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1varielle
It's spring and this group needs to wake up from dormancy. I'm sure there's an NPR station fund drive where you are so get in gear and help them out.
Many public radio stations now have web access so you can hear them wherever you are. What are your favorites?
Here in western NC, WNCW in Spindale, NC constantly plays and wide variety of "Americana" music from blue grass to blues to alternative rock and new age. WFAE Charlotte is largely a talk format. WDAV in Davidson is classical. They all have sites where you can check them out: wncw.org, wfae.org and wdav.org.
So, which ones are great in your part of the world?
Many public radio stations now have web access so you can hear them wherever you are. What are your favorites?
Here in western NC, WNCW in Spindale, NC constantly plays and wide variety of "Americana" music from blue grass to blues to alternative rock and new age. WFAE Charlotte is largely a talk format. WDAV in Davidson is classical. They all have sites where you can check them out: wncw.org, wfae.org and wdav.org.
So, which ones are great in your part of the world?
2TLCrawford
I am afraid I am in a mixed marriage. I have listened to Cincinnati's WVXU since the mid 1980s. My wife is a long time listener to Oxford's WMUB. Even though budget issues have caused the stations to consolidate their operations our radios are still tuned to different wave lengths.
3AnnaClaire
In about 20 minutes I'll listening to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! on WNYC (which just finished up a fund drive, now that you mention it).
4Ealhmund
>3 AnnaClaire:
Just finished listening to Wait, Wait. Love that show.
K-UT in Austin (http://www.kut.org) is one of the best in the country. They have quite a bit available live online. They are perennial winners of the annual 'Best of Austin' reader's poll by a local weekly newspaper. The daytime, weekday show Eklecticos is a marvelous program for folks who like a wide range of music genres. This show is K-UT's real moneymaker during fundraisers. They have the wide range of music programming that you'd expect from the "Music Capital of the World", almost all home-grown shows.
Os.
Just finished listening to Wait, Wait. Love that show.
K-UT in Austin (http://www.kut.org) is one of the best in the country. They have quite a bit available live online. They are perennial winners of the annual 'Best of Austin' reader's poll by a local weekly newspaper. The daytime, weekday show Eklecticos is a marvelous program for folks who like a wide range of music genres. This show is K-UT's real moneymaker during fundraisers. They have the wide range of music programming that you'd expect from the "Music Capital of the World", almost all home-grown shows.
Os.
5WholeHouseLibrary
Another vote, so to speak, for K-UT. Driving to the airport earlier, we kind of, sort of, almost heard the closing credits of Car Talk and the opening of WW, DTM, but it was raining so hard, we couldn't hear it anyway.
I also have many fond memories of WNYC from decades ago.
Anybody know the NPR station in Miami? That's today's destination.
I also have many fond memories of WNYC from decades ago.
Anybody know the NPR station in Miami? That's today's destination.
6AnnaClaire
Wait, RAIN?! Good for you! (How is that drought going?)
7TomWingfield
In Seattle, we have two stations: KNKX (independently-owned) and KUOW (owned by the University of Washington). I much prefer KNKX for its hosts and the programming is basically the same; the weeknight programming at seven o'clock is very good listening, usually. Much of it is also transcribed on either the NPR/KNKX website(s) or elsewhere, so for access reasons for my deaf friends, I love NPR!
