quote: Joe Redifer

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Bottom line: Radio is only for 13 year olds.

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You need to try some stations for grown ups then.

I can't stand the 'dual act' announcers or the pranksters either. I never listen to them, but there are some very informative stations around he place...you just need to look.

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Thanks Mike. I have them now.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-15-2010, 08:51 PM:
 
Not that I don't believe you, but when and why would I need to listen to the radio in the first place? I prefer my own music or silence when driving.
 

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Posted by Ian Parfrey (Member # 5122) on 03-15-2010, 09:06 PM:
 
John

Indeed. Stations such as Radio Deutche Wella, PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), BBC World Service, Drive In Radio dot com, BBC7, KSKY 660 AM Duncanville Texas and not forgetting 4GY Gympie, Queensland.
 

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Posted by Richard Hamilton (Member # 321) on 03-15-2010, 09:07 PM:
 
Joe, who said he was driving?
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 03-15-2010, 09:22 PM:
 
Mine are:

KNPR 88.9MHz - Nevada Public Radio - NPR News/Talk by day - BBC World Service by night - My favorite since they had both the extremely refined taste and class to have me (along with four others) on as a guest this morning, talking about unemployment on their signature "State of Nevada" morning talk show.

KCNV 89.7MHz - Nevada Public Radio - Classical

KUNV 91.5MHz - UNLV's station - Jazz and NPR

KWNR 95.5MHz - "New Country" - Once in a while

KSNE 106.5MHz - "Sunny" - AC - Once in a while

The rest of 'Vegas radio is pure dreck - a ghetto wasteland. Like Joe, I have enough music on hand that I rarely need to go anywhere but my own library. I am always researching to add more to the collection, usually listening to streams. Lately I've been paying attention more to Japanese movie and anime soundtracks.
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 03-15-2010, 09:36 PM:
 

quote: Ian Parfrey

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Drive In Radio dot com

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I've never heard of that one. I looked it up and it says it's under construction.
 

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Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 03-15-2010, 09:44 PM:
 
I usually listen to:

WBUR - 90.9 FM - NPR news and talk (when I have time to spare)
WBZ - 1030 AM - commercial news and talk (when I am in a hurry or want traffic reports)
 

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Posted by Ian Parfrey (Member # 5122) on 03-15-2010, 09:52 PM:
 
You broke it!
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 03-15-2010, 09:56 PM:
 
It seems projectionist like public radio.
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 03-15-2010, 10:31 PM:
 

quote:

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You broke it!

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It wasn't me...honest!
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 03-15-2010, 10:37 PM:
 
News: KYW 1060, Philadelphia, PA
Talk: WPHT 1210, Philadelphia, PA
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-15-2010, 10:40 PM:
 
We have a country station -- KIKC, 101.3 FM and 1250 AM. The FM side plays the current country dreck that sounds like bad '70s rock, and the AM plays "classic" country dreck from the 70s.

The station is so far behind the times they don't even have a website, so it'd be a miracle if you found their signal on the internets.

If I am in the mood to listen to radio, I get on iTunes and tune into one of the hundreds of stations on there. A lot of them are commercial free and you can get your genre as narrow as you want. I like one called "Reality One Radio" -- not sure where its based, but they play a nice mix of music from '70s to now.
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 03-15-2010, 11:01 PM:
 
When I listen to radio I usually listen to our local rock station Z94. The station plays the usual popular hard rock format. They've kind of bastardized the logo I created for them back in the late 1990s, but that happens over time.

Wichita Falls, TX has a decent classic rock format station, Bear 104.

The really sad thing, My 107, the local "oldies" station is playing a lot of 1970's and even 1980's hard rock music. Yep. If you wents to high school in the 1980's you are way the hell over the hill according to these guys!
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-15-2010, 11:24 PM:
 
I only listen to one station and it is our public station in Honolulu and I am a Life Time supporter during it's twice a year fund raising. It broadcasts Classical music as well as CAR TALK, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, PRARIE HOME COMPANION and other NPR programs

The station is KHPR FM 88.1

-Claude
 

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Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 03-16-2010, 12:31 AM:
 
