Pls tell me what public radio stations you listen to...

[ellenrr]

I used to listen to npr (New York) on my computer; they changed something and my computer can't get them anymore.
I can however get for ex. Wisconsin Public Radio which ain't bad.

I'm looking for a news station - or mostly news - non-commercial, just to have a voice on in the background, while I do whatever I do around the apartment, not something I'm going to necessarily listen close to.

npr for ex was not exactly my cup of tea, but for general news, for 'public interest' stories, I thot they were pretty good.

thanks

[baldguy]

1. WBFO

http://news.wbfo.org/#stream/0

[rurallib]

2. during the week I usually listen to Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann + democracyNow

on freespeech.org -- https://www.freespeech.org/ - radio shows on tv

Edit to add: Steph is on 6AM pacific, 9AM eastern tme - Thom 9AM pacific, Noon Eastern

No commercials - good lefty stuff. Stephy has previous recordings fill in the commercial spots when the radio goes to commercial, Thom does special stuff just for freespeech listeners.

sometimes I have trouble with the connection but if I refresh it a couple of times it usually holds.

If you want public radio, Iowa's and Minnesota's are both very good. I just don't care much for NPR itself anymore - tries too hard to be 'neutral' at the cost of reality.

Here are a couple of links - iowa - http://iowapublicradio.org/#stream/0
Minnesota- http://www.mprnews.org/ listen button on the right @ 1/3rd down from the top

[ellenrr]

3. thanks to both of you.

I listen to Dem Now every day, but i'm not looking for lefty radio.

i get enough lefty news from all my facebook sources, and I don't want to listen to something that is going to make me mad.
(or madder

just a voice in the background.
i do agree about npr- they are supposedly 'middle-of the-road' .
to me they are right-of-center.
sometimes, say if it is about Cuba or Venezuela, I have to turn them off.
but when they are just talking about general things, I can listen.

and I like the features like - forget the name-- radio Moth hour? those..

i will ck these links.
thanks.

[kimbutgar]

4. If you have a smart phone there is a progressive voices app where you can get all liberal

Talkers.

I subscribe to sirrius satellite and they have a progressive channel.

[marybourg]

5. KCRW (Santa Monica).

For WNYC you need to update your browser if possible.

[ellenrr]

6. yeah, am getting a new computer soon, but

am excited about finding all these stations I can listen to.

[ellenrr]

7. am listening to KQED - very good!

for example, from 6-9 tonite:

LATINO USA
Grit and Perseverance
Today at 6:00pm
Repeats at 1:00am
Elizabeth Ramirez and her friends were accused of child sexual assault and incarcerated for almost 17 years. The San Antonio 4, as they are known, claim they were targeted out of homophobia and a period of social hysteria called the 'Satanic Panic.'

LIVING ON EARTH
Flint & Environmental Racism
Tonight at 7:00pm
Dr. Robert Bullard says that the lead water disaster in Flint, Michigan is the latest in a long history of environmental injustice in the US, where working class and communities of color are far more likely to be exposed to toxic substances like lead.

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KQED NEWSROOM
PG&E Verdict
Tonight at 8:00pm
PG&E was found guilty of 6 criminal charges for its role in a deadly explosion in San Bruno in 2010. A jury found they obstructed federal investigation into the explosion of one of its pipelines – a blast that killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes.

[The River]

8. KVMR

KVMR.org is a small community based independent station in Nevada City, CA.
Local News,Democracy Now, local music festivals and
every genre of music you can think of except "commercial" crap.
All the DJ's are volunteers. Some shows only get
one hour, once a month, but everyone gets a chance.
Coming next "Kani Ka Pila" (Sunday 10AM PDT) 2 hours of Hawaiian
and Polynesian music. Listen here: http://www.kvmr.org/player/

[Buckeye_Democrat]

9. Sorry, replied to wrong person. n/t

[The River]

11. That's What My Ex Said

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. WYSO in Yellow Springs, OH for me, but it doesn't really meet your criteria. n/t