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NPR: National Public Radio
mechorg:
The Drive and the Current are good stations. I would never follow 'hype' from a radio station, but i like listening to good music which they do play. A commercial station, even if it is "anti-format" will still have a stronger signal than ANY college station.
I have about 8 college stations from a couple states programed on my car stereo and usually know by the mile marker where I can tune them in. The best in my area is WORT in Madison, WI that isn't NPR or a college station. Its purely funded by the public 'listener-sponsors' and has a large spectrum of shows.
I was happy when my brother told me he had stopped listening to a certain radio station in his area when he found it was owned by ClearChannel. :D
I usually listen to CDs or MP3s anyway.
Clara:
I love NPR.
(Fin.)
Mnementh:
Boston (WBER) has been trending too far right for my tastes lately. I listen mostly for Marketplace and the BBC.
blooflame:
Look for the CD series "I Heard It On NPR" - there are a few of them... three are: Jazz for Blue Nights, At Home in the World, and Shake These Blues. They also have "All Songs Considered". I bought mine through Daedalus Music and Books (http://www.daedalusbooks.com ), but hey maybe you want to go to NPR directly and make sure most of your money gets into the organization.
thermodynamics:
on my drive home today, they talked about ticket prices going down for mainstream acts and location-based festivals like SXSW being big. the reporter girl is a hipster for sure... she was dropping names left and right and even mentioned the pitchfork festival in chicago (i already forgot the name and im too lazy to google it) ...i started my commuting job at the beginning of the summer, so i haven't been as frequent of a listener till now, but before i thought it was for "grown ups" and i didn't want to accept it... but damn, npr is just fucking good.
thanks for the heads up about the cds... i think i'll check npr.org in a little while...
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