Bobby,
Two of the stations you posted to are owned by Gap Broadcasting. They acquired several of the Clear Channel stations in our area, including 6 in Lubbock. I noticed the web pages are formatted just like the ones here.
I understand Gap is better run than Clear Channel was, but that may be open to debate market by market.
There is a Lubbock station I would recommend, it's locally owned and programmed and unlike the Gap owned "oldies" station, this one specializes in 50s and 60s oldies. It's KDAV, 1590 AM. It has an audio stream on the internet, but the reason I have not linked to it is the owners have chosen to make the stream a "subscriber" only option, at $10 a month via Paypal. I don't know how much money they generate with this subscription service, but they run commercial free on the overnight hours. The station plays a lot of forgotten oldies including B-sides and songs that never hit the Hot 100 Billboard charts but rock nontheless.
At least I can listen to the music on the AM Radio, as Everclear once noted...
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-16-2010, 12:42 AM:
 

quote: Mike Blakesley

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We have a country station -- KIKC, 101.3 FM and 1250 AM. The FM side plays the current country dreck that sounds like bad '70s rock, and the AM plays "classic" country dreck from the 70s.

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That sounds like the type of music that prompted some famous rock musician (Tom Petty, I believe) to describe country music as "bad rock with a fiddle."
 

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Posted by Michael Barry (Member # 237) on 03-16-2010, 06:32 AM:
 
When I was driving in LA mid last year, I was tuned to KKJZ, Long Beach, CA (FM - 88.1). Also known as K-Jazz, it seems to be a non-commercial entity, possibly tied to a college or university. They are amazing! They don't simply play the obvious choices, but really dig deep into the classic catalogs of Blue Note, Riverside, Contemporary, Verve and many many other labels. The announcers have just the right vibe to them too. I have extremely fond memories of driving around LA with K-Jazz always on the stereo and the world's biggest smile plastered on my face.

When I was in NYC, I really enjoyed WXQR-FM (96.3) which is a commercial classical station that I believe is a subsidiary of the New York Times. While in Sydney ABC-FM and 2MBS-FM are pretty good, I highly recommend WXQR-FM for something else again.

There you go, John - you now know SOMETHING about my trip(s). I will come and tell you the other stuff in person
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-16-2010, 09:48 AM:
 

quote: Michael Barry

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When I was driving in LA mid last year, I was tuned to KKJZ, Long Beach, CA (FM - 88.1). Also known as K-Jazz, it seems to be a non-commercial entity, possibly tied to a college or university.

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Yes, KJAZZ 88.1 broadcasts from California State University Long Beach (my alma mater ).
 

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Posted by Sean McKinnon (Member # 612) on 03-16-2010, 02:44 PM:
 
Besides being a film geek I am also a radio geek. I enjoy following the technology and practices of radio. Radio is a really screwed up indystry, I would say it is being run into the ground worse than the movie theatre industry right now.

Too many stations are cutting air talen in favor of automation and "jock-less" formats. I listen to radio for the personality who is hosting Even though commercial dj's have to follow a playlist they are allowed to pick a few of thier own songs that fit the format every so often and I like to see that personality come through there.

There are a LOT of terrible Dj's out there. There are also a LOT of bad radio shows. Morning Zoo's, and the 2 guys with a female that just says "oh you guys!" and "Now be nice!" is just plain awful. Every once in a while there is a good show that doesnt follow the same old tired routine.

I hosted a show on a local college non-commercial station is Salem, Mass 91.7 FM WMWM, Salem for about six months. It was called "The Rock And Roll Radio Program" and featured Punk rock, and hardcore music with a focus on local bands, and live in studio performances. We started as a night show 9pm-12am but moved to morning drive after 2 months.

My favorite terrestrial radio station was 104.1 FM, WBCN, Boston. They ceased broadcasting last year after 41 years. They were one of the first progressive rock stations and were a very famous station in the industry. Before they were a rock station they were a classical station hence the calls WBCN- Boston Concert Network. The "new" 'BCN launched on March 15, 1968 by playing Cream's "I Feel Free" and used the slogan "The American Revolution" WBCN has been credited with helping to launch the U.S. careers of bands like U2. CBS which owned them flipped it to a sports talk station "The Sports Hub" and gave it the same calls as thier succesful AM news staion WBZ (and local CBS tv affiliate... Boston has a WBZ AM, WBZ FM, and WBZ HDTV) They put this "new" format on the 98.5 frequency they also own and moved thier "Mix" formatted station to 104.1 (WBMX, Boston)They moved the WBCN calls to a southern am station so that no one could apply for them and use the well known calls to compete against them in Boston.

