# Favourite Radio Stations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-radio-stations/425378>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 6, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-radio-stations/425378 "2007-11-06T03:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-radio-stations/425378/21 "2007-11-07T17:59:06Z")

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My favorite station would have to be WBEZ in Chicago. It’s the primary NPR affiliate here and has quite a good lineup.

However, my favorite personality is Steve Dahl, so I listen to him every morning now, on 104.3 FM.

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**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-radio-stations/425378/22 "2007-11-07T20:18:12Z")

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We have two great stations here. There’s [Radio K](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_K), which is a college station from the U of M. It used to be the best radio station.

Then a few years ago The Current, an MPR station, started. I generally prefer it to Radio K, which can be a little _too_ eclectic at times. Here’s their recently played songs: [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the\_current/songs\_played/](http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/songs_played/)

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-radio-stations/425378/23 "2007-11-07T22:47:16Z")

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Good to see another Foghead here! One biggie that \*\*garygnu \*\* missed - **Kaboom!** - without a doubt, the best fireworks show in the area, and they do it every May. Makes the municipal 4th of July shows look like a ten year old kid with sparklers.

Every now and then, I think back fondly of when I was in Chicago so I could listen to WXRT - Aunt Terri, Frank E With a Period Lee, and all the rest.

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-radio-stations/425378/24 "2007-11-08T01:13:17Z")

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I could listen to Y108 online, but when I’m on the computer I usually listen either to mp3s or I have the TV on in the background.

The past couple of days, though (basically since thinking about Y108 and what I liked about it), I have been listening to online archives of [The Ongoing History of New Music](http://www.ongoinghistory.com/oghonm/ongoing_history_of_new_music.cfm). It’s a great radio program, simulcast in a few different cities, but none in Montreal as far as I can tell. That’s ok, though, because there are SEVERAL hours of it online that I have never heard!

**Nutty Bunny** - tell your brother to start playing the Ongoing History and maybe I’ll tune into that channel!

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