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The Best Online Radio Sites

By ERIC DEGGANS

© St. Petersburg Times, published June 26, 2000


Check out these sites for some cool online audio programs.

News/talk

National Public Radio (www.npr.org): All NPR programs archived.

CNN News (http://www.cnn.com/audioselect/): All CNN's signature news shows in streaming audio.

Policast.com (http://www.policast.com): A political junkie's paradise; news reports and talk shows centered on politics.

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Pop music

Radio.Sonicnet (http://radio.sonicnet.com/): Home of radio stations programmed by MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and stars such as Supergrass, Amy Grant and Gangstarr.

MongoMusic.com (http://www.mongomusic.com): Collection of music-oriented radio sites.

Rolling Stone Radio (http://www.rsradio.com): The country's biggest music magazine offers Web radio, including a station programmed by David Bowie.

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Eclectic

KPIG-FM (http://www.kpig.com): Inspired eclecticism from a station in the Santa Cruz, Calif. area.

Spike Radio (http://www.spikeradio.com): Australian radio stream devoted to alternative and urban dance sounds, with lots of extras.

WFMU-FM (http://www.WFMU.org): A free-form radio station in New Jersey that has won Rolling Stone's station of the year honors several years running.

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Collections of Internet Radio Streams

RadioSpy (http://www.radiospy.com/)

Kerbango (http://www.kerbango.com)

Live365.com (http://www.live365.com)

Streambox.com (http://www.streambox.com) This index of streams is notable because of its editorial flair, picking a "Sweet" and "Stinky" stream of the week.

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