RADIO STATIONS
UNITED STATES
NORTHEASTERN U.S.
WFUV
Frequency: 90.7 FM
Location: New York City (Fordham University)
Type: Public
Best Times To Listen:
-- Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
-- Saturday, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
-- Sunday, 8:00 - 11:00 AM
Station Format: Folk/Jazz/Blues/Bluegrass/World/Reggae/Traditional/Celtic/Mellow
Alternative (Saturday mornings: Celtic; Sunday mornings: "Sunday Breakfast",
formerly hosted by Christine
Lavin)
E-dress: wfuv@wfuv.org
URL: http://www.wfuv.org
WPKN
Frequency: 89.5 FM
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Type: 100% listener-supported community radio
Best Times To Listen:
-- Thursdays, 6:00 - 10:00 AM
-- Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
-- Fridays, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
-- Fridays, 6:30 - 7:40 PM
-- Fridays, 7:40 - 10:00 PM
-- 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Station Format: Utterly free-form. Above times are the vaguely
ecto-ish shows, but tune in anytime for a surprise!
URL:http://www.wpkn.org
WDIY
Frequency: 88.1 FM
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA (The radio station broadcast signal
will reach about 500,000 residents in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and
surrounding areas extending from Quakertown to the Blue Mountain to Topton.)
Type: Public
Best Times To Listen:
-- Tuesday, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (female vocals, very ecto)
-- Wednesday, 7.00PM - 8.00PM (folk)
-- Thursday, 7.00PM - 8.00PM (celtic)
Station Format: Classical/Folk/Jazz/Blues/AAA/Bluegrass/World/Reggae/Traditional/Celtic/Rock/Pop/Talk
(Weekday programming will include NPR news programs, local public affairs
talk shows, folk, jazz, blues, international and contemporary music. Weekend
programming will include NPR's All Things Considered and Weekend Edition,
Latin, folk, Israeli, Middle Eastern, new age, alternative rock and blues
music.)
URL: http://www.wdiyfm.org/
WXPN
Frequency: 88.5 FM
Location: Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania)
Repeaters:Wharton, MD (90.7 FM); Harrisburg, PA (88.1 FM); Lehigh
Valley, PA (104.9 FM)
Type: Public
Best Times To Listen: pretty much anytime
Station Format: "AAA", mainly. Originator of the syndicated
show World Cafe, has the distinction of being the
first station to really play the music of Happy Rhodes.
URL: http://www2.xpn.org/xpn/
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
WABN
Frequency: 92.7 FM
Location:(Not provided)
Type: (Not provided)
Best Times To Listen:
-- Monday - Thursday, 10PM - 2AM
-- Friday - Saturday, 8PM - 2AM
Station Format: (Not provided)
WHFS
Frequency: 99.1 FM
Location: Annapolis, MD
Type: Commercial
Best Times to Listen:
-- late at night
-- Sunday, 7:30-8:00 pm (Just Passing Through: a live-in-studio
show which has featured Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Jewel, Heather Nova
and Robyn Hitchcock, among others)
-- Sunday 8:00-10:00 pm (Now Hear This: various indie-pop, where
you can hear the likes of The Murmurs, The Glo-Worms and The Softies, among
others.)
--Other times you'll hear Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Jill Sobule,
Jewel etc. mixed in with way too much Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, etc.
Station Format: Alternative/AAA
URL: http://www.whfs.com
WRNR
Frequency: 103.1 FM
Location: Annapolis, MD
Type: Commercial
Best Times To Listen: Saturday mornings
Station Format: Very ecto-friendly. A lot of Jane Siberry, Sarah
McLachlan, Tori Amos, Patty Larkin, Ivy, Lisa Cerbone, Lori Carson, even
Happy Rhodes at times.
URL: http://www.wrnr.com
RealAudio available at: http://www.wrnr.com/ra/index.html
MIDWESTERN U.S.
WDET
Frequency: 101.9 FM
Location: Detroit, MI
Type: Public
Best Times to Listen: Middays and overnights are prime ectofare.
