Let the world know what other radio stations are doing right.
What do you consider the great radio stations of our time?
And tell us what you find important in a radio station.
Other Radio Stations
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#2 by Stewart Hendrickson on September 8, 2009 - 2:08 pm
KXZI – http://www.kxzi.com
Check out the NY Times – Front Porch Montana Radio. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/us/08radio.html
Montana Radio Cafe – KXZI, near Kalispell, MT http://www.kxzi.com/
An eclectic musical mix — bluegrass, jazz, folk and blues — and the feel of rural Montana. What KBCS used to be. They even play our local Pike Place busker, Reggie Miles! I’m listening to it right now on the internet.
For me, KUOW is the best public affairs station in the Seattle area. Their regular interviews of local elected officials from the Governor to the Mayor, the News From Canada, home maintenance advice and roundtable with local news reporters and bloggers are by far the most in-depth connection to our community. Democracy Now! on KBCS, to me, is better than NPR, which has really gone downhill, but after they wipe out the jazz programming, in August that’s probably the only thing I’ll listen to on that station.
Of the three stations I listen to, there is very little programming on the weekends I find interesting; Scott Simon on KUOW Saturday mornings, and Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. Also Says You.
Without a doubt, WFMU-FM in East Orange, NJ is the best, craziest, most diverse community radio station I know. They recognize that community radio is there to offer music that commercial radio won’t touch. And they’re in close touch with their listeners, even listeners like me and my friends in Seattle.
I’ll also put in a good word for KALX-FM, radio from U.C. Berkeley. They recognize that “professionalism” comes behind “adventurousness” and “diversity” in the list of important qualities for a radio station.
a link to an organization which was a response to the National Federation of Community Broadcasters “Healthy Station Project”. This “Healthy Station Project” encourates stations to scale back volunteers’ power over management and the content of their programs, as well as embrace more predictable “strip” programming. Here is the link to the Grassroots Radio org:
http://www.grradio.org/about.html
#1 by Erik on March 7, 2010 - 10:43 pm
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I second the mention of WFMU as one of America’s most eclectic stations. I would also mention KGNU in Boulder. While I think their daytime programming could be more adventurous, I mention them because they have managed to have a strong news and public affairs department that mixes a vibrant locally produced news/info with syndicated material. As far as the balance between news and music time, that has held steady over a long period of time, despite financial pressures due to purchasing a building for a badly needed new studio, and picking up an AM station in Denver that costs a lot of money.