Now WBCN can only be heard on HD radio now at 98.5 WBZ, Boston HD-2. They also have "Free Form 'BCN" at 100.7 WZLX, Boston HD-3. The former "Indie 104.1" which was on WBCN HD-2 was signed off completely.

Now I mostly listen to sattelite radio. I have an XM unit and my favorite channel is 202 "The Virus" which is the Opie And Anthony Show channel.
 

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Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 03-16-2010, 05:48 PM:
 
I mostly listen to radio on the bus, usually one of the following:

99.5 WJBR - The local Top 40/AC station, one of the earliest FM stations in the world. The first in the world to broadcast all-stereo (1959) and all-CD (1989).

94.7 WDSD - "Delaware's Continuous Country"

Occasionally I'm forced to listen to one one of the following sports talk stations:

610 AM WIP - Like being repeatedly hit in the ear with a hammer.

97.5 WPEN "The Fanatic" - Like walking in circles into a wall.

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91.3 WVUD - The University of Delaware's mostly student-run station. Has some decent shows, as well as some that are awful. The nightly jazz show "Avenue C" and the Sunday evening comedy/novelty records show "Crazy College" are highlights of the lineup.
 

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Posted by Mark Ogden (Member # 43) on 03-16-2010, 06:08 PM:
 
Like Sean, I'm listening to Sirius/XM most of the time, usually the sixties channel, the acoustic singer/songwriter channel and the mellow rock channel (The Bridge 33) and when I have to be in very early in the morning, I drive in listening to the new-age service (Spa 73). We bought a Tivoli Audio Sirius receiver in December, so now it's going in the house, too. The g.f. listens to the baroque channel mostly.

I gave up on terrestrial commercial FM a while back because I was sick to death of inane shock-jocks, "morning zoos" and commercials. I still listen to the all-news AM stations, usually WCBS and WINS, and I listen to "All Things Considered" and "Echos" on the area NPR station. When I am in L.A., KNX 1070 and occasionally the oldies station, KRTH "K-Earth 101".

But my favorite station? WWV, hands down. I've got this thing about the exact time . . .
 

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Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 03-16-2010, 09:48 PM:
 
KCRW 89.9 FM in Los Angeles (Santa Monica) - good mix of NPR in the day & music at night

WGN 720 AM in Chicago, talk radio & some sportscasts: Cubs (baseball), Blackhawks (hockey), Wildcats (college football & basketball)
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-16-2010, 10:56 PM:
 
I also used to listen to "The Bruce Williams Show," which aired almost 35 years. It wasn't on any stations around here but I would listen online while doing office work. The show ended on March 5, singlehandedly lowering the IQ of radio by several points.
 

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Posted by Jeremy Weigel (Member # 4208) on 03-16-2010, 11:21 PM:
 
Few of my over the air favorites:

94.7 The Brew

98.9 KISS FM

96.9 BOB FM

107.7 KRXO

Internet Radio:

80's Metal FM
 

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Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 03-23-2010, 01:38 AM:
 
I typically only listen to radio stations in my car, and rotate through an assortment, including:

WBQX 106.9 / WBQW 104.7 / WBQI 107.7 "W Bach" ~ Classical

WBLM 102.9 "The (Rock'n'Roll) Blimp" ~ 'Classic' Rock

WCYY 94.3 ~ Alternative Rock / New Rock

WMEA 90.1 Maine Public Radio

WTOS 105.1 / 96.7 ~ Hard Rock

WHXR 106.7 / WHXQ 106.3 "The Bone" ~ Rock

WMGX 93.1 "The Coast" ~ Pop

WCLZ 98.9 ~ Soft Rock

WYNZ 100.9 "Big Hits Y100.9" ~ Oldies

WJBQ 97.9 "the Q" ~ New Pop / top 40

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For the curious, I ordered them by how much I listen to them. Yes, I play classical most often.
 

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Posted by Richard Hamilton (Member # 321) on 03-23-2010, 06:41 AM:
 
I listen to Napster.
 