Station Format: Carries NPR and local programming with lots
of musical diversity. ("For We Believe" on The Keep was recorded
by Happy with Ann Delisi at WDET, before Ann moved to The
River)
URL: http://www.wdet.org
WHFR
Frequency: 89.3
Location: Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
Type: Community
Best Times To Listen: Practically anytime
Station Format: Their slogan is "Saving Detroit's Airwaves".
They play a wide variety of specialty music programming, and have very
good announcers for a station of this type. At onlt 270 watts, you need
a good radio to get them, but Dearborn is a fairly central area of the
Detroit metro, and the station is worth seeking out.
KFMG
Frequency: 103.3
Location: Des Moines, IA
Type: Commercial
Best Times To Listen: Practically anytime, but Sundays, 11:00am
to 12:00pm they run "Women Who Cook", featuring ecto artists
Station Format: Jazz/Blues/"Classic" Rock/"Alternative" Rock/"Adult
Contemporary"/Reggae/Celtic...
KIWR
Frequency: 89.7
Location: Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha, NE)
Type: Public
Best Times to Listen: Anytime
Station Format: Very ecto-friendly. Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos,
Patty Larkin, Patti Rothberg, Dar Williams, The Nields, even Happy Rhodes
at times.
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.
KGSR
Frequency: 107.1 FM
Location: Austin, TX
Type: Commercial
Best Times To Listen:Pretty much anytime (Sundays mainly devoted
to jazz)
Station Format: Seems to very closely keyed to listener requests.
They play a blend of folk, native (Texas), ecto, intellectual pop/rock,
with some reggae, dash of country, and smattering of world.
URL: http://www.kgsr.com
Audio available at: http://www.audionet.com
KERA
Frequency: 90.1 FM
Location: Dallas, TX
Type: Public
Best Times To Listen:Midday and late evening
Station Format:A balanced mix of folk, ecto, jazz or blues-influenced,
reggae, world, etc.
URL: http://www.kera.org/radio/index.shtml
KNON
Frequency: 89.3 FM
Location: Dallas, TX
Type: Community
Best Times To Listen:
-- Blues M-W 7-8
-- Thu 7-9
-- Fri 7-10
--Grey Zone (electronic/alternative) Thu 9-10
-- Reggae Thu 10-12
Station Format: Not necessarily "ecto", but overall very open-minded
WESTERN U.S.
KBCO
Frequency: 97.3 FM
Location: Boulder, CO
Type: Commercial
Best Times To Listen: Anytime
Station Format: AAA
URL: http://www.kbcoradio.com/
KCRW
Frequency: 89.9 FM
Location: Santa Monica (LA), CA
Repeaters:89.9 FM, and provides service to the greater Palm
Springs area at 89.3 FM on KCRY/Indio-Palm Springs, and Ventura and Santa
Barbara Counties at 89.1 FM on KCRU/Oxnard-Ventura. Translators carry the
signals to Antelope Valley at 88.1 FM, Ridgecrest at 107.1 FM, Santa Paula-Moorpark
at 102.3 FM, Ojai at 102.1 FM, and Banning and the Yucca Valley areas at
90.9 FM.
Type: College/Public
Best Times To Listen: Morning (Morning Becomes
Eclectic)
Station Format: NPR/Talk
URL: http://www.kcrw.org
KXPK ("The Peak")
Frequency: 96.5 FM
Location: Denver, CO
Type: Commercial
Best Times To Listen: Anytime
Station Format: AAA
URL: http://www.thepeak.com/
CANADA
CBC Stereo
Frequency: Several repeaters located across Canada
Location: Based in Toronto, ON
Type: Non-Commercial
Best Times to listen: Practically anytime
Station Format: Mix of classical, high-culture, eclectic and
Canadiana programming, mostly originating on the Toronto-based network.
Non-commercial, high power, quality programming.
URL: http://www.radio.cbc.ca/index.html
RealAudio Available At: http://www.radio.cbc.ca/cbcstereo.ram
CJAM
Frequency: 91.5 FM
Location: University of Windsor, ON
Type: Non-Commercial
Best Times to Listen: "It has its moments"
Station Format: Pretty typical university radio. 456 watts with
a signal that reaches most of the core area of Detroit.
