Do you listen to internet radio? Any faves?

[Charmonium]

I'm talking about non-commercial stations.

I have a very old Sangeen countertop radio that I really like. But it came out back when 802.11g was the state of the art in home wifi. The software still works though. You gotta backward compatibility.

A lot of commercial stations "broadcast" on the web but that's mainly if you live in one part of the country and want to listen to a station a thousand miles away. I'm pretty sure that's what I heart Radio is.

I was searching for goth stations a few days ago. Found about a dozen just from looking at the names. Also picked up an EDM station that I've been listening to.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Sounds of the Caribbean with Selecta Jerry | Reggae Radio by Selecta Jerry

A Strictly Reggae music podcast featuring the best in Roots Reggae, Conscious Dancehall, Lovers Rock, Oldies and Dub

www.soundsofthecaribbean.com

http://kslg.com/player/ (Humboldt/Eureka/Arcata radio station with commercials)

https://player.listenlive.co/35791 (93.5 KDAY - Los Angeles - Old Skool Hip Hop - with commercials)

https://streamdb6web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KTNN (KTNN - Voice of the Navajo Nation - with commercials)

https://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KFRR - (KFRR New Rock 104.1 - Fresno, CA - with commercials)

https://www.liveone.com/station/cali-roots-radio (Cali-Reggae) Site has a bunch of genres.

https://www.liveone.com/station/backpack-rap (Conscious Rap)

 

[lxskllr]

Somafm is about all I listen to online. I listen to a few of the channels, and I donate to them every year. I haven't listened in awhile, but I also like the 1920s radio network.

https://the1920snetwork.com/wordpress/

 

[BoomerD]

The closest I get is SiriusXM nowadays. I used to listen to a few Live365 channels occasionally, but that's more than a decade ago.

 

[KMFJD]

Used to listen to Triple J but i think i've finally aged out of their demographics , thankfully they have Double J now for older folks

Double J

Music from your past, present and future.

www.abc.net.au

triple j

We love music. triple j is the place for the best new music from around Australia & the world. Listen via radio or stream online.

www.abc.net.au

Australian public youth radio, commercial free and mostly mainstream music free

 

[Dr. Detroit]

The closest I get is SiriusXM nowadays. I used to listen to a few Live365 channels occasionally, but that's more than a decade ago.

The OnDemand shows on SXM keep me subscribing:
Party 360
Dark Wave
Don't Stop Rappin by Too Short
CaliRoots Radio
Billy Idol Live Transmission

Anything I should be listening to?

 

[Charmonium]

No recommendations just yet. I don't listen very often but I do like the EDM station. Very mellow. I'll try to make a note of it next time.

I see you have a dark wave station listed. That seems to be a synonym for goth. It's kind of interesting how music labels evolve. Goth has sort of split into a variety of versions - industrial, death metal, pop, etc.

The Sangean only has 10 presets per mode (net, fm, etc). And there are soooo many stations in each genre. It's a bit overwhelming.

 

[balloonshark]

Although it's paid, Tidal's streaming service just made it's top tier service the same price as it's cd quality service ($10.99 a month). I was using amazon prime music unlimited and its free prime service, but since they knee-capped their free service I've been looking for an alternative. https://tidal.com/

I used to listen to Tunein radio but many of the good stations became paid and they seem to have a bunch of commercials.

 

[Charmonium]

Yup. Ads are the bane of radio. I even lost interest in the college stations. First, there's no consistency. Then, since the stations tend to refresh their staff every year, you can get a lot of very chatty djs.

That's what I love about net radio - no djs, as least on the non-commercial stations and pretty decent consistency within genres.

 

[Charmonium]

I'll try to make a note of it next time.

The display just says something generic. I think it was Chillout Vibes. It IS technically EDM but very relaxed.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

The display just says something generic. I think it was Chillout Vibes. It IS technically EDM but very relaxed.

Channel 55 - Chill -
Downtempo electronic and deep house music. Relax to melodic sounds that make you feel poolside no matter where you are.

I'm looking for great guest shows like this one from Drew Carey:

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I see you have a dark wave station listed. That seems to be a synonym for goth.

80's Dark Wave - I wouldn't classify it as Goth but Wikipedia does make a note it has some "gothic rock" influences.
Bauhaus
Siouxise
Joy Division
Clan of Xymox
Sisters of Mercy
Killing Joke
The Mission

 

[Charmonium]

80's Dark Wave - I wouldn't classify it as Goth but Wikipedia does make a note it has some "gothic rock" influences.
Bauhaus
Siouxise
Joy Division
Clan of Xymox
Sisters of Mercy
Killing Joke
The Mission

I would consider SoM as the archetypal goth band. But they're also my all time favorite. Lucretia, This Corrosion, Mother Russia - mmmm. I'm more or less familiar with the others. Xymox and Bauhaus I recall as pretty mellow but I might be misremembering. For the rest, I'm only familiar with their top 40 fare so I don't know how representative that is. I remember buying the Dire Straits album and Sultans of Swing was completely unlike anything else on the album.

The Mission is a weird one. I think I got one of their albums by mistaking them for someone else. Pretty much anything on 4AD was at least listenable. Also a Wax Trax. Fan.

 

[manly]

No recommendations just yet. I don't listen very often but I do like the EDM station. Very mellow. I'll try to make a note of it next time.

I see you have a dark wave station listed. That seems to be a synonym for goth. It's kind of interesting how music labels evolve. Goth has sort of split into a variety of versions - industrial, death metal, pop, etc.

The Sangean only has 10 presets per mode (net, fm, etc). And there are soooo many stations in each genre. It's a bit overwhelming.

I don't drive enough to pay for SiriusXM any more, but TuneIn has a free station that plays pretty much the same stuff as BPM:

ADR.FM - Electronic Dance Experience (EDE) | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn

ADR.FM - Electronic Dance Experience (EDE) - Known as the Electronic Dance Experience, EDE is South Florida's Choice for Dance. As an online radio station, EDE streams the freshest new music as well as the tracks we all know and love. Featuring mix shows and events from ground breaking local...

tunein.com

 

[feralkid]

My go-to choice.

An eclectic musical adventure...

Radio Paradise streams highly curated, eclectic mixes of music -- chosen by real humans -- with unparalleled audio quality.

radioparadise.com