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> radio for discovery was a big question mark I had as well. The Clear Channel and iHeart stations are not known for discovery. Now if you find a college stati

> radio for discovery was a big question mark I had as well. The Clear Channel and iHeart stations are not known for discovery. Now if you find a college station or by some miracle an independent station you can get some new stuff. My favorite local college station is also ad free. They also have an app which I lean on as it's not the strongest transmitter so their coverage is spotty. Maybe there's other indy stations with apps as well??

BLKNSLVR 1mo ago
This radio station is local to the city I live in, and they've been great for music discovery for me, although heavy focus on local artists, but they've put me onto a few international artists as well. https://threedradio.com/ https://threedradio.com/ I subscribe to them, have done so for ~10 years I reckon. I don't listen as much as I used to, but I want them to continue existing either way. Be aware, the quality of their playlists is incredibly variable, but that's part of the charm. I guarantee you'll hear something you haven't heard before... for better or worse. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zHR0HMFY60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zHR0HMFY60 (with 2 minutes of silence at the start to, presumably, avoid auto-copyright claims).
- BLKNSLVR 1mo ago
  This may be long dead, but a relatively recent musical discovery I've come across is Nando's. They play some great Southern American music, with real nice vibes and beats. My Shazam usage is about 75% Nando's. And I don't mean Southern United States, I mean real, geographical definition South American. There's even a pretty long playlist someone has curated, specifically called Nando's Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kgcsnicEnZYjaU3zoGbU5?si=Off72d9LQ1qHnSQm--ev-g https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kgcsnicEnZYjaU3zoGbU5?si=...
mcmcmc 1mo ago
Public radio is great, NPR and the member stations have some great streaming channels. KEXP and KCRW are two favs
wilted-iris 1mo ago
I believe there are! I consistently hear good things about KEXP and FIP but I haven’t listened to either extensively. I listen to a lot of SomaFM (free, https://somafm.com/ https://somafm.com/) and the Flow State radio-podcast (paid, https://www.flowstate.fm/ https://www.flowstate.fm/).
- GaProgMan 1mo ago
  I would always recommend KEXP. They have a really varied set of shows and setlists, don't seem to be swayed by "we must play the top 40", genuinely care about music, and are super nice if you head into the building in Seattle (which has a public access space, coffee shop, bathrooms, and a SubPop store). I've had three tours around the place just by telling the folks there that Im there from out of town. To be fair, I might have gotten the tours because I came all the way over from England the times, but it's my favourite place to hang out when I'm in Seattle. Also Ken is the nicest guy ever, and he introduced me to Larry Mizzel Jr while he was broadcasting live. Get the app, or use the player on their website, and hive then a try for an hour or do. The app has the ability to "heart" a track while it's playing live, which helps with discovery.
keyringlight 1mo ago
Internet radio is still going strong: https://www.radio-browser.info/ https://www.radio-browser.info/
- l72 1mo ago
  Wow this is amazing. I can't believe shoutcast still exists too!! I have fond memories of hosting a shoutcast stream at very low bandwidth over dialup! There seems to be a few decent apps in F-droid and lots of stations with no ads and very specific genres like just depressive black metal!
- mrguyorama 1mo ago
  Technobase.fm was my gateway drug to EDM when all I otherwise had access to was rock and roll and country. There used to be Neradio as well, but they died like a decade ago.
frogulis 1mo ago
RRR and PBS in Melbourne both stream online and are both fantastic for music discovery. Go the former if you lean indie and the latter if you lean international.

BLKNSLVR 1mo ago

This radio station is local to the city I live in, and they've been great for music discovery for me, although heavy focus on local artists, but they've put me onto a few international artists as well. https://threedradio.com/ https://threedradio.com/ I subscribe to them, have done so for ~10 years I reckon. I don't listen as much as I used to, but I want them to continue existing either way. Be aware, the quality of their playlists is incredibly variable, but that's part of the charm. I guarantee you'll hear something you haven't heard before... for better or worse. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zHR0HMFY60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zHR0HMFY60 (with 2 minutes of silence at the start to, presumably, avoid auto-copyright claims).

BLKNSLVR 1mo ago
This may be long dead, but a relatively recent musical discovery I've come across is Nando's. They play some great Southern American music, with real nice vibes and beats. My Shazam usage is about 75% Nando's. And I don't mean Southern United States, I mean real, geographical definition South American. There's even a pretty long playlist someone has curated, specifically called Nando's Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kgcsnicEnZYjaU3zoGbU5?si=Off72d9LQ1qHnSQm--ev-g https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kgcsnicEnZYjaU3zoGbU5?si=...

mcmcmc 1mo ago

Public radio is great, NPR and the member stations have some great streaming channels. KEXP and KCRW are two favs

wilted-iris 1mo ago

I believe there are! I consistently hear good things about KEXP and FIP but I haven’t listened to either extensively. I listen to a lot of SomaFM (free, https://somafm.com/ https://somafm.com/) and the Flow State radio-podcast (paid, https://www.flowstate.fm/ https://www.flowstate.fm/).

GaProgMan 1mo ago
I would always recommend KEXP. They have a really varied set of shows and setlists, don't seem to be swayed by "we must play the top 40", genuinely care about music, and are super nice if you head into the building in Seattle (which has a public access space, coffee shop, bathrooms, and a SubPop store). I've had three tours around the place just by telling the folks there that Im there from out of town. To be fair, I might have gotten the tours because I came all the way over from England the times, but it's my favourite place to hang out when I'm in Seattle. Also Ken is the nicest guy ever, and he introduced me to Larry Mizzel Jr while he was broadcasting live. Get the app, or use the player on their website, and hive then a try for an hour or do. The app has the ability to "heart" a track while it's playing live, which helps with discovery.

keyringlight 1mo ago

Internet radio is still going strong: https://www.radio-browser.info/ https://www.radio-browser.info/

l72 1mo ago
Wow this is amazing. I can't believe shoutcast still exists too!! I have fond memories of hosting a shoutcast stream at very low bandwidth over dialup! There seems to be a few decent apps in F-droid and lots of stations with no ads and very specific genres like just depressive black metal!
mrguyorama 1mo ago
Technobase.fm was my gateway drug to EDM when all I otherwise had access to was rock and roll and country. There used to be Neradio as well, but they died like a decade ago.

frogulis 1mo ago

RRR and PBS in Melbourne both stream online and are both fantastic for music discovery. Go the former if you lean indie and the latter if you lean international.