URL: http://www.uwindsor.ca/cjam/
CIDR ("The River")
Frequency: 93.9 FM
Location: Windsor, ON
Type: Commercial
Best Times to Listen: Practically anytime
Station Format: Commercial AAA format, it has recently moved
towards more mainstream sound with more roots-rock in the mix. Still, it
is one of the first stations to have played the likes of Jewel, Tara MacLean,
Leah Andreaone and Patty Griffin. Music Director Ann Delisi is a fan of
Happy Rhodes and female singer-songwriters in general, and she brings some
interesting choices to an essentially mainstream format.
EUROPE
Radio 21
Frequency: 104.6 FM
Location: Belgium
Language: French
Type: State sponsored
Best Times To Listen:
-- Monday-Friday 10pm-0am (ectophilic)
-- Wednesday 2pm-7pm (alternative rock)
-- Sunday 11am-1pm (classic rock 70's)
Station Format: Not necessarily "ecto", but overall very open-minded.
The late night shows are a can't miss if you are an ectophile (Folk, ambient,
and alternative rock like Ani Di Franco or Maria McKee)
URL: http://www.rtbf.be/radio21/
AUSTRALIA
JJJ
Frequency: 107.5 FM
Location: Australia-Wide
Type: Alternative
Best Times To Listen: Any time
Station Format: Funded by the Government, this station aims
to provide a mixture of all "alternative" music and showcasing new/undiscovered
artists and music. Aimed at 18-24 market. Plays a lot of alternative rock
and dance music, with also bits of jazz, world music etc. Depending on
presenter, can be very ectophilic (usually more powerful stuff like Tori
Amos etc.)
INDIVIDUAL/SYNDICATED SHOWS
Acoustic Cafe
Hosted by: Rob Reinhart
Network: Independent
Day and Time: Varies by region, although usually carried during
the weekend
Description: Acoustic Cafe focuses on the best acoustic music
of singer-songwriters within the rock, blues, and folk genres. Acoustic
Cafe also features an exclusive live performance and interview each week,
along with many other live performances from their own archives.
E-dress: acafe@ic.net
URL: http://www.acafe.com
Echoes
Hosted By: John DiLiberto
Network: Public Radio International
(PRI)
Day and Time: Varies by member station
Description: Focus on ambient, electronic, synthesized music,
mainly instrumental; each hour features an interview segment with a different
artist. Occasional live performances ("Living Room Concerts").
E-dress: echoes@echoes.org
URL: http://www.echoes.org
Morning Becomes Eclectic
Hosted By: Chris Douridas
Type: Daily
Station: KCRW
Day and Time: 9am-11:30am
Description: "The station's eclectic mix combines world beat,
pop, jazz, rap, hip-hop, reggae, African, new wave, classical and new music
with numerous in-studio interviews and live in-studio performances."
URL: http://www.kcrw.org
RealAudio available at: http://www.liveconcerts.com/listening/kcrw/
Mountain Stage
Hosted By: Larry Groce
Network: Public Radio International
(PRI)
Day and Time: Varies by member station
Description: Live music ranging from jazz to blues to folk to
alternative. At least 3 performers per week.
URL: http://www.pri.org/webfiles/Programs/NewAge2.html#Mount
Women In Music
Hosted By: Laney Goodman
Type: Weekly
Station: Distributed to public radio stations in America via
the Public Radio Satellite System
Day and Time: Varies by station
Description: "Kate Bush... Patty Larkin... Zap Mama... What
do these women have in common? They're just a few of the female artists
featured on Women in Music with Laney Goodman. This weekly, one-hour radio
series is an eclectic mix of the best music of female artists -- both established
and emerging new talent from around the world. Women in Music is available
to your local public radio station via the Public Radio Satellite System
and on the Internet through AudioNet. "
URL: http://www.womenonair.com/index.html
RealAudio available at: http://www.audionet.com/shows/womeninmusic/
World Cafe
Hosted By: David Dye
Network: Public Radio International
(PRI)
Day and Time: Varies by member station
Description: Focus on new and classic Alternative, Folk, Jazz,
Blues, and World music, with live in-studio interviews and performances
E-dress: worldcaf@pobox.upenn.edu
URL: http://pobox.upenn.edu/~worldcaf/
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