Behold the power of the internet: I can now listen to my two favorite radio stations just by logging on to iTunes and double clicking! Will the wonders ever cease? Here’s the low-down…
***WERS|http://www.wers.org***: The listener supported, commercial free station run by Emerson college students here in Boston. Their programming is extreemly varied. They play everything from hip-hop to modern Israli music, from cartoon theme songs to Bob Dylan. Who could ask for more? My personal favorite shows are “The Playground”: kids music, “The Coffee House”: folk music, and “Standing Room Only”: Broadway showtunes.
***WMVY|http://www.wmvy.com***: Progressive radio broadcast from Martha’s Vineyard. This is the station most often playing in the kitchen in our house on MV. The music is an interesting mix of folk and rock with a smattering of reggea, oldies and more. I especially love hearing the local news, standby list and island/cape commercials. It makes it feel like summer all year round!
While I listen to these stations through iTunes you can also get a live stream through the websites above. I’d recommend you check them out. Listen for a while and let me know what you think!
And I’m personally a fan of WBZ AM on the web. 🙂 Nothing like getting traffic on the 3’s from the office. 🙂
I especially like web-streaming of WGBH public radio (Boston 89.7). You can choose to listen to previously broadcasted programs this way too. If I miss my favorite celtic program on Sat. afternoons (“A Celtic Sojourn” with Brian O’Donovan) then I can just listen to it via the web. They also have this feature for the jazz and classical stuff too.