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πŸ“» Recommended Radio Streams


A personally maintained and hand-vetted directory of the best internet radio streams. Explore hundreds of reliable stations across 40+ genres - from Dub and Lo-Fi to Jazz Fusion and World Musicβ€”along with a comprehensive guide to apps, tools, and stream-finding methods to ensure the music never stops.

Report an Issue: Help keep this list current by reporting broken streams or suggesting new stations via GitHub Issues!


Table of Contents


🎧 Apps & Players

Pick an app based on your device. These are the most reliable and radio-nerd–approved players.

πŸ“± Mobile (Android & iOS)

πŸ’» Desktop (Win, Mac, Linux)

🌐 Web & Utilities

  • Radiolise: Web app for TV and radio stations.
  • ScrobbleRadio: Track listening to Last.fm, Libre.fm, or ListenBrainz.

πŸ“» The Station Directory

πŸ“ A Note on Links:
To keep this list reliable, many links point to the official station website or web player. Direct stream URLs (like .m3u or .mp3) change frequently, while official sites stay up. If you need the raw URL for a custom player, check the guide below.

πŸ† The Starter Pack

Hand-vetted favorites. Start your journey here.

🧘 Ambient, Lo-Fi & Chill

🎻 Classical & Opera

πŸ›οΈ College, Freeform & Community

⚑ Electronic, Dance & Downtempo

πŸ•Ί Funk, Soul, Disco & Hip-Hop

🎷 Jazz & Blues

🦁 Reggae & Dub

🎸 Rock, Pop, Folk & Oldies

🌍 World & Regional

πŸŽ™οΈ πŸŽ„ Christmas & Holiday Music

πŸŽ™οΈ Live Recordings

πŸŽ™οΈ News, Talk & Scanners


πŸ’Ώ HiRes & CD-Quality Stations

  • Easy Radio: Lossless pop, rock, and electronic music from Bulgaria.
  • JB Radio: High-fidelity jazz, classical, and world music from Japan.
  • LapFox Radio: High-quality electronic, chiptune, and experimental music.
  • Le Bon Mix: CD-quality house, disco, and funk from France.
  • Magic Radio: High-resolution pop, rock, and classic hits.
  • Open Sky Radio: High-fidelity ambient, downtempo, and chillout music.
  • Radio 90FM Valencia: High-quality pop, rock, and local music from Spain.
  • Radio Bias: CD-quality indie, alternative, and underground music.
  • Radio Calico: High-resolution jazz, blues, and soul.
  • Radio Jeunes: High-quality pop, rock, and electronic music from France.
  • Radio Random: Lossless eclectic and experimental music.
  • Radio Sputnik: High-quality ambient, electronic, and experimental music.
  • The Cheese: Lossless indie, alternative, and underground music from New Zealand.
  • Violent Forces Radio: General trash and '80s thrash.
  • WBOR Radio: High-resolution indie, alternative, and experimental music.

🌐 Multi-Station Networks

  • 0nRadio: Extensive themed stations spanning pop, chill, jazz, and ambient.
  • 113.fm: Community-driven network with 70+ channels across all decades and genres.
  • 181.fm: A veteran internet radio network with reliable streams across standard genres (Rock, Country, Oldies).
  • Radio Caprice: A massive Russian network with specific channels for over 300+ micro-genres (High Quality AAC).
  • SomaFM: Listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio.
  • Zeno.fm: A hub for thousands of independent, diaspora, and community stations.

πŸ‘‘ Artist-Specific Stations (24/7 Β· 320 kbps AAC Β· Mono)

Hundreds of official, pristine mono streams – one artist, zero talking, pure CD-quality sound.

Instant search: β†’ you.radio/search

Direct URL format (works for 95 % of classic artists):
http://streaming.exclusive.radio/er/artistname/icecast.audio
β†’ lowercase Β· no spaces Β· no β€œthe” example: The Beatles β†’ http://streaming.exclusive.radio/er/beatles/icecast.audio


πŸ§ͺ Experimental, Nerdy & Scanners

Strange signals, automated broadcasts, and hardware hacks.

  • WebSDR: Control actual software-defined radios located around the world. Listen to shortwave and amateur radio live.
  • System Bus Radio: Wild project that transmits AM radio signals directly from your computer's hardware bus (no speakers needed).
  • Wide-band WebSDR: The famous University of Twente receiver. Scan the entire radio spectrum.
  • JetSetRadio.live: Fan-made recreation of the Sega classic.
  • GWES EAS Relay: Emergency Alert System relay network.
  • TildeRadio: Community-powered radio from the Tildeverse.
  • CoreRadio: Underground and experimental music.

πŸ”— Advanced: Finding Direct Stream URLs

If a station isn't in an app database, you might need to hunt for the raw URL yourself.

πŸ’‘ Pro Tip: Most apps listed at the top have built-in directories. Try searching for the station inside the app first. Use the methods below only if you cannot find the station in your app's search.

How do I find the Direct Stream URL?

  1. Check the site: Look for links labeled "Winamp," "PLS," "M3U," or "Direct Stream."
  2. The Firefox Method (Recommended):
    • Install The Stream Detector add-on.
    • Crucial Step: Go to the add-on Options and untick Ignore direct links to media files.
    • Play the radio on the website.
    • Click the add-on icon and select "Copy all visible URLs".
  3. The "Hacker" Method: Open the web player, right-click and select Inspect (or press F12). Go to the Network tab, filter by "Media" or "XHR," and then start the player. Look for requests ending in .mp3, .aac, .m3u, or starting with icecast/shoutcast.

πŸ—ΊοΈ Directories & Discovery Tools

If you can't find it in the curated list above, use these tools to hunt it down.

πŸ” The "Source of Truth" Databases

  • Radio Browser: The Wikipedia of radio. Open-source, community-driven, and the backend for most modern apps.
  • Radio Garden: The legendary 3D interactive globe. Best for visual discovery.
  • FMStream: The technical choice. Best for finding raw stream URLs (.m3u/.pls) for custom players.
  • Icecast Directory: The "Yellow Pages" of independent internet radio.

🀝 Contributing

I welcome contributions! This list is kept alive by the community.

How to submit a station:

  1. Check: Ensure the stream works globally (not geo-blocked).
  2. Format: If you can, please provide the link in this format:
    - **[Station Name](Link URL)** – Description (Genre/Country)
  3. Submit: Open an Issue or create a Pull Request.

πŸ’‘ Curation Note: This collection focuses on human-curated, unique, and high-quality broadcasts. To keep the list valuable, I generally avoid generic automated "Top 40" loops or low-bitrate streams.


❀️ Acknowledgements

Maintained by deroverda.

A shoutout to the community members who dropped a link or suggested a hidden gem:

  • Stream Suggestions: @Ukplugs4eva, @psychic_gibbon, @yubroyi, @WavingOrDrowning, @macccorehenni, @dotheemptyhouse, @naniwadanahi, @OBrien-Michael, and @JointRadio.
  • Resources: Big thanks to FMHY for documenting the broader ecosystem of streaming tools.

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