  Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 520 Registered: 12-2007 |
I thought it might be nice to get some input from those of you who listen to radio on the internet regularly. Now that I can get high-speed at home, and have internet at work, I can listen to Detroit Today at work, Ed Love in the evenings, etc. I will try to get into the habit of listening to WDET2 also to try out the new music programming there. But there are also some other stations I like to listen to, either directly from their feed or certain shows in podcast form. My two favorites are KFAI, the music-content NPR station in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and WFMU in New Jersey. WFMU has a fantastic program of 70s west african funk and such, another one for old calypso, old, rare soul/R&B sides, and a weird-eclectic show that I just started listening to. The NPR station out of Santa Monica (I can't remember the call letters) has some good music programming, too. I'd be interested to hear of more that may yield some fun new discoveries. O. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6436 Registered: 12-2005 |
Good question. I used to listen to a station on http://www.shoutcast.com/ that isn't there anymore. It had a nice window where you could see what song was next. It plays best in Winamp. http://www.radionetherlands.nl / is fun. I like the music on Radio France International but their website says they'll be on strike tomorrow! LOL | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 1035 Registered: 02-2008 |
I like Downtown Soulville on WFMU. I guess Indie 103 out of LA is going internet only. I always liked Steve Jones show Jonesy's Jukebox. | ||
Kova Member Username: Kova Post Number: 222 Registered: 12-2003 |
http://www.wcbn.org Univ. of Michigan college radio. It varies alot, but at least you know the stuff they play you wont hear anywhere else | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6445 Registered: 12-2005 |
Otter, thanks for starting this thread. If nothing else, it got me to check back with Radio France Internationale. It's a mystery to me why I enjoy their music so much. It just seems more cutting-edge than what we get here. (And Detroit is no slouch in radio variety.) | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 18372 Registered: 11-2006 |
Mark Levin...hands down. | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 1325 Registered: 02-2006 |
Minneapolis, MN public radio. "The Current" Good mix. http://minnesota.publicradio.o rg/radio/services/the_current/ | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6577 Registered: 11-2004 |
http://www.radioparadise.com/ has got a great eclectic mix and I couldn't be happier but that's only if I'm anchored to the computer all day long. I'd still prefer my "radio" stations to be able to follow me from home to my car to work. | ||
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette Post Number: 5905 Registered: 02-2004 |
http://www.wfuv.org/ WFUV - public radio out of Fordham University in NYC. Great eclectic stuff. In the car, for one more month, Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius Radio. I love it, but when my free six months is over, Little Steven is over for me. | ||
Wanderinglady Member Username: Wanderinglady Post Number: 275 Registered: 10-2007 |
I like the radio portion of www.bbc.co.uk . It has all the variety you need, from classical to Motown, and no commercials. Also, lots of charming and sometimes confusing accents. Otter, the NPR station in Santa Monica, CA is KCRW at www.kcrw.com. I'm in L.A., so it's local -- one of the stations I have programmed on my car radio. | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 975 Registered: 09-2004 |
This might not be what you're looking for but to listen to Detroit Fire Dept. radio traffic: http://detroitfire.dvrdns.org: 8000/live.m3u | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 18408 Registered: 11-2006 |
BTW, I strongly encourage liberals to listen to Mark Levin...even better, call his show so he can tear you apart on air. | ||
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette Post Number: 5911 Registered: 02-2004 |
We'll be sure to tune right in, Cc. | ||
Gibran Member Username: Gibran Post Number: 4526 Registered: 02-2007 |
yeah just what we need another person who spills hate and hubris....could you imagine the Lord of the Flies if he, Rush and Beck et al..all landed on a deserted Island...it would give cannibalism a positive spin... | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 528 Registered: 12-2007 |
