A new alternative/indie radio station to listen to

BigBear

I don't know how many of you guys are familiar with Boston's 101.7 WFNX, but I just got the news that it was bought out by Clear Channel. This sucks especially bad because it was pretty much one of the only radio stations in the Boston area that played indie music for a wider audience, and focused heavily on the local scene, and now it's gone. Needless to say, I'm still kind of taking the news in.

Now that these guys are done, I need to know if there's any other stations online I can follow. Of course, if you don't usually listen to radio, are there any magazines, websites or podcasts you guys could recommend for finding new music that focuses on the alternative music/indie music scene?

I know about Pitchfork and SPIN magazine, as well as the music section of the Onion AV Club. I also subscribe to KEXP's Song Of The Day Podcast, would KEXP in Seattle be a good station to listen to all the time? Any suggestion you guys might have would be appreciated.

This is a terrible day for Boston radio, and the local music scene. I'm really gonna miss FNX. :cry:

Sarksus

The alternative radio station I listen to, which serves parts of Vermont and New York is WEQX.

http://weqx.com/

They have a good variety of programming and run a lot of concerts, play a lot of local music and things of that nature. The advertising doesn't make me want to drive a spike through my head either.

mts

91.3 WYEP out of Pittsburgh

WYEP.org

TychoCelchuuu

Yes, KEXP would be a good station to listen to all the time. Can't recommend it enough. SomaFM also has a few stations you might like, but seriously, KEXP.

wonderpug

radioparadise.com

"Indie Rock" preset genre station on Pandora

JebusUD

89.3 the current.

Live stream it from mpr.org or thecurrent.org it is the minnesota public radio affiliate music station and hence, indie as possible. So indie it thinks that "it belongs in a museum" and then punches a nazi. It's more indie than Mario Andretti's racecar.

No for profit station will match it.

Makershot

TychoCelchuuu wrote: »

Yes, KEXP would be a good station to listen to all the time. Can't recommend it enough.

Gaslight

http://www.cd101.com

Rayze

This really sucks. I listen to Toucher and Rich in the morning on 98.5 but WFNX is my go-to station for the rest of the day

Does anyone know if there's another Boston station that plays alternative music?

kaliyama

http://www.kxlu.com/
http://kalx.berkeley.edu/

JRosey

TychoCelchuuu wrote: »

Yes, KEXP would be a good station to listen to all the time. Can't recommend it enough.

DragonPup

Out of curiosity how much data does streaming one of these stations eat? Stupid non unlimited cell data plans...

BigBear

Sorry to raise this thread from the dead, but I just wanted to thank you guys for all the wonderful suggestions. The Current and KEXP are my favorites out of all the ones suggested, I'm discovering so much good music from them. You guys have some great taste.

BigBear

Oh, Rayze, I just found out about 92.5 The River a few days ago. They used to be mostly adult alternative, but they play a lot of indie rock these days, as well as a lot of the bands that were featured on FNX as well. Sorry to reply so late, but if you're still looking for a good station to listen to, they're pretty good.

downer

kdhx.org/

From their website:
KDHX Community Media is the name for the operations of the Double Helix Corporation, a 501(c)3 non-profit arts and educational organization with a mission to build community through media, with diverse and independent voices that enrich the perspectives of our audiences. We promote civic and cultural participation by providing the tools, technology, and training vital to informed, creative expression. The Double Helix Corporation was formed after the demise of KDNA, a countercultural community-radio station that operated in Saint Louis's Gaslight Square district in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The corporation is independent of any governmental entity and is not affiliated with any religious or educational organization.

The format is generally 2-3 hour long scheduled sets hosted by different DJ's, representing different genres. On the left hand side, if you select Radio->Shows & Schedule you'll see a list of all shows with links describing their format with the ability to listen to 2-3 archived shows.

This is the only radio station that is allowed to play in my car.

Also, their collection of in studio performances: http://www.youtube.com/user/kdhx/videos

Rayze

BigBear wrote: »

Oh, Rayze, I just found out about 92.5 The River a few days ago. They used to be mostly adult alternative, but they play a lot of indie rock these days, as well as a lot of the bands that were featured on FNX as well. Sorry to reply so late, but if you're still looking for a good station to listen to, they're pretty good.

Thanks, I'll check them out. I've been listening to 95.5 and 92.9 in the meantime but they don't hold a candle to 101.7

DragonPup

On a related note, Clear Channel's new 'The Harbor' on the old WFNX frequency is pretty awful.

Rayze

I think it's ok. I'm a fan of the older music so it's nice to listen to when I get sick of 104.1 and 104.5 (pop stations). Still miss the true alternative station though

wonderpug

Glad this thread resurfaced; I couldn't find it in a search.

In addition to lamenting the loss of WFNX, I'm all kinds of pissed that they turned 103.3 oldies into yet another Top 40 station. There's already at least two other stations that sound exactly the same as the new 103.3.

BigBear

Yeah, I was sad about that one too, my mom especially loved that station. They were the station that played Christmas music all the time from the start of November until December 26th. While that did get annoying at times, I'll admit I enjoyed it quite a bit. I don't know what the hell is going on with Boston radio lately, I just hope The River and WZLX don't disappear too.

One thing that kinda softened the blow, though, is that WFNX actually isn't fully dead. They are still streaming at WFNX.com, and some of the older DJs like Julie Kramer and Henry Santoro are starting up something over at Boston.com too. It sucks that I can't listen to FNX in my car anymore without a smartphone though. I guess I'm just gonna have to hope that there's something to this idea that the Internet is the future of radio.

Once again, thank you guys so much for all your suggestions. I'll definitely be checking out KDHX too.