Kerrie GibsonFeb 10, 2023
Pepsilora

I cannot keep this to myself. There is a website (radio.garden) where you can listen to radio stations all over the world for free. No log in. No email address. Nothing.

When the site loads, you are looking at the globe. Slide the little white circle over the green dots (each green dot is a radio station) until you find one you like.

I have been listening to this station in the Netherlands and it absolutely slaps.

EDIT: Replies tell me that this doesn't function in the UK without a VPN.

Dec 29, 2022 at 6:36pmWeb
Show threadCliffChapmanDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora is it NPO Radio 2? The Top 2000 songs as voted for by the public? It's terrific. :)
Show threadPepsiloraDec 29, 2022
@cliffchapman The site lists it as "omroep horst a/d maas from Horst, Netherlands"
Show threadEdwinek 🌍Dec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora
Hard a look, it's a very small local station, run by volunteers
@cliffchapman
Show threadCliffChapmanDec 29, 2022
@edwinek @Pepsilora oh marvellous! Sorry, Top 2000 is a big thing here so was natural assumption, but that's also cool.
Show threadRemDec 30, 2022
@edwinek @Pepsilora @cliffchapman with a name Top 2000 at least you know it won’t be Heavy Rotation ad nauseum
Show threadEricDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora @cliffchapman In this municipality "Horst aan de Maas" there is a village called "America". This band is from the village of America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowwen_H%C3%A8ze
Rowwen Hèze - Wikipedia

Show threadMartijn de RietDec 29, 2022

@Pepsilora @cliffchapman this is hilarious. You're actually listening to some small-town local radio station...

Thnx for sharing the website, definately going to spend some hours browsing the world of radio stations!!

Show threadHein RagasDec 30, 2022
@Pepsilora @cliffchapman That area of the country is known for heavy regional dialect, so even most people from the Netherlands don't understand what they're saying!
Show threadErikDec 30, 2022
@heinragas @Pepsilora @cliffchapman That's true 😂
Show threadKill cars for climate!Dec 30, 2022
@Pepsilora @cliffchapman http://radio.garden/listen/omroep-horst-aan-de-maas/fFlF0vk7
Listen to omroep horst a/d maas from Horst live on Radio Garden

Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

Show threadJoel Montes de Oca 🦀Dec 30, 2022
@Pepsilora @cliffchapman first thing I did was to see if Cuba and then North Korea have stations online. They do. 🧐 haha
Show threadJuicyMooseDec 30, 2022

@cliffchapman @Pepsilora you can even get pyonyang radio (NoKo Hot100 "playin the hits", lol) on here.

edit 1: need to read up on the "opt-in for graphic" before posting that map.
edit 2: they have music. like big band.

Show threadAndy PDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora there’s also an app, which is handy for bookmarking interesting stations
Show threadcensored for “transphobia”Dec 29, 2022
@otterlove @Pepsilora Anyone know now to reach those radio.garden stations from the commandline? It seems to be #Javascript-encumbered. I tried “curl $URL | mpg123 -” & “curl $URL | play -”. Didn’t work. #askFedi
Show threadAdam ♿Dec 29, 2022
@koherecoWatchdog remind me, I'll take a look today
Show threadAdam ♿Dec 30, 2022
@koherecoWatchdog @otterlove @Pepsilora https://radio.garden/api/ara/content/channel/Dlz2b5-7
Show threadChuck Taggart, Private EyeDec 30, 2022
@Pepsilora @otterlove Just got it! Thank you all!
Show threadBaconAndPieDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora I've known the site for years ❤️
I've been listening from time to time to Brazilian stations - I love their music.
Show threadTino EberlDec 29, 2022
@BaconAndPie any recommendation?
Show threadPhillip MooreDec 29, 2022
@tinoeberl @BaconAndPie Listen to WRLT 100.1 FM Lightning 100 from Nashville TN live on Radio Garden: https://radio.garden/listen/lightning-100/oE6EwPLY
Listen to WRLT 100.1 FM Lightning 100 from Nashville TN live on Radio Garden

Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

Show threadJohn ShirleyDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora yeah that's a fun thing. You get a cultural vibe from each.
Show threadMike Meadway 🇺🇸 🇩🇰 🇬🇧Dec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora This is way cool!
I'm learning Danish now, and this will be a big help in ear training.
Show threadPolyrical - music and politicsDec 29, 2022

@Pepsilora

Amazing. Thanks for sharing this.