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Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 03-23-2010, 09:26 AM:
 
I listen to AOL radio mostly while at work since I cannot stand listening to ads or DJ's babble on about the moronic things that they talk about. I think being a DJ should be illegal and they should be arrested for their crime of making society a worse place.

Seriously though, I used to listen to regular radio but got tired of all the ads, the dumb DJ's and the lack of music choices in the Cleveland market. I switched to Pandora and AOL radio but now they both play ads all the time too.

It occured to me yesterday that I haven't turned on the radio in my car or online for a long time now and I don't miss it. I really love music and used to always have a radio playing in the background. When most of what they play are ads or DJ's, then it's hard to miss it.

When I do listen to the radio, the station that I listen to the most in Cleveland is Radio 92.3 which plays a lot of 90's rock and alternative which I love. Radio 92.3 A few years ago they changed overnight. They fired all of their DJ's and changed their format to what it is now. They didn't play any ads or have any DJ's for the first month or so and it was awesome! Later they introduced some ads and a few DJ's but they are not as annoying as the old ones were.
 

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Posted by Scott Jentsch (Member # 1681) on 03-23-2010, 10:52 AM:
 
I'm hooked on Pandora Radio, so no local radio listening here. When I'm driving, I'm more happy to listen to my engine than to what local radio has to offer.
 

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Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 03-23-2010, 11:25 AM:
 
Local, I listen to 105.7 "The Fan" out of Baltimore (a sports station).

My favorite stations, however, are on XM: The Boneyard and Octane. These are by far the greatest stations I've ever heard.

Also, I still tune in over the Internet to listen to my hometown favorites: WEBN 102.7 in Cincinnati and the almighty WLW -Home of the Cincinnati Reds.
 

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Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 03-23-2010, 09:19 PM:
 
XM before Sirius. (Made a lot of money on stock as well.) Not as good now with the Sirius. And I won't invest.

Still better than AM or FM. Also good for legal music in commercial operations like cinemas.

Wife listens to internet radio. Currently Radio Styermark from Austria(oldies, Austrian traditional music, voiced in German which I do not speak so I don't notice the talk. Louis
 

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Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 03-23-2010, 11:24 PM:
 
KBSU Radio 90.3 http://radio.boisestate.edu Classical music, NPR and from 8p to 10p on weekdays "ECHOES" www.echoes.org

Otherwise, is hunting for soft rock/oldies stations if I'm not do the cassette/CD thing.

As for internet, Pandora is very good as well as Sky www.sky.fm .. out of Europe

-Monte
 

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Posted by Daniel Schulz (Member # 1881) on 03-24-2010, 02:13 AM:
 
Los Angeles - 89.9 KCRW, NPR news, but also an outstanding DJ lineup

Indianapolis - WTTS. Memorable ad from the 90s after Jewel hit it big: "WTTS - we were playing this song 2 years ago"
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 03-24-2010, 06:06 AM:
 
Keep 'em coming boys.
 

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Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 03-24-2010, 10:13 AM:
 
1080 6ix Perth, Johnny Young from Young Talent Time is the breakfast guy. He's a bit daggy but genuine and not the clowns on the big commercials.
 

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Posted by Sam Graham (Member # 2889) on 03-24-2010, 04:51 PM:
 

quote: Dennis Benjamin

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Also, I still tune in over the Internet to listen to my hometown favorites: WEBN 102.7 in Cincinnati and the almighty WLW -Home of the Cincinnati Reds.

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quote: Louis Bornwasser

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Not as good now with the Sirius. And I won't invest.

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quote: Mike Blakesley

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A funeral home, a car repair shop, an apartment building and a motel are on the property now.

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quote: John Wilson

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It's nice to see that KGIL 1260 have gone back to that style of music and programming. Live stream of KGIL.

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quote: Mike Blakesley

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JOhn - you ought to make some mp3s of those records and put 'em up somewhere. That'd be a fun listen.

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quote: John Wilson

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If you're a fan of non-stop 80's music...

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quote: David Mann

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KFI AM 640, Los Angeles

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quote: Me

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It's nice to see that KGIL 1260 have gone back to that style of music and programming. Live stream of KGIL.

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quote: Scott

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I listened to this for about an hour last night, and really enjoyed it! I bookmarked the station and also fed a couple of hours' worth of their playlist into a new Pandora station as well.

Thanks for the referral!

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