NTS, Resonance, RinseFm ... other internet-radio stations...

[Matthew_S]

NTS, ResonanceFM, RinseFm...

These are some internet (or started as internet) radio stations that also attempt to provide a wide range of programming, or at least programming that a listener may not find elsewhere.

Does anyone listen to these or other stations?

Anything to recommend?


Tangentially, I noticed that some of the shows are freely available for download or podcast.  Is that because they are, I think, UK-based (and thus not subject to the same legal restrictions as WFMU - actually, The Law why WFMU's music shows are not podcast, right?)

[nec13]

I don't listen to a ton of internet-radio, however, I have heard that CHIRP (I think it stands for Chicago Independent Radio Project or something) out of Chicago is pretty good.

[cavorting with nudists]

These are not eclectic in the WFMU sense, but they fill a need for me: The SomaFM stations offer a fair amount of negligible electronica and kitschily new-age stuff, but DroneZone and Doomed, and sometimes Digitalis and Lush, are reliable sources of good wallpaper music for when I'm working and need something in the ambient register: http://somafm.com/

[roubaix]

Jonny Trunk's show on Resonance is my favorite.  They only podcast one or two shows per month though.

http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/archives/category/shows/ost

I don't know the legal subtleties of podcasting music, but I know Resonance purchased some type of license.

Also it's funny the station doesn't have an in-studio phone.

[NJL]

Jonny Trunk's show on Resonance is my favorite.  They only podcast one or two shows per month though.

http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/archives/category/shows/ost

Seconded.  It really is great.

[Matthew_S]

Another to add - Grow Radio.  They seem to podcast every show they have:

http://growradio.org/podcasts

I may be delusional but I think some long-ago guest has or had a show on this station ...   (doing some digging, I may be thinking of Andrew Sandoval (the curator of the Where the Action Is compilation who has a show on a completely different station - http://www.luxuriamusic.com/ )

They describe themselves thusly:


Grow Radio :

– is a listener-supported Florida non-profit company.
– is located in beautiful Gainesville, Florida …go Gators!
– is produced by volunteers
– is a community Internet radio station
– is named so because we intend to grow community radio.
– plays music that you won’t hear on local terrestrial radio stations.
– plays original local music.
– is awesome.

[fonpr]

Another to add - Grow Radio.  They seem to podcast every show they have:

http://growradio.org/podcasts

I may be delusional but I think some long-ago guest has or had a show on this station ...   (doing some digging, I may be thinking of Andrew Sandoval (the curator of the Where the Action Is compilation who has a show on a completely different station - http://www.luxuriamusic.com/ )

They describe themselves thusly:


Grow Radio :

– is a listener-supported Florida non-profit company.
– is located in beautiful Gainesville, Florida …go Gators!
– is produced by volunteers
– is a community Internet radio station
– is named so because we intend to grow community radio.
– plays music that you won’t hear on local terrestrial radio stations.
– plays original local music.
– is awesome.

What show(s) do you recommend?