has joined PledgeMusic.com to donate 15% of his merchandise sales of his upcoming project Party Like A Polka Star to the American Cancer Society. See how you can become involved by visiting Johnny's PledgeMusic.com page.
6/11/10 We'd like to welcome more new sponsors to our program: Calandrella's Garage and Salvage of Tinsmill, Avonmore, PA, who sponsors the Weekender segment of our KHB show, Slovenian Savings and Loan Association of Canonsburg and Imperial SNPJ Lodge #106 as the newest members of our Prime Time family of sponsors. Remember, we (and they) would appreciate your patronage whenever possible because our sponsors make it possible for Prime Time Polkas to exist as it is today.
The Polka Times newspaper has been serving the Pennsylvania & Ohio areas with news & happenings of the polka circuit since 2003, having since gone national the past few years. Visit their new website for details about the publication & how you can become a subscriber.
 3/27/10 We're very saddened to report the passing of Steve Pucker shown here singing his signature "Just Because Polka" on the Gateway Clipper in July 2005 with the Jack Tady Band. Steve was a great friend of us & our radio program for many years. You can view an article written about him back in 2006 in the Pittsburgh Senior Times. Rest in peace, Stevo. You will be missed.
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 Another world wide option for internet polka radio is now available powered by AOL Radio. It's relatively new, brodcasting a variety of polka music in CD quality. Get directly to AOL's Polka Radio Station here. Of course, for the best in polkas & waltzes online, tune in our stuff available on our Broadcasts page.
We've created quite a stir with Walter Ostanek's recent release of the song "Waltz of the Angels" on his Back to Back Hall of Fame Polkas CD...not only on our show, but filtering into other area polka shows as well. As soon as we heard the song, we knew it would be a hit. Check Walter's February 20th blog for some background info on the song & why it took four years to finally get it released. There's also a link to preview "Waltz of the Angels" if you haven't heard it as of yet.
Here's an interesting mini-documentary of Slovenefest 2008, the SNPJ and the SNPJ Recreation Center in the Borough of SNPJ (Enon Valley), PA.
 Big things are in the works for our Live365 Broadcasting Station. We admit it is in need of some updating. To be honest, the last time we updated was Nov. '07! A new computer & a 500GB hard drive will make this much easier for us. The playlist will be overhauled to include the very latest polka recordings to the classics of the 1940s, 1950s and up. The station's bitrate will be increased to 32kbps in mp3pro stereo sound. This is a monumental undertaking considering our current Live365 playlist is close to 34 hours with over 700 "best of"polkas & waltzes, so give us time. We promise it'll be worth the wait! In the meantime, if you'd like to sign up as a VIP Live365 member & listen to polka music ad-free, click the link below. It also helps us pay for the station, so click up & join today.
Here's a brief but very informative history of Slovenian style polkas in Cleveland, OH.
Looking for more reasons to down your favorite brew? We present to you: "Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer" courtesy of Forbes.com.
You've heard of Guitar Hero, the game designed for the computer gaming system Nintendo Wii, where you get to play the guitar like a rock star. Now just released for wannabee polka musicians, we present to you Accordion Hero.
 Are you concerned with the rising epidemic of polka addiction? Well, you should be. View one man's story on "Freaks, Geeks & Addicts" with correspondent Seymour Butts on YouTube. For your information, that one man fronts Larry Klima's favorite alternative punk rock polka band.Are you from here or who have you spent any length of time in Pittsburgh? First, take the quiz, then see if these are true.
 As mentioned on one of our previous broadcasts, we present to you essential summertime transportation: The "Cruzin Cooler combines two basic necessities of life, the ability to have cold food or a beverage handy along with the means to get somewhere." A book is on the market written by Bob Dolgan (long-time writer for Cleveland, OH, newspaper Plain Dealer and husband of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame's current president Cecilia Dolgan) about The Real Story of America's Polka King Frankie Yankovic. The book is softcover with 238 pages & 24 black/white photographs. Buy it at Amazon.com & read a review written by Milwaukee (WI) polka musician Tom Brusky.MAKE A DONATION. Since many listeners enjoy the music here at PTP.com & have inquired about sending donations to help us with the costs of doing so, we've teamed with PayPal to make online donations quick, easy & secure. Just click the "DONATE" button at the top left of this page underneath our pictures & enter your info...it's that easy. And very much appreciated! Thanks to all who have previously made a donation.
 A relatively new feature to this site...Essential Recordings contains a listing of required listening whether you're a new fan of the music or have been ever since you can remember. There are only 8 recordings listed as of today with many more to come in the future. Do you have these recordings in your collection? We think you should. Find out what they are by visiting our Essential Recordings page.
