Radio

My favorite radio stations, sounds, and sources. Audio for any hour of the day.

This list has an unfortunate bias toward places I’ve lived and visited, but ideally anything interesting with an internet feed could be added here.

U.S. terrestrial broadcasts

• KCDX – Phoenix, AZ: 103.1 FM. Non-stop classic rock and roll. They need to upgrade their website: media player is Flash, boo.

• KEXP – Seattle, WA: 90.3 FM. Noncommercial, listener-supported radio. “Where the music matters”. Quality YouTube channel, too.

• KHFM – Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM: 95.5 FM. Listener-supported public classical music station.

• KMUN – Astoria, OR: 91.9 FM. Community radio with eclectic music and some NPR programming.

• KMRD – Madrid, NM: 96.9 FM. Freeform, commercial-free community radio.

• KNCE – Taos, NM: 93.5 FM. Freeform radio in Taos, NM.

• WDST – Kingston, NY: 100.1 FM. Commercial FM station broadcasting rock and AAA music in the Hudson Valley.

• WDVX – Clinton, TN: 89.9 FM, 93.9 FM, 102.9 FM (in the Clinton/Knoxville/Seymour area). Bluegrass/roots/Americana. Live music every weekday at noon ET.

• WFMU – Jersey City, NJ: 91.1 and 91.9 FM in New Jersey and New York City. 90.1 and 91.9 FM in the Hudson Valley. Currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States.

• WKCS – Knoxville, TN: 91.1 FM. Falcon Radio. Broadcasting from Fulton High School (home of the Falcons) since the 1950s. Mostly oldies music format (1950s-1990s).

• WLPN – Chicago, IL: 105.5 FM. AKA Lumpen Radio: Community radio with mixture of music and talk format.

• WNRN – Central Virginia: 91.9 Charlottesville; 94.7 Nelson County; 95.3 Lexington; 98.9 Harrisonburg; 101.1 Waynesboro; 89.9 Lynchburg; 88.5 Richmond; 101.1 Staunton; 102.9 Ashland. Listener-supported independent music.

• WNUR – Evanston, IL: 89.3 FM. Non-commercial, listener-supported college radio station broadcasting from the campus of Northwestern University.

• WUTK – Knoxville, TN – 90.3 FM. The Rock. Independent, non-commercial college radio station owned by the University of Tennessee (UT) and operated by the UT Department of Journalism and Electronic Media. All music, news, and sports shows are student produced.

• WWOZ – New Orleans, LA – 90.7 FM. The worldwide voice, archive, and flag-bearer of New Orleans culture and musical heritage. Check out Groovapedia.

• WXNA – Nashville, TN: 101.5 FM. Freeform radio in Music City.

Misc., Internet-only

• door.link: A handpicked music selection, grown over time, algorithm-free, made for listening and dancing.

• earth.fm: Listen to nature sounds from around the world.

• myNoise: Immersive and customizable soundscapes, like Japanese Garden and Medieval Village.

• New Sounds: Genre and algorithm free, experimental, contemporary music from New York Public Radio.

• NTS: Global music discovery platform.

• radio.garden: Terrestrial radio stations around the planet. Discover something new.

• SomaFM: Hand-picked internet radio. Streaming since 2000.

• tree.fm: Listen to a random forest.