Came to KEXP just to get a Caffe Vita Del Sol and walked into a space that did not exist the last…read moretime I was around. It's gorgeous/huge and people are actually using it. I'm genuinely glad it's here. Brazil vs. Japan is on FIFA, my coffee is perfect, I grabbed a new Sub Pop tee because my old one is basically a thread, and my friend and I somehow scored the good leather seats. I walked straight into bliss and found myself in one of Seattle's best places to just exist for a minute.

Bay Area music radio sucks. To a certain extent, most music radio sucks these days, but when you…read morecompare the Bay Area's selection of stations (corporate, college, NPR, etc.) to, say, what you can hear in L.A. County, it's not even close--L.A. wins every time. I grew up and went to college in L.A. County, and I spent way more time driving and, thus, listening to the radio in the 1990s and very early 2000s than I do in the Bay Area. Put another way, when I lived in Southern California, I had radio presets on my car. I've lived in San Francisco since 2003 and have had three cars over that time, and I've never bothered with radio presets, because aside from KQED, KALW, and KPFA (none of which are really music stations), it's generally not worth listening to the radio for music here. Until 2024, that is. I was running errands for an upcoming weekend trip, and I happened upon 92.7 FM, which is technically KEXC but which is just a repeater of 90.3 KEXP in Seattle. Whatever show I caught was really cool and eclectic, a combination of a college-radio station and Santa Monica's KCRW. The music was familiar and new at the same time, and the DJ sounded like a very polished college DJ. Over the next few months, I continued to listen to KEXP whenever I drove, and then, when I wasn't driving as much, I started streaming it. It's an amazing station with a long, interesting history in Seattle. Its current iteration is nonprofit, but it's not an NPR affiliate, as far as I can tell, and while it is still somehow connected to the University of Washington, it's not purely owned by the university. If they play anything other than music, I've never heard it. Not all the shows are the same, and some DJs are more interesting than others, but it's generally worth listening to at any time of the day. They have some Bay Area sponsors and ads as well, and while I generally abhor ads, most of them are for small businesses both here and in Seattle, so it feels like real community radio.

Best Country station around! We love the variety of Country music. Mike in the Morning is our…read morefavorite!!! The entire staff are so kind and friendly.

We love KSQM and make sure to stream wherever we are--even on the trails in Yellowstone! Sassy…read moreSusan is a gem, and her weekly show with Ciscoe Morris is a hoot! We love all of their programming and special reports. So glad we saw their sign at the pumpkin patch and decided to tune in one day!

I feel so fortunate that I actually get reception for this station at my house…read more It astounds me that a small, local radio station can play such a variety of music. What other station plays Doris Day, Sam Cooke, ABBA, Andy Williams, and The Beatles alongside "Tara's Theme" from 'Gone with the Wind' and "The Impossible Dream" from 'Man of La Mancha'? All the hosts at this nonprofit station are volunteers and they each have their own unique and delightful presence on the air. They really do play "the best music ever made" and I derive much pleasure from anticipating what they'll play next. If only their signal was a little bit stronger so that I could listen to it wherever I go...

The Sound! This college radio station serves University of…read morePuget Sound in Tacoma Washington. I love listening to college stations, and they broadcast on TuneIn! I listen to it all the way in San Antonio, and love it! They're apt to follow a Bob Marley song with a synth pop song. They play grunge polka, flaccid jazz, retro fusion pop, and all the hits! They have award winning talk shows, all put on by students, and DJs who know their stuff. There are no commercials, since it's a community radio station. Instead they play public service announcements about how lobsters have feelings too! Super varied music, with funny weird DJs!

Great when on! Usually, off! However, this June past students time around classrooms someone, or…read moresomebodies, have upgraded the programming to mimic a real commercial radio station! If it had regular dependable hours, I would be overjoyed. See if this diverse programming lasts through the summer and into next fall and beyond. One day at a time is the best hope, or, more likely one hour at a time without deadtime.

We love listening to this radio station! Good country music, and good hosts! Thanks for the great…read moretime KBRC!

We love Glen! We wake up to him every morning. Awesome mix of music and trivia. Entire staff is…read morefriendly and happy.