countrypunkRadio is awesome!
I’m involved with a radio station in my area and it’s soooooo cool to sit in on shows. All of the stuff you hear is done by live humans. They go in and manually put CDs and curate the playlists and control the levels of everything. Sometimes they talk in between with some context for the song or random musings they have. Sometimes whoever is hosting will dedicate a particular song to somebody they know. It’s so endearing and human. Occasionally they’ll have a prerecorded show but most of them are live.
Lettuce eat lettucePretty cool little setup
Thanks. Got mine pretty recently and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. It’s nice when you want background noise but don’t wanna curate a playlist on a streaming platform. I have ADHD so I need some kind of background noise to be able to focus on most things. All I have to do is turn it on, sweet deal.
That’s really cool, I used to listen to radio a bunch back in the day, maybe I’ll start again.
What model is it?
Crosley CR3036D
Dr. BobWhat’s the radio?
CrisI’d like to know also, what a beautiful little object
Someone replied with it elsewhere in the thread :)
Over all a nice little radio. Only thing I’m not a fan of is that it’s only got a micro USB port for its power source. I don’t like micro USB cuz it tends to break. Other than that, it’s got decent sound quality and you can connect to it via Bluetooth and play music from it. It’s tiny and compact.
I’ve seen some videos where folks have replaced micro or mini USB with type c, but it seems a little involved unless you’re already comfortable with electronics. Still a cute little radio though!
Crosley radio model CR3036D – CL
Yep, that is the model.
Thank you! ❤️
Snot FlickermanLights out
Pirate radio, turn that shit up
Pirate radio, turn that shit up
To be pedantic, I believe it is a guerilla radio that is referenced in the original song…
Pedantic radio, turn that shit up
…but yes I was aware.
Pedantic radio, turn that shit up
I have to be particular
I have to be specific
What better place than here?
What better time than now?
PsychadelligoatDad once did radio DJ for a few years professionally, had to have a broadcast license and everything
I’ve thought about getting on the airwaves myself for the fun of it but have no fuckin clue where to start lol
Hamstudy.org is good to cram the license questions, and you can get a basic 2m/70cm band handheld transciever for less than $100 (well, you could pre Random Tarrif Gameshow Time)
Endymion_MallornI love radio.
My local radio stations suck. They’re all country or religious, and 1 NPR station.
Thankfully, most radio stations stream online as well, so even if your local options suck you can still find some great stuff online.
This is CHSR, from Fredericton, NB.
Things I’ve encountered when listening to this station:
- Modern jazz
- A regular segment dedicated to new music from female artists
- Progressive news and politics from Rabble
- Thrash metal
- a selection of country and western that somehow didn’t suck???
- Progressive news and politics from Democracy Now
- Big band jazz
- Discussions of intersectional feminism
- Giblert and Sullivan
- 1920s classics
- Two guys talking about comic books and wrestling
- Bluegrass hour
- Just a whole episode of the Canadaland podcast
- Irish rebel songs
- A discussion of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy and its effects on modern day Isreal
- New East Coast bands
- A podcast hosted by the Green Party
- Prog Rock
- Frank Sinatra
- Writing advice
- French hip-hop
- A history of electronic music which I tuned into just in time to catch the host going off about what a tit Grimes is
- Classical music
- just one whole-ass day of nature sounds
Basically, it’s the greatest radio station ever.
I’ll check it out. Thanks!
Lately I’ve been streaming DefCon radio from soma.fm.
soma fm has a few great stations!
Wncw has a live stream! Check out the Cosmic American Music Show on Fridays at 6 EST.
Also WWOZ out of NOLA can be great.
Norah (pup/it/she)WBOR from Brunswick, Maine Forever!
(Internet Roadtrip homies will know!)
Lovely little college station.
That’s so cool! I will definitely check it out.
All my hokies listen to NPR
That’s the only OTA station worth listening to here.
The cool thing is that most radio stations these days also stream on their websites, so if you haven’t got any good local stations you can stream other small community ones. Radio garden is a cool website where you can stream stations online from around the world.
felixwhynotI love it when events have their own radio station - burning man and Neotropolis do this
I’ve got a nice little local radio station I like because they play a wide variety of stuff. Not just the same ol top 10 on repeat. Plus very few ads (unless it’s Membership Drive season)
I love the same 3 songs, bad jokes and ads after every song.