 GET YOUR PRIME TIME MERCHANDISEIf you haven't checked out our Merchandise page yet, now would be the time. Get the gear and be adorned in the official Prime Time logo. Check out t-shirts, golf/polo shirts, hats, sweatshirts, frosted mugs, stainless steel travel mugs, baseball jerseys, bucket hats, tote bags, tile coasters, heck, even aprons and boxer shorts. Remember, all orders come with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. What are you waiting for? Visit the store.
What YOU, our listeners, are saying...- "Hi guys! I love it. Former Clevelander getting a taste from home." - Live365 listener
- "enjoy your station, listen as much as i can, only wish we had radio stations like yours in the chicagoland areas." - Robert, IL
- "Hi. Just letting you al know That I love your polka station, keep up the good work." - Stan, Canada
- "Found your station today...i've been listening for 3 hours! thanks for being there!" - Butch & Robin V., NJ
- "From London, England a very good station. Makes me homesick.I'm also from Pittsburgh, been listening to 365 for over 5yrs. now."
- "Great station. I play tuba in a small over 50 german polka band and enjoy hearing all typs of polkas. Keep up the good work." - Charlie
- "Hello from Geneva,Ohio. This station is the best; keep up the good work! My wife and I are coming to Pittsburgh Labor Day."
- "Great music keep it up." - Sir Josef
- "cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Frans Blues
- "hello, primetimepolkas my name is hans from holland and i like this music. my home town is eindhoven in the south east of holland greet all" - Hans, Holland
- "one of the last bastians of good, albeit liberal, polka broadcasting." - George S., PA
- "being from western pa and now living in kansas city i miss listening to polka music. there no radio stations that play polka music. thanks to live 365 I can now relive my past. thank you" - Walt C
- "I thoroughly enjoy listening to your program while I spend a lot of time on my computer. I've been a fan of Cleveland style for most of my life. My mom listened to Yankovic in the 40's and I've been hooked ever since. One of my favorite polka shows was Polka Time America from Florida. You are the high tech version of that program. Keep up the good work. I also just discovered YouTube." - Jerry M.
- "love the polkas !!!!! im in wisconsin we love polkas here too!!! keep up the great job. polka on!!!" - Francis, WI
- "Just a note to let you know how much I enjoy your music here in Mesa, Arizona. Being from Western Pennsylvania, you're a breath of fresh air. I listen to your programs when I get back there along with other Slovene D.J.'s. Out here, we have none. Keep up the good work.
From a happy Slovene in Arizona." - Don N., AZ
- "Recently I said there should come a internet radio station with only instrumental music. I like polka very much. I learned it in the 60.years and later with Johnny Pecon and Franky Yankovic. Broadcasted in the Netherland by illegal radio stations. They still exist and still sending polka numbers. They made the polka great in our neighbourhood. Unbelievable. What a great polka station you are. All wellknown numbers of Johnny Pecon are back again. Fantastic ! I was searching for it for many years. Great ! Great ! Thanks a lot ! Regards," - Alphons S., The Netherlands
- "We love your music days and night" - Elisabeth and Johnny, The Netherlands
- "Finally, a great polka station, I love it!" - Don, Detroit, MI
- "From the bottom of my heart Thank You for this beautiful music." - Elisabeth, The Netherlands
- "Hi, Pam, Jerry & Don, It`s been a couple of years I have been listening to your radio show. It is a great source of enjoyment way down here in South Florida (Boynton Beach), So far away from the hot Cleveland Style Polka performers. I do think you all should be commended as I am sure you are & have been recognized as the best Polka Radio Show in the good ole USA. Keep up the good work..." - Will P., FL.
- "There is for one radio station on internet, it's yours. Prime Time Polkas I listen 24 hours a day to your programs on internet. Thank you for this beautiful music." - Greetings from Jan van N., The Netherlands
- "HI FOLKS, CATCH YOUR SHOW ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE COPIED IT ON CD'S AND PLAY THEM IN MY WORK VAN EVERY DAY. REALLY ENJOY IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CLEVELAND AND MISS THE POLKAS. HERE IN SARASOTA, FL. THEY ARE ALL BUT NON EXISTANT. WE HAVE ONE SHOW A WEEK ON SUNDAYS FROM TAMPA AND THAT'S IT. MY BEST TO YOU." - AL S., SARASOTA, FL.
