Welcome

I'm Phil Critcher from Stone Mountain, GA. When I was a teenager in the Southeast US, I would spend hours at night listening to AM radio stations from as far away as I could. I was fascinated to be able to hear what was going on in cities like New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago and even Del Rio, Texas. It was like traveling without leaving my home town. Sports, music, local events, it was great!

Things have changed a lot since then - now you can hear radio from all over everywhere on the internet. And the sound quality is way better, too! This blog is designed to help you find the best radio on the web from around the world. Check out the links below, or browse the various categories to find what you want, then sit back and enjoy the ride.

Saturday, December 29, 2007

1027FM.ORG, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Just when I thought I had found the best classic rock station (Radio Fox), I find this one, which may be better. I don't know whether better is the right term. It's just different, and excellent in its own way. So all I can say is, check it out. If you like deep cuts from your favorite rock artists, stuff you don't normally hear, plus some hits to keep it interesting, then this is the place for you.
Web Site/Listen
128K Stream

"The Lunatic Fringe of the World Wide Web"

Friday, December 21, 2007

George FM, Auckland, New Zealand








A lot of great music here, from New Zealand. There are three different stations. George Jazz is a jazz station as the name implies. The other two are not so easy to classify, which I think is an asset, but so far the main feeling I get is funky jazz with a dose of hip hop. The DJs determine the playlists, so the selection of tunes is truly vast.
Web Site
Listen to George FM with MP3
Listen to Base FM with MP3
Listen to George Jazz with MP3
128K Stream

"At George FM, we pride ourselves on our unstructured music format. Our 75 presenters all arrive with a crate of their favourite tunes, and they have total control over the music they play. The result? An awesome collective library of over 1,000,000 tunes, with a total absence of high-rotate top 40 pop."

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

City Sounds Radio Smooth Jazz, USA

A companion station to City Sounds Radio Blues, it has an equally good selection of jazz songs, good to keep you listening for hours. Music that makes you feel relaxed and energetic at the same time.
Web Site
Listen with Windows Media Player
Listen with RealPlayer
Listen with MP3
128 K Stream

"Where the sounds of smooth jazz come alive."

City Sounds Radio Blues, USA

Great blues you can really get your teeth into. Mostly electric, but there's acoustic stuff as well. Will definitely keep your toe tapping. Absolutely nothing to complain about so far!
Web Site
Listen with MP3
Listen with Windows Media Player
Listen with RealPlayer
128K Stream

"Our mission at City Sounds Radio Blues is to assist in preserving an important part of our American heritage. We do this by airplaying blues artists who are educating the listening public through the music they produce. By doing this, we play many different styles of blues music from many different areas of the country. Blues is very regional and each area is represented by it's particular slant on the proformance of the music. Well.....it may be different, but it's all blues and it's all good."

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Radio Fox

A really excellent classic rock station that plays a great variety of tunes from all eras, including the current decade. So many times classic rock is the same 100 songs you've heard over and over. Not here. The variety and quality of the songs will keep you coming back.
Web Site/Listen with Player at Site
Listen with WinAmp/ITunes
128K Stream

Monday, December 10, 2007

Radio Transilvania, Romania

A pleasant station with mainly American and European pop fare. Songs are mostly in English, but there are other languages as well. Commentary is in Romanian, which I find is pretty melodic when you don't know what they're saying. Makes the commercials and the news a lot easier to take. Try it out. I think you'll like the tunes.
Web Site (in Romanian, loads slowly)
Listen with MP3
128K Stream

Monday, December 3, 2007

Decades Radio, Australia

Another web site that covers a lot of territory time-wise, this one from Australia. Because of its location, I'm hearing music that's very familiar and other stuff that may have been well-known in Australia, but isn't to me. I definitely like the mix. Nothing too heavy, just nice pop and light rock so far. This one goes back a little further than most, all the way to the 50s.
Web Site
Listen with MP3
128K Stream