A good Saturday soundtrack can do more than fill the room. It can introduce a record worth remembering, bring an old favorite back into focus, and give you a reason to listen beyond the chorus.

The Funk Show on WNCU offers that kind of appointment: three hours with host Howard Burchette, Saturdays from 4 to 7 p.m. Eastern. The station-managed schedule lists the recurring program; Nov. 21, 2026, falls in its next weekly slot. No special lineup has been announced for that date. Program schedule

More than a familiar beat

WNCU describes the program as a mix of 1970s pop hits and deeper funk selections, accompanied by information about the era’s musicians, bands and musical scene. It is a named-host program, not an anonymous music channel. Official show description

Published playlists offer a preview without promising what will air next. The Sept. 12 edition, for example, included Parliament, Barrett Strong, Marvin Gaye, Jr. Walker & the All Stars and the Jacksons. That range suggests a listening experience that reaches into soul and rhythm and blues alongside funk. These are examples from a past broadcast, not a forthcoming playlist. Sept. 12 playlist

The appeal is discovery with a person guiding the selections. Rather than choosing every song yourself, you can settle into the program and follow its turns.

How to listen

WNCU is a broadcast service of North Carolina Central University in Durham. Local listeners can tune to 90.7 FM; online listeners can use the station’s official player.

Open the player shortly before 4 p.m. Eastern, start playback, and confirm that you have WNCU. Its call letters are easy to confuse with those of other North Carolina stations.

The WNCU Public Radio App is also available for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Its published description includes live streaming, program schedules, and pause-and-rewind controls.

Those controls may be useful when you miss an introduction or need to pause briefly. They are developer-described features, however, not functions Web Radio Info has independently tested.

Scheduled radio, not a promised replay

This is a recurring human-hosted music program carried on WNCU’s broadcast and stream. The available sources do not establish whether every edition is presented live in the studio.

The app advertises on-demand content generally, but Web Radio Info has not confirmed a complete Funk Show replay archive. Plan on the scheduled broadcast rather than assuming an episode will be available afterward. Published playlists can help identify recordings without providing the audio itself.

Accessibility and screen-free listening

Once playback begins, you can enjoy radio without watching a screen. Web Radio Info has not completed a keyboard, screen-reader, or app accessibility evaluation for these listening routes.

Try your preferred player before the show begins. If you use an FM radio in WNCU’s listening area, you can also hear the program without navigating a website.

Audio Concierge recommendation: Add Burchette to your Saturday routine if you enjoy funk, soul, and the pleasure of hearing where a host takes the music next.

Schedule and listening listings checked Nov. 14, 2026. Broadcast plans may change.