- "A fellow musician pointed me to Primetime Polkas. Your web site is the absolute best. Keep up the great job. All the best!!!!" - Janek and Stash, Salamanca, NY
- "I stumbled onto your web-site and I had to write to you and congratulate you all for a great radio program. It's great to hear your radio program over the internet. Makes me want to get up and party...unfortunately everyone in the office would wonder what's a matter with me. Keep up the good work. From all of us Slovenian-Canadians from Toronto and Southern Ontario CHEERS! Keep pumping out those polkas!" - Boris L., Toronto Canada
- "The Best Damn Radio Show.....Period"!!!!!! My thought has always been, less talk/ more music, you are the best at that concept. Keep up the good work." - Gary P., PA
- "Hello from Northglenn, Co. Love Polkas and your station, keep up the good work and God Bless." - Bill and Joan, CO
- "Just wanted to stop by and say thank you and your sponsors for bringing me the happiest music in the world. Hello and keep up the good work. Thank You." - Mr. and Mrs. William P., CO
- "DZIEKUJE! WESOLYCH SWIAT! AND, THANK YOU, FOR ALL YOU DO TO KEEP POLKA MUSIC ON THE AIR!! THANK GOD FOR WKHB, AND ALL OF YOU THAT DO SO MUCH EACH WEEKEND!" - Joe K., PA
- "I would like to thank you for the great effort you put into your primetime polka programs. Your music is wonderful and without a doubt, you play the greatest polkas I have ever heard. This is a very sincere: THANK YOU!" - David D.
- "I just want to thank you for a little bit of home over here in the desert. I could go on about how my grandparents spoke polish, how my aunts and uncles all did the polka, how we saw Jimmy Sturr in concert at the Onion Festivals in Pine Island NY. Lets just say your music brings back many fond memories to one deployed soldier in Kuwait." - MSG Fred S., 8th MED BDE, Camp Arifjan
- "'A Class Act' - We are recording button accordionists from the Minnesota Iron Range in Northeastern Minnesota and love your polka show and have passed the computer info. on how to tune you in to all of our polka loving friends. Keep up the wonderful job you are doing promoting polkas. In sum, you are a class act - Roles Royce Of Polka Music!" - Ronny, Shelby & Susan S., MN
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- "How restful and beautiful are the polkas and waltzes you play. I try to listen every week to get some relief from the audio excrement that floods the airways. Stay healthy, live long and keep playing that beautiful music." - Leo S., PA
- "I am listening to Prime Time Polkas on Live365. You do an outstanding job! Listening here from Green Bay, WI. You play Meisner, Jimmy Monsen, and Jeff Winard, all of these are some my listening favorites. Keep up the excellent work!" - Bob Z., WI
- "I am in Spokane Washington and am originally from Minnesota. I found you by going to www.polkaweb.com and I am a second generation American as my family is from Slovenia. Listening to you is almost like being home. I hail from Northern Minnesota up on the Iron Range where the button box is played by almost someone in every family and the ethnic food is regularly served. Your program is so wonderful and I enjoy it soooooo much." - Lori M., WA
- "Love the Slovene Music. Thank you so much for your hard work we will never SEE, but we do HEAR!!! Thanks again for teaching us the POLKA AND WALTZ play button. - John and Karen P., AZ
- "What an awesome website and broadcast of continuous Cleveland Style Polka Music. Glad to have you bookmarked on my Macintosh, Good Stereo Quality." - Mike H., OH
- "I have found my kind of polka 'Ohio/Slovenian Style'. You have given me and my wife much joy!" - Craig, NC
- "It is a treat to listen to your show on the internet. You all contribute to good entertainment and good music. Thanks very much for your efforts, they are greatly appreciated." - Will P., FL
- "We listen every Saturday and if I miss an hour here or there I go to the net and bam here comes the polkas..." - Stan B., PA
- "We always wanted to hear polkas as much of the day as we can so we were glad to find this channel on the computer. All we can say is thank you very much. Always" - Jacob and Carolyn, OH
- "Just wanted to let you know that 'PrimeTimePolkas' is No. 1 with the members of SNPJ's newest lodge in Palm Beach County, FL, Gold Coast Lodge 787. It's nice hearing the new numbers and the oldies that most of us grew up hearing played. Best wishes for continued success." - Jack B., FL
- "I'm a Cleveland Style polka lover, and musician from the Netherlands! And I enjoy your program very, very much. Some polka stations have stopped streaming the past few months, Primetime polkas is still going on!! Greetings from Holland!" - Rudy V.
- "I did find your website - how great - thank you !!!! keep Polkas alive and kicking!!!!!!!!" - Charlie and Carol G.
- "...you are doing a great job with your prime time polkas on the internet." - Bill & Sue T., MI
- "Big fan for a long time. I am getting all of the family hooked on your show." - Brian P., PA
- "...you guys are really the only show worth listening to on-line." - Don H., WI
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