# I want to listen to a certain thing on the 'net. For free. Without reg or download. . **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-listen-to-a-certain-thing-on-the-net-for-free-without-reg-or-download/414743 "2007-08-07T13:38:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-listen-to-a-certain-thing-on-the-net-for-free-without-reg-or-download/414743/1 "2007-08-07T13:38:53Z")
I know I may be asking for too much. Right now I listen to CBS streaming live radio because I love oldies but mostly because I can just click and listen. There is no fee, no registration and nothing to download-- all things I cannot do from work. Is there anywhere I can do this but with comedy? Old routines or new material— I don’t care which. Oh hell, while we’re at it-- any other radio stations besides those affiliated with CBS (I’ll listen to the one in San Fran occasionally too, just to be different) offer live streaming radio? ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-listen-to-a-certain-thing-on-the-net-for-free-without-reg-or-download/414743/2 "2007-08-07T15:07:11Z")
I listen to CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and NPR online, but that’s usually it. I know I listened to an oldies station in Wales once, just for the novelty of it. cbc.ca and [npr.org](http://npr.org) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-listen-to-a-certain-thing-on-the-net-for-free-without-reg-or-download/414743/3 "2007-08-07T16:51:49Z")
[QUOTE=Savannah] I listen to CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and NPR online, but that’s usually it. I know I listened to an oldies station in Wales once, just for the novelty of it. cbc.ca and [npr.org](http://npr.org) [/QUOTE] I’m too mad at NPR for cancelling Motley Fool. I sometimes go back and listen to the old shows they still have up on the internet. Still, they’re poopyheads. But I’m looking for something lighter to listen to while I work. Jokes and music. What do they usually play on CBC? ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-listen-to-a-certain-thing-on-the-net-for-free-without-reg-or-download/414743/4 "2007-08-07T17:41:55Z")
News, art, music, comedy… a variety of things depending if you listen to radio one or two and what time of day (and what day, the comedy is more on weekends which is when I usually listen). You can get the schedules [here](http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/schedule/index.jsp). ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-listen-to-a-certain-thing-on-the-net-for-free-without-reg-or-download/414743/5 "2007-08-07T17:58:59Z")
[This site](http://www.radio-locator.com/) has links to a few thousand radio stations that stream their content free to the internet, and includes a search function to make finding your favorite stuff easier. Some of the stations ask you to register, but most don’t, and there is tremendous variety.