Joi Thomas guides listeners through three hours of gospel music Sunday afternoons on WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore.

Gospel Grace Afternoon airs from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern. WEAA describes it as the flagship of the station’s gospel programming, with music ranging from traditional to contemporary gospel and from mass choirs to solo artists.

Listeners outside Baltimore can hear the program free through WEAA’s website or the station’s Apple and Android applications.

A program broad enough for gospel’s many voices

Gospel is not a single sound. A mass choir can fill a room with collective power, while a solo singer can make the same message feel personal and close. Traditional performances preserve musical language carried through churches and communities, while contemporary artists bring those foundations into current production styles.

WEAA gives Thomas room to connect those expressions rather than separating them into narrow channels. The station says the program also spotlights new artists and includes interviews with gospel-industry leaders.

That combination makes the host important. Thomas can introduce an unfamiliar voice, provide context for a recording, and help listeners hear relationships between generations of gospel music.

Human guidance instead of an endless playlist

The three-hour format leaves space for more than a sequence of familiar songs.

A human host determines when a choir belongs beside a soloist, how a newer artist can follow an established performer, and when a conversation adds meaning to the music. Those decisions turn a genre stream into a program with shape and perspective.

WEAA has not announced the Oct. 4 playlist or an interview guest. Listeners should expect the program’s established gospel range without assuming that a particular artist will appear.

The station confirms Thomas as host but does not state that every edition is presented from the studio in real time. The accurate description is a scheduled, human-hosted gospel program.

Gospel radio from an HBCU campus

WEAA broadcasts from Morgan State University in Baltimore.

The station says its mission is to empower, engage, and educate a diverse audience through news and music programming. Its schedule pairs gospel with jazz, Caribbean music, hip-hop, public affairs, and other community-focused programs.

That setting gives Gospel Grace Afternoon a meaningful place within a broader public-radio service. The program is not presented as an isolated automated channel. It is part of a station shaped by music, education, and community voices.

How to listen

The next scheduled edition airs from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Sunday, Oct. 4.

Listeners can:

• Visit WEAA.org and activate the Play Live Radio control.
• Use the WEAA Public Radio app for an Apple or Android device.
• Tune to 88.9 FM in the Baltimore reception area.

The mobile app can play the station stream and display the program schedule. Its store descriptions also advertise pause and rewind controls for live audio.

Start the stream a few minutes before 2 p.m. Eastern to confirm playback and avoid missing the opening.

Accessibility considerations

The browser player and mobile apps give blind and low-vision listeners more than one route to the broadcast. Once playback begins, the music and host presentation are entirely audio-based.

WEAA does not publish program-specific screen-reader testing or advertise synchronized transcripts for Gospel Grace Afternoon. The station also does not clearly document a smart-speaker command on its official site.

Although WEAA offers some audio on demand, it has not confirmed a complete replay of this weekly program. Listeners who want the full three-hour edition should treat Sunday’s scheduled broadcast as the most reliable way to hear it.

Program details

• Program: Gospel Grace Afternoon
• Host: Joi Thomas
• Next scheduled broadcast: Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026
• Time: 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern
• Station: WEAA 88.9 FM, Baltimore
• Format: Traditional and contemporary gospel, choirs, solo artists, new-artist spotlights and interviews
• Status: Scheduled, human-hosted radio program
• Real-time status: Not confirmed
• Web listening: WEAA
• Mobile: WEAA Public Radio app for Apple and Android
• Local radio: 88.9 FM
• Complete replay: Not confirmed
• Cost: Free

Check WEAA’s program page or schedule before Sunday in case of a substitution.

Verified sources

• WEAA’s Gospel Grace Afternoon page: Confirms Joi Thomas, the Sunday 2-5 p.m. schedule, flagship status, musical range, new-artist spotlights, and industry interviews.
• WEAA homepage: Confirms the active browser stream and continued listing of Gospel Grace Afternoon.
• WEAA mobile-app announcement: Confirms Apple and Android applications and mobile listening.
• WEAA contact and station page: Confirms the station’s Morgan State University location and its mission.
• WEAA Public Radio app for Apple: Confirms live listening, schedule access, and pause and rewind functions.
• WEAA Public Radio app for Android: Confirms live listening, schedule access, and on-demand features.