Bats, I was talking about _music_ Please don't be such a tool. If you've got something contructive to say, offer it. Otherwise, there is some other thread you can spam. Others, please try to just ignore. Dfd, You're right, that's not what I had in mind, but thanks anyway - I think I'll check it out  I listen to police dispatch radio in Chicago sometimes at work and it can be quite interesting. Thanks all (except Bats) for your suggestions. Of the webcasted shows that I do listen to, my favorites are: Ed Love! (OK, this is just our own station, but I'm in Chicago and it is webcasted) On a weekday evening, nothing beats lying on the sofa reading and listening to Ed Love. The HIstory of jazz included. Radio Freetown, WFMU Downtown Soulville, WFMU Muriel's Treasure (WFMU) Are there any Motownish shows out there? I was listening to one of KFAI's shows on Thursday and they were playing a lot of Motown, but it was a last-Thursday-of-the-month thing. O. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 18423 Registered: 11-2006 |
"internet radio, stations, or shows". Where does that imply limitations to music content only? Otter, I do not and will not recognize you, or anyone else, as the authority of whether or not what I (or anyone else) has to say is constructive or not. Similarly, I, and everyone else, will not, and should not, consider you an authority of what should, or should not, be ignored. Whoever you think you are with these demands you assert...you are nothing of the sort. A person with delusions of grandeur is what you are, in case you were wondering. | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 983 Registered: 09-2004 |
Here is something different. Depending on when you listen, you could hear any thing from Polka to Hard Rock. It's an all volunteer radio station in Batavia OH. WOBO | ||
Oladub Member Username: Oladub Post Number: 1153 Registered: 08-2006 |
Wisconsin Public Radio has a variety of talk shows on all day. List of today's recorded programs that can be streamed. http://www.wpr.org/ideas/progr amnotes.cfm Live streaming of whatever is currently playing. http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/ live.cfm | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 633 Registered: 12-2007 |
For those who like American roots music (and who like WDET shows like Robert Jones'), the Dakota Dave Hull show on KFAI is really good. Thursday mornings, 9A-11A O. | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 3370 Registered: 02-2007 |
Not internet radio, but WKJY "Make believe ballroom" (I know I'm weird) Anyone else remember that show? (Message edited by Sstashmoo on February 26, 2009) | ||
Classicyesfan Member Username: Classicyesfan Post Number: 567 Registered: 04-2008 |
It's not internet, but satellite dish service offers Sirius radio with 2 classical stations that display the music's title and artist on screen. There is a serious "symphony hall" and a more warhorse pop classical as well. I've encountered several works which intrigued me and opened new doors. And, it sounds perfect when fed into your home theater receiver. | ||
Django Member Username: Django Post Number: 2185 Registered: 10-2003 |
This American Life. I love the 'favorites' section. http://www.thislife.org/ I know its not live radio but whats the diff? You get an hour of entertainment with each episode. Squirrel Cop had me rollin. | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 1550 Registered: 05-2008 |
The Back Story, Quinn Kleinfelter WDIV | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6768 Registered: 11-2004 |
Ann Delisi's new show on WDET Essential Music started off great. I'll be back next weekend too. Great fun stuff. And isn't listening to the radio supposed to be educational, fun & entertaining? Sorry but I just can't stomach some of those hate filled shows and turn away quickly. They neither validate an opposing viewpoint to me nor do they educate me as to their positions. | ||
Greebomusic Member Username: Greebomusic Post Number: 27 Registered: 08-2008 |
I listen to and host a show over at www.flashbackalternatives.com Quite possibly the largest requestable database of alternative (punk, new wave, synth) music on the internet. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19196 Registered: 11-2006 |
Even though they are a bit too far to the left...Click and Clack/Car Talk is still great. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6776 Registered: 11-2004 |
When did Car Talk suddenly lean one way or the other? | ||
Gibran Member Username: Gibran Post Number: 4568 Registered: 02-2007 |
giving away free advice ..dam socialists | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19199 Registered: 11-2006 |
