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Music and Media => The Music Circle => Topic started by: jarcher on 23 Dec 2016, 03:55 am
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Hey all : what are your favorite Internet radio stations and why?
I'll be honest, I primarily use TIDAL, but their curated content is pretty poor and limited to some basic playlists. Not so great for new music discovery. So interested in good internet radio options to discover new artist or great albums and subsequently find and play via TIDAL. All genres welcome - free preferred.
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Some of mine have been the local WETA for classical and KCRW from California for eclectic music. SomaFM have interesting channels such as "Groove Salad" and "Secret Agent". Many people also seem to like Radio Paradise.
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KMHD Jazz Radio. 89.1
All Classical 89.9
Both are local to Portland, OR.
KMHD shows me music that I didn't know existed. It's a good education. I am a donor.
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KMHD Jazz Radio. 89.1
All Classical 89.9
Both are local to Portland, OR.
KMHD shows me music that I didn't know existed. It's a good education. I am a donor.
My favor station was the Foshan(romantic songs) in Taiwan or Taipé, but afew years ago it gone. If you have the new link please let me know, I fail to find due the Mandarim alphabet.
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Jazz + @
http://www.wbgo.org/
http://wrti.org/
http://kcsm.org/
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The 'Audiophile' network (so named because of their 320K streams) are quite good and there are streams in a variety of genres. You can listen through their web page or add the stream info to the player of your choice:
http://stream.psychomed.gr/
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Have listened to these folks for years KNKX ( formerly KPLU, Pacific Lutheran University) (http://knkx.org/listening-options) 88.5 locally (Seattle/Tacoma) . For same reasons you've noted, to discover new jazz as well as hear things I haven't in some time. Excellent Blues program Fri & Sat as well.
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If listening to internet radio, it is usually one of the three Linn Radio stations. Quality it good.
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Here's the details - https://www.linn.co.uk/radio
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Hi All,
I listen to wwuh.org for their jazz programming. 9-12 noon est Monday through Friday and 9-midnight Tuesday through Friday. Different host and focus each segment so you will be introduced to a wide variety. The station also archives for the following two weeks. They stream at 320. Bonus.
Best Regards,
Blu99Zoomer
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If listening to internet radio, it is usually one of the three Linn Radio stations. Quality it good.
North Americans also do same, now they are playing rap(Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy) :duh:
McIntoch Music: http://customchannels.net/streaming/mcintosh/music/index.html
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WCPE 89.7 100kW Wake Forest, NC - wcpe.org, theclassicalstation.org. (http://theclassicalstation.org/) 24/7/365 classical music. No news, no ads, no college ownership, no government grants, supported 100% by listener donations. Owned and operated by an audiophile who has modded the transmitting equipment for better SQ. Many shows featuring different types of classical music. My favorite shows are the all request "Saturday Evening Request Program," and the all new recordings program "Preview" 6-9PM on Sunday nights. This is where you hear the modern, experimental, exciting classical music and latest high end quality recordings. The station publishes the playlist online so you can always look up the details of what you are hearing. The online playlist is linked to Arkivmusik.com where you can easily buy the CDs that you heard on the radio and a portion of the sale is donated to the station. Can't say enough good things about WCPE. Anyone can listen to their online stream. As I understand they stream in various formats to suit all player software. The drive time shows are pretty low key traditional safe classics (elevator music) with the occasional Chopin or Beethoven piano solo thrown in to make it worth listening. But evening and midnight shows are very satisfying. Lots of dynamic compression applied and slightly softer EQ than the CD, but tone quality is always natural and satisfying.
