What internet stations do you listen to enrich your musical mind?


There are many who do not believe in talking about musical history or education.  That's fine but please move on.  This thread is for those of us who like talking music and it's history.

So I listen to Jazz.FM from Toronto for Jazz or the Harvard student run station. I had been listening to KDFC for Classical but honestly got seriously bored with it's selection.

So what stations or shows do you enjoy listening to which not only play good music but teach you about it too?

erik_squires

I listen to XRDS.fm on internet radio only because I have never heard a more realistic and accurate reproduction of recorded music when the recording allows, which is more often than not, and this at a claimed 128k mp3 format.

Absolutely a joy to listen to for audiophiles and somewhat disturbing for us hi-rez or hi-end fans.

If you are still in LA area, turn of KCRW.com on FM. Great DJ's who play be what is inspiring them that day. They also have great commentary on the music that is played. It took me a while to realize that this is a world-famous station.

I listen on the FM band, and it has a great sound along with amazing music content. The streaming sonics is also good but not at the level of the FM signal. I also checked out the HD Radio stream and that was the worst of the 3 options.

I listen to Jeff' Bressler's *Make Believe Ballroom* on UK 1940's Radio Station - good musical selections and very entertaining and informative commentary.  The program is also available on several community/college radio stations.

Jazz Radio Schwarzenstein and XJazz are both good in different ways, and decent quality. 

I listen a lot to BBC3, especially the nightly concerts.  Also WQXR from my old stomping grounds in NY and WHRO here in Virginia, which is a very good public radio classical station.  The announcers are all knowledgeable about classical music and share good insights.  WHRO also has a showtune cafe at noon on Fridays that is a lot of fun.

I have a Mac tuner in each system and almost all of my FM listening (not internet) is 94.1WHJY. It’s a Rock station out of Providence, very clean sounding.   They play new music and a lot of Classic Rock.  It’s on at least 8 hours a day between the 2 systems.  I use a Magnum Dynalab ST2 FM antenna for each tuner. 

KALX of course

kalx.berkeley.edu

college radio lives. great group of d.j.s and a lot of interesting/good/varied programming. check it out.

WDCB Jazz (PR) Chicago

Jazz 90.1 Rochester NY

American Jazz Institue.

WWNO New Orleans 90.1

Radio Classica Lombardy IT.

The Sound 88.9 South Bend Indiana (Notre Dame) 

WVPE South Bend

 

 

In no particular order:

BBC Radio 3 (the cleanest internet stream I've ever heard), KPIG, KRSH FM - The Krush, Classical KCME (another extremely clean processed classical station stream), WFMU, WFUV, KTHN (country), WECK (oldies), KCSM (jazz), Radio Paradise, www.themellowsound.net, KROQ HD2 Rock of the 80's, Jazz FM 91, and many others.

Definitely going to check out some of the other suggested streams that are listed in this thread.   

Radio Paradise- Eclectic Mix FLAC

 

This one caters to my tastes… it plays a lot or world and electronic which I own, but I frequently discover new atrist that are up my alley.

JB Radio 2

FIP Electro

Other Earth Radio - Klassik

Radio Paradise

NTS Radio