What's your favorite online radio station with curated music?
March 5, 2020 2:09 PM Subscribe
What are your favorite online radio stations that play a diverse set of music?
I really enjoy listening to new music - especially if it's curated. I definitely don't enjoy Spotify as a source of music discovery.
Over the years, I've found shows I really enjoy:
WOXY.com - defunct - played a nice mix of everything, as far as I remember
P.O.S. is Ruining the Current - defunct - Minnesota rapper and all around nice guy P.O.S picks a theme and plays that style of music for an hour all while making funny/wholesome little comments in between.
Bandcamp Weekly - still going - an incredible arrangement of diverse music and artist interviews
What are your favorite radio shows that fit that bill?
I really enjoy listening to new music - especially if it's curated. I definitely don't enjoy Spotify as a source of music discovery.
Over the years, I've found shows I really enjoy:
WOXY.com - defunct - played a nice mix of everything, as far as I remember
P.O.S. is Ruining the Current - defunct - Minnesota rapper and all around nice guy P.O.S picks a theme and plays that style of music for an hour all while making funny/wholesome little comments in between.
Bandcamp Weekly - still going - an incredible arrangement of diverse music and artist interviews
What are your favorite radio shows that fit that bill?
WFMU has lots of great, varied stuff. Here's their program list.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:44 PM on March 5, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:44 PM on March 5, 2020 [1 favorite]
The Strombo Show plays on CBC radio 2 every Sunday evening from 8-11. It gets posted on the web pretty soon after that. A good mix of new and old songs from a variety of genres and as the host likes to say it is 3 hours of algorithm-free radio. I usually don't end up catching it on the radio because I'm probably putting my kids to sleep and accidentally falling asleep too but will try to listen on the website during the week.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 2:45 PM on March 5, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 2:45 PM on March 5, 2020 [2 favorites]
https://xpn.org/ Philadelphia's WXPN, also home of World Cafe Live.
posted by sepviva at 3:10 PM on March 5, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by sepviva at 3:10 PM on March 5, 2020 [1 favorite]
CJSW!
There is definitely something for everyone on this station. Recordings of all of their shows can be found on the website, and they've recently started uploading this shows to the Podcast section of Spotify.
posted by Robocat at 3:40 PM on March 5, 2020
There is definitely something for everyone on this station. Recordings of all of their shows can be found on the website, and they've recently started uploading this shows to the Podcast section of Spotify.
posted by Robocat at 3:40 PM on March 5, 2020
WUMB, the University of Massachusetts Boston's radio station features classic and modern folk, roots, and blues and is just outstanding.
posted by mojohand at 6:00 PM on March 5, 2020
posted by mojohand at 6:00 PM on March 5, 2020
Response by poster: Thank you for all the recommendations! I look forward to listening to them all :)
posted by lalunamel at 6:48 PM on March 5, 2020
posted by lalunamel at 6:48 PM on March 5, 2020
WNCW. Western North Carolina.
Takoma Radio (WOWD-LP). Just outside of DC.
WWOZ. New Orleans.
posted by toxic at 7:55 PM on March 5, 2020
Takoma Radio (WOWD-LP). Just outside of DC.
WWOZ. New Orleans.
posted by toxic at 7:55 PM on March 5, 2020
Another vote for WFMU. Once you find DJs that you like, you have a massive resource at your disposal — online archives of the last 20 years of programming. It’s a unique resource for music discovery.
posted by Mothlight at 9:21 PM on March 5, 2020
posted by Mothlight at 9:21 PM on March 5, 2020
Fip!! (Radio France, eclectic mix of music, they also have other sub stations specializing in world/jazz etc)
posted by dhruva at 9:37 PM on March 5, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by dhruva at 9:37 PM on March 5, 2020 [1 favorite]
Radio Paradise The station "identifies itself as an 'eclectic online rock radio' station." I've been a listener for ~20 years and have discovered tons of great music.
posted by kirkaracha at 10:01 PM on March 5, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by kirkaracha at 10:01 PM on March 5, 2020 [2 favorites]
NTS live tends towards electronic, but there's archives of thematic dj sets of every theme imaginable, some with better metadata than others, most of it digging very very deep.
posted by bendybendy at 8:01 AM on March 6, 2020
posted by bendybendy at 8:01 AM on March 6, 2020
Have a listen to CKUA from Alberta, Canada. Their daytime programming (6 AM - 8 PM Mon-Tues-Wed, 6 AM - 6 PM Thurs-Fri, Mountain time zone) is all over the place; have a look at their (searchable) playlist and top 30 albums list. Also check their program schedule to see their themed shows alongside their eclectic hours. Lots of focus on new music, especially from Canadian artists, but plenty of older and/or more obscure tracks in the mix. The hosts research and program their own shows and often base part of their playlist on the significance of the date (e.g. an artist's birthday or anniversary of their passing, the release date of a notable album or song, a historical event). And on top of that, no annoying hard-sell advertising or goofy Morning Zoo antics or thick-skulled political ranting, just a couple of PSA's or sponsor messages at the top and bottom of the hour. Radio you don't feel ashamed to invite into your home.
posted by hangashore at 8:17 AM on March 6, 2020
posted by hangashore at 8:17 AM on March 6, 2020
Seconding soma.fm - it has 30+ channels, of a wide variety, and no commercials.
posted by BekahVee at 12:45 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by BekahVee at 12:45 PM on March 6, 2020
I'll put in a plug for http://wfhb.org/ in Bloomington, Indiana, with an old-timey bent.
posted by spbmp at 10:25 AM on March 7, 2020
posted by spbmp at 10:25 AM on March 7, 2020
Hangashore beat me to it, seconding CKUA radio for sure. I stream it about 80% of the time I'm at home.
posted by unlapsing at 1:46 PM on March 7, 2020
posted by unlapsing at 1:46 PM on March 7, 2020
Response by poster: I've really been digging CJSW as mentioned in this comment.
posted by lalunamel at 1:51 PM on March 20, 2020
posted by lalunamel at 1:51 PM on March 20, 2020
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