WKCR radio from Columbia University, in Manhattan, NY, plays a lot of jazz and classical music. They have a show called "Bird Flight" (https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/content/bird-flight) hosted by human jazz encyclopedia Phil Schaap, which rotates through playing all known recordings, official releases and bootlegs, of the king of bebop and the greatest jazz musician of all time, Charlie Parker. Every weekday at 8:20 - 9:30AM he describes in excruciating detail every known fact about Bird and each recording. The cycle repeats from beginning to end, and gets better every year. I first listened to the show in 1986 while attending a jazz college in Brooklyn and have been listening on and off since then. They are also famous for doing annual non-stop music "orgies" featuring 14 favorite artists on their birthdays. 24 hours Clifford Brown Orgy, Thelonius Monk Orgy, Ellington Orgy, 72 hour Beethoven Orgy, 10 day Bach Orgy, etc, the jazz artists hosted and programmed by Phil Schaap with same detail and insight as Bird Flight. Looking at the website, I see that they, Columbia University, one of the most liberal colleges in the world, have predictably put the ex-nay on the word "Orgy," in this age of easily triggered snowflakes. They now call the events "Birthday Broadcasts." (https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/content/special-programming)
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I listen to this station 80% of the time,, great SQ.
http://abclounge.radio.net/
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Radio Paradise
WRTI - jazz
WXPN - new artists
WGBO - jazz
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Very interesting listen the airport radios and listen the absurdities that happen between the tower control and the pilots.
Rio de Janeiro Internatioal Airport Galeão:
http://www.radios.com.br/aovivo/aeroporto-internacional-do-rio-de-janeiro-galeao/15028
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BBC-6 for Everything.
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I'm with Rich on WCPE. Really well done all the way around for classical.
Am finding myself listening to WXRT out of Chicago. Really eclectic rock.
Being from that area I listened to this station when it first started in the 70s and learned
about a wide variety and diverse type of music covering many genre.
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I was with ya and ready to check out WCPE until you got to the 'lots of dynamic compression' part, so I'll stick with Audiophile Classical out of Athens, unless KWAX-FM in Eugene Oregon- the greatest classical station I've ever heard- decides to re-start their streaming. Inasmuch they 'went dark' at least a year ago, it's hard to be optimistic.
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Jukebox Radio
Radio Paradise
Folk Alley
Hot Mix Radio
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I really enjoy cjrt out of Toronto, it's radio with DJ's and limited commercials, but overall a great station.
Try listening at different times, I especially like Saturday afternoons with Walter Vanafro
www.jazz.fm
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These are my go to, both have multiple streams and 320kbps.
https://stream.psychomed.gr/
https://www.linn.co.uk/radio
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Linn has their own record label- which is what they play. Every time I put on the Jazz stream, the same singer was on- Claire Martin. I haven't listened in almost two years probably, so I checked out the link. And whose name did I see under 'Now Playing'? Claire Martin.
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I like http://1jazz.ru/ (http://1jazz.ru/) Great musical selections, and they stream high-quality artwork, which is nice for those who have a large video display. MP3 bit rate is 256k. I found the stations through tunein on Logitech Media Server.
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I second both CJRT and Soma FM. I like Soma's Indie Pop Rocks. I grew up listening to CJRT which started me on jazz when I was about 14 years old. It was a college station back then, with a nightly jazz show - now it's a jazz station.
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Mission Control is similar to Soma, but with funny ''mission control'' voices all the time:
http://missioncontrol.radio.net/
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At least some streams start at the beginning each time they are accessed.
Linn has their own record label- which is what they play. Every time I put on the Jazz stream, the same singer was on- Claire Martin. I haven't listened in almost two years probably, so I checked out the link. And whose name did I see under 'Now Playing'? Claire Martin.
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I only listen to internet radio to discover new artists to purchase.
