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Old 12-16-2009, 07:24 PM   #16 (permalink)
onodrim
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1) 91.5 FM - WBEZ Chicago Public Radio
This is the station I'm listening to 90% of the time when I'm in the car. It has news, music, theatre, human interest, comedy, documentaries... there's almost always something interesting to listen to.

2) 98.7 FM - WFMT Chicago's Classical and Folk Music Radio Station
Thankfully, this station is 90% classical. It's gotten me into trouble in the past - lulled me to sleep while I drove home from my junior prom in HS - but it's great that this station has managed to remain successful as radio becomes more homogenized. Like Chicago Public Radio, there are no commercials. Instead, there are pledge drives and occasional announcements about a sponsor. Even better, the people who run the station are truly passionate and knowledgeable about the music.

3) 780 AM - WBBM Newsradio
I used to listen to this station a lot more, until I found Chicago Public Radio. They deliver the news almost 24/7 with timely precision. For example, traffic and weather together on the 8's. The problem is it's all headlines, little substance, and often feels rushed. Sometimes that's what you want though, and it's nice to have a place you can go every 10 minutes for a traffic update on the road.

4) 92.7 FM - Dance Factory Radio, or WCPT Chicago's Progressive Talk
Most of the time I put this station on late at night when it's Dance Factory Radio. If it's late and I'm driving, especially if I'm alone, sometimes it's nice to have some upbeat dance music playing. I only occasionally listen to it during the daytime, when it's the progressive talk station. If I'm going to listen to the news, I'm going to listen to public radio.

5) 101.1 FM - WKQX Q101 Chicago's Alternative
As with most corporate radio stations, it used to be decent but now the majority of music played here sucks. Occasionally they come to their senses though.

6) 97.1 FM - WDRV The Drive
This is Chicago's classic rock station. Not much more to say than that.

7) 88.3 FM - WZRD The Wizard
This one is a college radio station. I've stumbled upon a lot of gems while listening. I'll let them describe it though: "We play whatever, whenever, and it is not unheard of to hear trip hop directly following some African chant. Many shows will follow a theme or mood, but genre reflects neither of these. The Wizard does what it wants."

So what do your radio presets look like?
Mine are almost identical to smeth's, in no small part because we often share cars along with similar likes and dislikes. However, the main difference is that I also have 101.9 The Mix and 103.5 KISS FM, because every once and a while I'm in the mood for some fun and catchy pop music.
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