The Radio Guide: Tune in Online
If you’ve ever found yourself wishing you could find a radio station that exclusively broadcasts video-game theme songs, it’s time to let go of the dial, and take hold of your mouse. The Internet is home to an abundance of stations that include FM, AM, online-only, and satellite; you can even create a station yourself. The sites below help you find stations, make stations, find programming, and choose services. You’ll also get a dose of radio history. For a Spanish-language version of the Guide, click here.
Expand All Guide SectionsFind Online Radio Stations
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Personal Internet Radio Stations
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Satellite Radio
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Public Radio
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Radio History
Now that you’ve found all your favorite music and programs online, you’ll need an excuse to sit at your computer and learn while you listen. Behold: your daily history and engineering lesson. The sites below provide a crash course in where radio came from and how it works.
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For radio history …
The University of San Diego
covers all the major topics and events in radio history since its inception. The site is all information and lacking in the design department, but its timeline of important people and programs in radio is quite comprehensive.
For how radio works …
Hope College
offers diagrams and succinct descriptions that explain how sound is transmitted over radio.
Who knew?
NASA
explains how radio waves work and explores some of the more diverse functions of radio—beyond carrying the top 40 from the station to your ears. The site is written for kids, but adults (except for astronauts and engineers) can learn something, too.
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