When i do, these are my go to:
Prog Rock
Delicious Agony
http://www.deliciousagony.com/
Aural Moon
http://auralmoon.com//
Prog rock and Metal
http://www.progrockandmetal.net/
20th century and contemporary classical
Twenty Sound
http://www.en.twentysound.net/
Last FM
http://www.last.fm/tag/contemporary+classical
Jazz and fusion
Radio Wax
http://www.radiowax.com/
Fusion 101
http://www.radiowax.com/
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Türkü love songs:
http://slowradyo.radio.net/
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Being an old guy who long ago destroyed the vinyls from my youth, I enjoy occasionally listening to http://backwhenradiowasboss.com/ to hear music of my wilder days and reflect. Quality is good but the library is small. Enjoy
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One of mine.
http://www.tsfjazz.com/accueil.php
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Nice radio, listening entire this night :thumb:
http://www.radiolab.xyz/
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These are my go to, both have multiple streams and 320kbps.
https://stream.psychomed.gr/
https://www.linn.co.uk/radio
The audiophile jazz (first link) is what I'll have on if listening to internet radio. Sometimes I'll play the jazz, rock or classical too.
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+1 for the first link above, Audiophile Stream Network, especially Baroque, Jazz, and Lounge. Those streams error out for me sometimes though. http://stream.psychomed.gr
Above that on my list are
• Radio Paradise eclectic rock (320K AAC+ and 1.4k/vbr FLAC streams depending on the platform) http://www.radioparadise.com/
• SomaFM electronica, especially Lush and Groove Salad https://somafm.com/
• KCSM Jazz 91.1 although they are in dire need of a bit rate upgrade http://www.kcsm.org/jazz91/
Players: MusicBee on Windows, UAPP on Android, and LMS around the house.
I have subscribed/donated to all of the above btw.
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Been listening to a lot of Beatle stations lately on Tunein.
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WBGO JAZZ
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Trance Music: http://somafm.com/thetrip/
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Radio Swiss Jazz http://www.radioswissjazz.ch/en
They also have classical and pop variants: http://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en http://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/
The Jazz one is my go-to most of the time, 80 to 90% of the time it's real good. The other times it's quite funny/embarrassing: some singers just don't QUITE get the English language and Jazz phrasing. They also play Blues. I discovered Lizz Wright on this station ("hit the ground")
It's "only" 128kbits, but sounds much better than that! They must have the best encoders out there...
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Blues Radio - Athens!
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FIP public radio in France
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Blues Radio - Athens!
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FIP public radio in France
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Blues Radio - Athens!
Thanks for the tip. Great station. Anyone know how to get this to play using Alexa? The station is available on TuneIn radio so it should be doable if you know the secret passphrase :D
The phrases play Blues Radio Athens and play Blues Radio Athens, Greece don't work for me. I have also tried what I think is the Station ID, play S255678, with no success.
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As mentioned earlier in the thread WCPO 89.7 is excellent. One of my go to favorites is The Jazz Groove. I also like Jazz24 and the Radio Paradise stations.
Cheers,
Scott
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Yes, WCPE for classical (and over the air if you are close enough to use a really good tuner). ABC Jazz (Australia) has an awesome lineup of Jazz DJ's and it's all non-commercial 24/7 with surprisingly good sound in spite of the MP3 stream format. NRK Jazz (Norway), DR P8 (Denmark), but Shonan Beach FM (Japan) 'prolly has the best quality streams IMHO, and also Radio Swiss Jazz. These are my top Jazz streaming stations primarily because of the MUSIC and non-commercial nature of the stations. They are all "bookmarked" in my Node OS so I can switch among stations quickly if needed (e.g. sometimes at the top of the hour). But when I feel like pop or rock, Radio Paradise is where I go.
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SomaFM. Eclectic and diverse.
https://somafm.com/
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I listen Soma sometimes, so found other interesting stations.
Secret agent station with an incredible consistent program:
https://www.radio.net/s/secretagent
Seems a Nasa radio, also interesting:
https://www.radio.net/s/missioncontrol
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Jazz Groove, 5 stations in FLAC, good variety and mix.
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Brand new program focused on Audiophile news and info plus new artists to keep this quality music alive and kicking...
7pm PST / 10EST Thursday nights.
https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/kwss-lp-939-fm-401105/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=player&fbclid=IwAR3dtkdqBEF2MmxSui5CHxSlc_ZY1xgxxHrNcbgDVxx0s4FrRQSWsP8lpQA
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Left Coast 70s