Who doesn’t like listening to music? Music makes us happy; it can make us sad and it can make us cope with difficult emotions. There are so many different ways these days to listen to your favorite songs and the easiest one is to find a radio station that plays your favorite tunes.
Finding the radio station that works for you can be a bit of a tricky task. These days there are so many radio stations that you probably don’t know how to begin and what to look for.
No matter what kind of music you like or what your favorite songs are, there is something that will fit your taste. Yes, YouTube is a great option, but between the long commercials and ads that interrupt the song, you will have to get up and skip things way too often.
To help you find just the right station for you, we compiled a list of the top radio stations available online right now. Most of these are free and if you want premium content, you can pay an insignificant fee that will allow you to listen to everything and anything you want to.
NTS
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On this radio station, you will find what you are looking for. And if you cannot do that, then you haven’t looked hard enough.
The station was founded by Femi Adeyemi in 2011 and it broadcasts from cities all around the globe. They use two main channels – the field recordings and through the studio that is based in Hackney.
Here you can listen to anything you want, from techno to experimental and from disco to classical music.
Dublab
The Los Angeles based station proved that eclecticism is not purely the preserve of East London. This radio was funded by member donations.
Five days per week it broadcasts DJs that can freely play the music they are passionate about. There is a special focus on supporting emerging creative artists.
If you want to listen to DJs that are testing the boundaries in more obscure and micro-genres, then this is the right station for you.
FIP
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France Inter Paris or FIP is already well known to people from France and individuals from all around the world. This station started broadcasting in 1971 and it follows the same rules of largely uninterrupted and carefully curated music.
If you live in France then you can listen to this station on your radio and for those who live anywhere else in the world, there is an internet station.
The station is based in Paris and there are regional locales in Bordeaux, Nantes, and Strasbourg. They have a pretty neat schedule, so you will be able to listen to chanson that’s followed by afrobeat. After that, the station plays blues or a little baroque. The day’s shows are repeated between 11 pm and 7 am.
Chillout Radio
This station is available for you online or on your smart device. You can listen to it both on iOS devices and on Android.
The radio station focuses on music that will help you relax, chill and become energized at the same time. Studies show that the right type of music can help you cope with stress and focus better.
Chill out Radio offers a blog section as well, for those who want to read more about music, entertainment, and even celebrity gossip.
Balamii
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This station is based in Peckham, South East London, but they broadcast from New York as well on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
The radio is available in the US and the UK at the moment and people from these countries can listen to a variety of different genres.
The focus of the Balamii station is more towards dance, electronic and hip-hop, but you can also listen to some really relaxing and chillout songs as well.
Worldwide FM
This station was created by the crate digger and sonic explorer Giles Peterson alongside Boiler Room co-founder Thris Tian.
As the name suggests, this station is available all over the world. Not only that, you can listen to music from many different countries here, so if you want to listen to new and exciting types of songs, something that’s exotic and you’ve never heard before, this is the station for you.
Sit back, relax and explore music that was made on the other side of the world, maybe you will find something new that you will love.
TSF Jazz
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Paris’s jazz station offers music for those you love this type of music. There are only a few genres that are as divisive as jazz.
On this station, you can listen to a mix of those classics that you either love or hate and you will be able to explore beats that are new and exciting. Jazz is the perfect music for chilling and relaxing. It will make you energized and it will help you rest without sleeping. This top radio station can take you to journeys you’ve never been on before.
Netil Radio
On this radio station, you can find anything you are looking for and Netil Radio is the definition of a community radio station.
If you are looking for anything between American boogie and African jazz, you will be able to listen to it on this station. It is so diverse that there is no way for you to get bored or want to change the frequency.
Soho Radio
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A station that has no playlists and no adverts, there are only DJs who are playing what they want and this is the recipe for success.
There were a lot of DJ guests on this station, starting from the dub icon Denis Bovell, Primal Scream bassist Simone Marie and Haçienda legend Mike Pickering. It is based in the center of London and you can listen to it online as well.
Do you have a favorite radio station that you don’t really want to change? Well, even if you do, trying new things won’t hurt you, and who knows, maybe your next favorite station is already on this list.
Just sit back, relax and let the music take you to new places and explore new lands. No matter what type of music you like, or if you listen to while you work, study, drive or just when you are in your bed, the right songs will make you feel better and function better.
