I’m a community radio junkie.
One of my favorites growing up with KNHC, aka C89 FM. They’ve won several awards, including Best Dance Station. To me, that’s a huge deal since this local, student run (high-school students at that) community station beat out major national players.
Almost daily I listen to KEXP. John in the Morning has long been a staple of my days. And I’ve been listening the station, like, forever. Like back when it was KCMU.
Another that gets a fair amount of my ear-time: KNKX (formly KPLU). My favorite for news and my beloved jazz.
KING FM, Seattle’s classical station (personally, I prefer “symphonic/orchestral” as “classical” refers to a specific time period, and “classical” music {as it’s termed now} encompasses Baroque, Romantic, Modern…you get the idea…anyway, that’s me being a music snob, and, well, I digress) is another favorite. I was delighted when, years ago, they shifted to a community radio format. And I still am delighted at the change.
A few additional “honorable mentions”:
- KPTZ 91.9: Port Townsend’s station
- KQAC 89.9: Portland’s All Classical Station
- KMHD 89.1: Portland’s great jazz station
- KSER 90.7: Everett’s Independent Public Radio
- KZAZ, part of the North West Public Radio network (find a good map of the other stations here): Bellingham
- Last (for now), there’s KPBX in Spokane.
So, I think I need this t-shirt!
So, that’s it for now. I’m sure I’ll add more later. Is there any I missed? Let me know in the comments below.
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