Some stations are like that, but there’s a lot of cool ones out there that play a variety of music and are not for profit so there aren’t many ads. The smaller ones are usually better in that regard. Highly recommend checking out Radio Garden. It shows a bunch of stations that also stream from all over the world, cool stuff.
My community run station in Valdese, NC is run my fascist and MAGA supporter. I have not worked in radio in like 35 years and thought I would hype a midnight 80s goth show but when I found out they are MAGA i just gave up the idea.
That’s very unfortunate. You can always stream other stations in NC or around the world, though. I promise there are some really cool ones out there.
Anything good over the air?
There are still a few shortwave broadcasters. You could build your own shortwave receiver from a kit: swling.com/db/radio-kits/
There’s a list of stations here: savenetradio.org/shortwave-radio-station-frequenc…
You can also get into a amateur radio fairly easily. In the US, lots of radio clubs put on license classes, especially for the entry level technician class license. Most other countries have an amateur radio scheme.
Thank for sharing! This is super neat!
In Germany we quite a few really cool alternative radio stations. They all have their local frequencies, shows and so on, but also share a German-wide morning show. It’s mostly recoded by the bigger projects, like in Berlin, but otherwise it would just take too much resources from small volunteer run stations.
Do you have any info on how to listen to these stations? Like frequencies or a website where schedules are posted?
Assuming you speak German: www.freie-radios.de
Or here a audio platform where a lot of their content is posted afterwards, where you can discover stations and shows: www.freie-radios.net (albeit those are confusingly similar URLs)
Thank you :)
Bring back pirate radio 🏴☠️ (UK people will remember)
ElectricMachmanFor the sound of sensation across the nation, listen to Radio Goodies.
(bum)
hobbscit’s alive and well. schedules are often posted on hfunderground.com
Reddit ‘Wholesome’: Local inspirational 6th grader raises enough money in bake sale to pay off autistic classmate’s lunch bills.
Lemmy Wholesome: Actually wholesome.
irelephant [he/him]🍭we lost our local radio station last year as the owner aged out. I’m worried about who will acquire that slice of the spectrum.
there is a college station still in a neighboring town at least.
Sips'Question: Do radio broadcasters have any indication/numbers on how many are listening in while on FM/AM?
Not from broadcasting, but they can pay a ratings company like Nielsen to research certain samples of the population.
PsythikOnly in internet radio.
I have a theory that the reason why FM radio stations often hold contests is so that they can gauge how many people are listening. By counting the number of entries and calculating an estimate of what percentage of radio listeners enter their contests, you can get a rough estimate of how many people are tuning in.
Kind of like how Nielsen operates. Send out a survey to a percentage of the American population, and from their answers you can figure out how many people watch a certain show.
glibgHell yeah community radio!
Speaking of which, if anyone is interested, I’m (re-)starting a community radio station for Lemmy users, by Lemmy users. Launching this year:
[email protected] || radiolemmy.com
I’ll need DJs and curators to help me make programming blocks. If you have music you’d like to share or a podcast then you are needed! Check the community often; within the next few days I’ll make a post on how you can help contribute.
Edit: Given the community we’re in, I feel like it’s my duty to mention that unless you so happen to live in my neck of the woods, this will be an internet-only station for the vast majority of listeners. The OTA component will come later next year, and will be extremely low power to avoid expensive licensing fees (the digital broadcast license is expensive enough as-is).
Not as exciting—I know—but I’m still hoping that some of you will still check it out when I launch in Q3 this year.
Woah, that sounds awesome. I’d definitely be interested in helping out with that.
Thanks for your interest! This is actually my second attempt at a radio station for Lemmy.
The first go around did okay but the schedule was fairly empty most days. I did have a couple of dedicated DJs who would put on some amazing live shows, but for most of the day the station was just playing random music and the listener count would plummet as such.
This time I have a game plan. Taking my time to make sure I don’t launch until I have a full schedule filled out.
If you know anybody who wants to build a programming block or do a live show, please send them my way! There will be plenty of timeslots available, from 30 minutes in length up to 6 hours. You can make a prerecorded show, or do it live. Music or talk. Whatever you prefer.
The website for the station is up! Here’s how you can contribute:
Hmm, the website seems to be down.