Show threadDavid Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈Dec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora Thanks for the pointer. Looking for it now!
Show threadDavid Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈Dec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora Looks like a very useful tool but only works if you are in the broadcast zone. Have downloaded the link to my mobile phone.
Show threadSolar🌄GardenDec 30, 2022
@Palky55 @Pepsilora
don't think it's much to do with where you physically are, it's who's gatekeeping your net service or *saying* where you are; I'm using a [cheaper] UK provider and roaming in PT and it will only give me UK stations. Ditto weather stations default give me London weather : /
Show threadBernice Hillier 🇨🇦Dec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora I will need to check this out. Every now & again, the radio station I work for gets emails & even letter mail from people who’ve tuned us in over shortwave.
Show threadirrewirreDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora
Thank you for sharing!  
Show threadJeff MooreDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora I just spent 45 minutes with this and Google Street View exploring the two radio stations in Nuuk, Greenland.
Show threadWesley FryerDec 30, 2022
@jeffmoore @Pepsilora Thanks for replying to and sharing this! I love podcasting, & I’m also interested in community radio, but it’s super cool to have a map with radio station links like this!
Show threadJeff MooreDec 30, 2022
@wfryer @Pepsilora I’ve observed Neil Diamond getting airtime on 4 separate continents. It’s fascinating.
Show threadWesley FryerDec 30, 2022
@jeffmoore @Pepsilora It is super cool! I guess each individual radio station has to do something to add themselves to the streaming menu?
Show threadMario Hauff Dec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora thank you @luebbermann !!
Show threadFrank VehafricDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora Underrated website. I like to listen to stations in places we've travelled to. Gives another layer of depth to the experience.
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora Its cool, but you have to have a good VPN to keep changing regions.
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora Or maybe its just the UK, we are blocked from everything
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora Yeah just The UK
Show threadBetsy BeeDec 29, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora :(
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@BetsyBeeee @Pepsilora Another Benefit of Brexit.
And a relic of our our DCMS committee, who still enforce 3pm TV watersheds on football games.
Anyway since I wasn't alive when Radio Caroline was on the airwaves floating on a boat off the south Coast. There is always a VPN.
Show threadBetsy BeeDec 29, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora
Good idea.
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@BetsyBeeee @Pepsilora OFFCOM and The DCMS Have banned it due to the lack of revenue from PRS License fees. Which is is odd when the ROW seems to manage to not only survive but thrive, and create great music and content.
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@BetsyBeeee @Pepsilora Basically if a Bar, café, Hair salon, was using radio garden, they could claim it was free to air and therefore PRS didn't apply. Ill sort it out. Stick it my inbox.
Show threadBetsy BeeDec 29, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora Thanks - using a VPN on your advice. Able to use the site now. It's really cool.
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@BetsyBeeee @Pepsilora No Probs, when some of us don't have the privilege to be able to travel for economy reasons or others, then exploring other cultures music and content is really really important, especially if you are trying to learn a new language.
Show threadBetsy BeeDec 29, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora
Very true. For those of us living away from our country of birth, it's also an amazing instant connection with home.
Show threadShamanDec 29, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora UK blocks non-UK radio stations for good reasons, but they aren't telling you what these are ... Turkey is the other government that wants to prevent people from listening in on out of state radio! #RadioGarden #WTF See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Garden
Radio Garden - Wikipedia

Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@RulesBuster @Pepsilora If You Know what these are please feel free to enlighten, us. Their are some media outlets that need blocking a bit like on the fediverse, but if we cant access a Guatemalan folk radio station for some reason, I would love to know what the good reason is.
Show threadJames_PondDec 29, 2022
@RulesBuster @Pepsilora Probably will some how end up been my fault.
Show threadMike SpoonerDec 30, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora Here in the Isle of Man (80 miles from Liverpool), we can use radio.garden to listen to all the listed stations, both UK and everywhere else.
Show threadJames_PondDec 30, 2022
@shelldozer @Pepsilora U have Three legs Tho 😉
Show threadPari Moon-ForestDec 30, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora
Wow that stinks the UK can't listen to anything?
Show threadDutyBardDec 30, 2022
@Pepsilora @Popcorn does anyone know why uk listeners are restricted? Does it happen to any other country?
Show threadAbuse of NotationDec 30, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora What the hell?
Show threadDougie NisbetDec 30, 2022
@Popcorn @Pepsilora Yep, one of the reasons I got a VPN. It used to work without it. Teases us with that ‘temporarily’ though …
Show threadDracun_CGNDec 30, 2022
@Popcorn sorry for digging in, but I have to say this is a cool avatar. Dizzy was the first video game character I came across on the good old Schneider CPC64 with datasette and monochrome screen. I loved it so, thumbs up 👍🏻😁
Show threadJohannesDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora This website brings back almost forgotten memories of what we can do with the Internet. I have already spent many hours hopping from obscure radio station to radio station around the globe …. ❤️
Show threadThrash CardiomDec 29, 2022
@Pepsilora An excellent site. I suggest looking for stations in isolated areas of southern US for some entertaining batshit crazinzess.
Show threadNatasha BatesDec 29, 2022
@thrashcardiom @Pepsilora Only so much 🦇💩🤪 I can endure. Sometimes I like oldy time Ozark & Appalachian hymns like Farther Along as long as I don’t actually have to attend those churches to hear them.