Your Favorite FM Station
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For you guys listening to webstreams....you may want to record them while you can. I'm hearing rumblings that a BUNCH are going to announce next week that they are dropping the service.
There is a big fee increase coming through again and it's just too much for the typical income to support for stations. Hopefully it's won't effect too, too many.
Just because they announcing shortly...that doesn't really define exactly what date the plug could get pulled on an individual stream.
We'll see how this plays out and how serious it is...
Mark
There is a big fee increase coming through again and it's just too much for the typical income to support for stations. Hopefully it's won't effect too, too many.
Just because they announcing shortly...that doesn't really define exactly what date the plug could get pulled on an individual stream.
We'll see how this plays out and how serious it is...
Mark
Two best FM stations in the Chicago area, by a mile:
WDCB. 90.9. Listener-supported public radio, college station at the College Of DuPage. "All Things Jazz". I just contributed this year. Streaming at: http://wdcb.org/
A challenge to all Chicago area AK'ers: Make a contribution! Say you're a member of AudioKarma.
WXRT. 93.1. An amazingly eclectic mix of classic rock, contemporary rock, and whatever they feel like playing at the moment. Streaming at: http://www.wxrt.com/
Two outstanding stations with great quality signals, both well worth crawling up in the attic and putting up a real antenna!:yes:
WDCB. 90.9. Listener-supported public radio, college station at the College Of DuPage. "All Things Jazz". I just contributed this year. Streaming at: http://wdcb.org/
A challenge to all Chicago area AK'ers: Make a contribution! Say you're a member of AudioKarma.
WXRT. 93.1. An amazingly eclectic mix of classic rock, contemporary rock, and whatever they feel like playing at the moment. Streaming at: http://www.wxrt.com/
Two outstanding stations with great quality signals, both well worth crawling up in the attic and putting up a real antenna!:yes:
AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
WNUA jazz - 99.5
WDCB jazz - 90.9
Oldies WLS-FM 94.7. Oldies from the 50's - early 80's. I like the Dick Biondi program. Met him in person at a Toys for Tots collection drive at a shopping mall, one of the nicest guys you ever want to meet. He has been on the radio in Chicago for decades. He usually puts on music from his personal collection from vinyl. When was the last time you heard Julie London song and a Sarah Vaughn song on a oldies station?
Classic Rock the Loop 97.9 - Been playing classic rock for over 30 years.
WFMT - 98.7 classical station.
WXRT - 93.1 great mix of classic rock and contemporary rock.
US99 - 99.5 Country station. My girlfriend got me into country.
WDCB jazz - 90.9
Oldies WLS-FM 94.7. Oldies from the 50's - early 80's. I like the Dick Biondi program. Met him in person at a Toys for Tots collection drive at a shopping mall, one of the nicest guys you ever want to meet. He has been on the radio in Chicago for decades. He usually puts on music from his personal collection from vinyl. When was the last time you heard Julie London song and a Sarah Vaughn song on a oldies station?
Classic Rock the Loop 97.9 - Been playing classic rock for over 30 years.
WFMT - 98.7 classical station.
WXRT - 93.1 great mix of classic rock and contemporary rock.
US99 - 99.5 Country station. My girlfriend got me into country.
I remember listening to Dick Biondi on WLS-AM when I was in 7th grade.
In 1960.
In 1960.
I am a Brit but have a holiday home on Long Island. I find the US fm stations very entertaining with some good quality broadcasting and content, But as an avid radio listener I long to get back to UK just to get the BBC national programs. The content may not be better but the quality can be the best and the lack of advertising takes National broadcasting in the UK to another level!
slappyshoe
Marantz Snob
Can't believe nobody from the St. Louis area mentioned:
KSHE 94.7
Been a 'Classic Rock' station before it was called 'Classic Rock'. Can't get it all the way up here in Decatur, but I work in the STL area alot and it's a treat to tune in.
KSHE 94.7
Been a 'Classic Rock' station before it was called 'Classic Rock'. Can't get it all the way up here in Decatur, but I work in the STL area alot and it's a treat to tune in.
Danimal
Just a man...
Big fan of XRT when I can get it in. Comes in great in my truck but I struggle to get it in on the home system.
redcoates7
still learning...
In Austin, I LOVE KUT 90.5...NPR programs during the day and all kinds of great music at night and on weekends.
They even have some interesting HD Radio feeds...one all Jazz station, and another NPR news only station...
They even have some interesting HD Radio feeds...one all Jazz station, and another NPR news only station...
dsndblm
Super Member
We have quite a variety here. We can get stations from both Phoenix and Tucson. I'd say my FAVORITE is 103.1 KCDX. The station is privately owned and the guy plays what ever he wants, 24 hours a day with not a single commercial, ever! It is a mix of 60's through early 90's. Even if I don't like the song that is on it's way better than a stinkin commercial.
Hifirob2
NEC and Klipsch rock!
+1 on these two. Plus someone (only one?) mentioned KPIG out of Freedom, CA. I worked up in Santa Cruz for a bit a few years back, and KPIG was always on the radio. Good stuff. What FM should be.
Rob
SteveinAlaska
Well-Known Member
Man, I sure miss living in the city. First caught LS in the late 1960's with Larry Lujack, Biondi, Fred Winston, etc. As for life up here in the Great White North , with 60 feet of antenna wire on the 1959 Nordmende I receive from Valdez to Barrow on AM, DX shortwave and have been catching the Jazz program from Radio Havana and since I volunteer there, the public radio station in Fairbanks, KUAC-FM 89.9 (kuac.org). For a laugh,I'll connect my Grundig Satellit 700 to the amp and listen through my system. ( Is this wrong?)