They occassionally throw a comment about green this, or green that in the mix. PBS is way left, and they have been loyal residents there since...forever. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19200 Registered: 11-2006 |
Sorry...radio...NPR, not PBS. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6777 Registered: 11-2004 |
Just because someone mentions green, they're suddenly left leaning now? Tom and Ray Magliozzi field phone calls, offers up advice on cars and provides a little bit of entertainment and you suddenly decry them as left leaning for mentioning green? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6745 Registered: 12-2005 |
Just let him wallow in the caricature he's made of himself. It's the only humane thing to do. | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 653 Registered: 12-2007 |
Holy s**t, will y'all _please_ not let this thread turn into a stupid-ass CCBatson "socialism" thread? Thanks. Listening yet again to KFAI at work yesterday morning to a really nice roots show in the morning. And I listened to a bit of Ann Delisi's show last weekend, and I liked it a lot. Greebo, thanks for your link. O. | ||
Greebomusic Member Username: Greebomusic Post Number: 29 Registered: 08-2008 |
Quite welcome Otter! I'm also partial to Radioio Chill, Groove Salad over at SomaFM and Sky.FM for classical | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19214 Registered: 11-2006 |
I love Tom and Ray....their liberal tendencies are tolerable, I only expanded the description after being asked what I meant by saying that they lean a bit to the left. | ||
Django Member Username: Django Post Number: 2196 Registered: 10-2003 |
http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/ Wiretap with Johnathan Goldstein. I just caught my first episode and really liked it. Its on WHYY, Thursdays 10 PM. A bit of a This American Life rip but still I couldnt turn it off. | ||
Bigcab Member Username: Bigcab Post Number: 50 Registered: 08-2006 |
I LOVE streaming radio and Podcasts. Up until recently I was able to listen to my ipod w/ headphones @ my midnight deadend factory job, until they came up with an arbitrary rule of "No radio /No headphones". I am looking for other employment now. Anywhooo. Check out this link..it is a database of public radio stations, and what they are playing "right now" searchable by "news and talk" and "music programming" its a great way to find some really cool programs on Public Radio stations throughout the world..Try it..You'll like it. http://www.publicradiofan.com/ | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 657 Registered: 12-2007 |
Django, I'm curious what a Canadian version of TAL would be like I occasionally hear some of The Vinyl Cafe, which strikes me as somewhat like a Canadian version of A Prairie Home Companion. All the Canadian shows I've heard on the radio (Definitely Not The Opera is the next that comes to mind) have this sensibility that strikes me very quickly as quite canadian, even if you tune out the accents. O. | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 658 Registered: 12-2007 |
Bigcab, neat link - thanks. O. | ||
Django Member Username: Django Post Number: 2197 Registered: 10-2003 |
Otter, Ive only heard bits and pieces of Prairie Home Companion, it most def had a Canadian feel. Im going to have to check a whole episode via Bigcabs recommendation. Bigcab, http://www.publicradiofan.com/ is exactly what I needed, thank you. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19221 Registered: 11-2006 |
PHC is Minnesota in a big way...not so much Canada. For a while Keillor was feuding with the then governor, Jesse Ventura, through the show. | ||
Bigcab Member Username: Bigcab Post Number: 51 Registered: 08-2006 |
Speaking of Garrison Keillor...He was a speaker at our Townhall series here in Port Huron. I was the limo driver who picked him up from the airport ( He flew in on a chartered Netjet) VERY nice Guy ! The Charter pilots ground transportation never showed up..so GK had me wait for them, then transported all three to the hotel (different Hotels)/ Garrison tipped me 50 bucks for about a 15 minute ride. Most speakers never tipped anything. He was extremely nice and accommodating to the fans who gathered near the limo to meet Him after the speaking engagement, as well..taking the time to speak to each one of them, signing books and taking fun pictures as well. No "Big Star" attitude at all. Refreshing. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19254 Registered: 11-2006 |
He seems to be a nice person. That doesn't excuse misguided ideology, but it doesn't hurt in general either. Same can be said of Obama. |
