Favorite radio station of all time?

[Ankkor]

KFOG in San Fran in the 80s-90s

[ACHiPo]

Originally Posted by cleeds

That's a great station with a rich history! I think the only way to stream a station like that on an Aurender is to actually stream to something like an iPad or phone, and then use Airplay to send it to the Aurender.

Thanks. After I posted the question I did some more digging. It seems if I can find the URL I can use Aurender’s SHOUTcast:

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[cleeds]

Originally Posted by ACHiPo

... After I posted the question I did some more digging. It seems if I can find the URL I can use Aurender’s SHOUTcast ...
Sometimes it can be difficult to find the streaming URL of the station you're trying to add. Typically, the stream URL will end in .pls, .mp3, .m3u, or similar.

Yes, but not all streaming stations use those formats. WXRT is owned by Audacy (rebranded from Entercom) and I'm 99 percent sure they use a proprietary platform. Given the low bitrate of those streamed stations, you won't lose any fidelity using Airplay.

[JBT]

Originally Posted by Weirdcuba

KUT, Austin, Texas in the early 80s. God, I loved that station.

For a while, AM-1690 here in Atlanta was awesome. Crappy AM signal, but awesome content. Went belly up last year.

For a generation or so here in Atlanta, WRFG - entirely community run and operated. Pretty good, but not great sound quality, but awesome content. I am particularly fond of bluegrass and Americana and they play lots of it, with a very refined content selection.

I really miss good radio. I was dumb enough to invest big bucks in a great tuner just a few years ago (magnum Dynalab, MD108T SE). I love it and listen to it several nights a week, but admit that it is wretched excess and an investment in a fading medium.

KUT is still going strong today and if you have tune in radio you can stream it.

[clpetersen]

Originally Posted by Ankkor

KFOG in San Fran in the 80s-90s

+1. Another 'Foghead'. Moved to Boston in 2000. 'The River' station in Boston is great, but not quite the KFOG legend (yet).

[GSOphile]

WBT (clear channel 50,000 watts AM) Charlotte in the late '50s to mid-60s. This was before the rise of FM. They played terrific soft jazz at night. I believe WBT was one of the first three radio stations in the US. When traveling across the country to California summer 1962, WBT kept me company at night all the way into New Mexico in my '60 Chevy.

[Brettf27]

My favorite radios station of all time was WZMF-FM from Menominee Falls, WI. In the late 60 and 70s they featured album length Progressive Rock that I still love today.

[Weirdcuba]

Originally Posted by JBT

KUT is still going strong today and if you have tune in radio you can stream it.

I listen to KUT via Sonos in the kitchen and stuff all of the time. My buddy gave me a long sleeve kut t shirt he got during a fundraiser and it has been my good luck shirt to this day (bar exam, etc., et al).

Great station - I was in Austin in the early 80s - quite a different scene than one has now, but still great radio.