I only found out the day I'm writing this that the same radio station from which I listen to polka most every weeknight airs a segment of Beatles songs and trivia every morning (or weekday morning?) at 2 a.m. The DJ calls that portion of his shift Beatles At Bar Time, which, I guess, indicates at what times taverns close in the town where he's broadcasting. Have you ever patronized a saloon until its closing time?

Every Friday night/Saturday morning on one of the FM stations I prefer for mainstream/ bop jazz, the midtnight-5 a.m. host gets more eclectic, mixing up straight-head jazz with more fusion-oriented music, disco, funk, neo soul, and more. I usually awaken Saturday morning during his Fela At Four segment, where he plays a twin spin of tunes by late Nigerian singer/saxophonist/bandleader Fela Kuti, a prolific pioneer of Afrobeat and activist who went so far as to form a political party to protest his nation's kleptocratic government. More important to me than his politics when I wake up on Saturdays is hearing some of Kuti's fierce, polyrhythmic grooving. Do you enjoy starting your weekend mornings with energizing music?

I don't listen to the station often enough to know whether it still adheres to this bit of programming , but the hard rock/metal FM signal nearest me for a while promoted Metallica Mondays, wherein the Bay Area thrash innovators' tunes were featured every hour, at least during certain ;parts of the day. Though I respect their musicianship, I can't stand to listen to them for any great stretch of time, as I find their lyrics nigh uniformly depressing. Are there any music acts who put you in a similar quandary of liking their sound but disliking their words?

Looking at its latest episode's playlist, it appears to no longer be part of the show, but the Sunday night experimental/avant-garde music program on a campus station of a tech school about a 75-minute drive from me once had a Sun Ra At Seven feature, wherein would be played at least a couple pieces by the eccentric free jazz keyboardist/vocalist/bandleader and exponent of Afro-futurism. I was fortunate enough to have seen him in concert twice before his 1993 passing. Is there anyone you've seen perform whose music you can hear in an expected time and place on a regular basis?

If you know of any other alliteratively-placed times of day or days on which a particular music act's work is played on a radio station known to you, will you share in a comment?