I love it when KMHD plays jazz. I just wish they'd do so more often. Repetitive pieces from music's…read more"terrain vague", often with insipid lyrics, bookended by requests for money, take up way too much time. KBOO's jazz shows are more consistently interesting.

This is by far the best radio station in pdx. Maybe I am bit biased but I have made some amazing…read moremusical discoveries from this station. Shout out to Derek Smith and The Morning Session, what a great way to start my day. I take kmhd with me wherever I go, home; work; traveling. Needless to say I am a huge proponent for this radio station and a lover of jazz. Tune in Portland listeners, 89.1 is where it's at.

"The only source of knowledge is experience." Albert Einstein…read more These days we live in a world that we need to be attentive to what's happening and going on in the world. Do you watch the news or listen to the radio? Mainstream media is not always the best ways to be abreast on what's going on in the world. Luckily, in all the chaos that we are bombarded with a voice of reason does exist. The logic and rationalism of one such radio personality, Clyde Lewis delivers. We need an understanding and balance in our lives. The big media organizations seem to dictate dogma to terrify our focuses. Beyond all that nonsense is a radio personality that makes you wonder and think outside the box. Our world these days is changing. Here's an example: the great state of California is under water being inundated with massive flooding. If you watch the mainstream media outlets these storms are caused due to climate change. Us as humans are the reason why the weather is so unpredictable and bad. The earth rotates around the sun, as a result our climate anomalies are not caused by "humans" driving their cars. Some damage is being done by humans, but to shut off fossil fuels and go completely "green" is insanity. What about the earth's regular rotations and cycles. How about the sun itself? We are alive on this planet because of the "sun!" Sure we have caused damage to our planet, but driving a car is not going to damage the planet as they say it's doing. Us all driving electric cars is not going to change the climate. Let's all get some common sense. How many nuclear weapons have we denoted in the pursuit of power? The war between the Ukraine and Russia, could that be causing some sort of weather disruptions. Who remembers the weather manipulations we used during Vietnam? All of our problems of the world. We watch the news and stuff just does not make sense. We need a platform that can discuss these topics as adults where we all have our opinions and bias but they are not judged, just discussed. Our world these days are unsettling. We have dreams that are unexplainable. Our universe is unbalanced. Maybe we live in a Matrix that's all made up. Who knows? But if you want a great listen about history, mythology, philosophy, and other topics that get historical reference give Clyde Lewis a listen. Logic and reasoning with great guest speakers. As a radio personality for over twenty five years, he can be compared to Alex Bell. His radio program is called "Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis." His broadcast can be found on the AfterMath app. He hosts the radio program on many different local stations all around the country. Find him on Facebook where he posts about his daily show Monday thru Friday. In our latest and greatest episode we call life nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. Each day brings new possibilities and challenges that could lead us to the brink of disaster. Tune in and have a point of comparison to make those speculations sound and have rationale.

I keep the radio in my room dialed in to KPAM. It is a locally owned radio station that has not…read morebeen consumed by a massive national conglomerate and forced to morph into ACME generic brand radio station. That alone should be celebrated in Portland. "Same Bob, new Job" These were the advertisements all over Trimet buses when I first rolled into Portland in 2003. I was leaving some beloved morning entertainment behind, and I needed something new and local. Quick! I found Bob Miller in the Morning on KPAM and have not looked back. The show is local, intelligent, and downright funny. The Lake Oswego Police Blotter every Friday morning is hilarious! It is run each hour, and I usually catch it at 8:10 a.m. Bob is currently followed by Clark Howard, a nationally syndicated consumer empowerment advocate. I hate big banks. So does Clark. I love to travel. More importantly, I love travel bargains. So does Clark. I love the latest and greatest tech gadgets. So does Clark. Clark and I are a natural fit, old buddies who have never actually met, or spoken. But the bond is there, nonetheless. On the weekends, there is the Handy Randy home improvement show. Randy rocks! There are great tips on how-to projects, interviews with people representing local resources, and more importantly, sage advice about the types of projects you simply should not attempt to do yourself without an electrical or mechanical engineering degree. I admit I occasionally require such a gentle reminder. Finally, there is Dr. Joy Browne, a pragmatic sweetie who inevitably calls everyone "Cookie." In addition to her typical call-in format, she is a huge movie and Broadway buff, so there are segments where she reviews that latest releases in theaters or openings on Broadway. She is passionate and caring and not overly "tough love" (a la Dr. Laura). Her program has been marginalized in recent years on KPAM, but like quarters in the sofa, she can still be found on unexpected occasions, which are usually met with a little "oh!" of delight.

Portlandia's radio station! This radio station keeps…read morePortland weird. If you listen during the day, it seems that they hand over their microphones to any yahoo or weirdo off the street with really far out ideas. The programmers seem to say to the long-haired barefoot bearded guy yelling at traffic, "Hey, why don't you come in here and preach your rants over the airwaves?!" The news on here seems to be on a purely local and biased basis. But that's okay, it's good to get the local viewpoints on things! It's nice to hear local politicians getting on the air and answering constituents' questions and addressing their concerns. I listen to KBOO over TuneIn online, but mainly tune in at night when they're not doing call in talk radio, and are just spinning the weirdest, most eclectic songs and bands. If you listen to this station long enough in the evenings, you're sure to find out some weird local bands. It seems that they play a lot of local acts and weirder stuff that's all pretty far out there. In all, it seems like this station is like if "Wayne's World" ran a radio station. The station doesn't have advertisements like other radio stations. It's a non-profit community radio station that is listener funded.

Open in App Brian L.'s Reviews…read more5.0 star rating As grassroots and community representing as it gets. Local and nationally produced news/discussion forums. WIDEST range of arts n music possible to fit in any radio. Listener supported. No ears or minds turned away for lack of funds...

Let's face it - radio sucks…read more Unless you're dazzled by the ditherings of shock jock radio, feel that npr makes you smarter, or are numb enough to just accept the bland helpings of your (insert genre here) station's latest "hits", radio these days just doesn't deliver. That said, KPSU sucks less. kpsu.org streams their broadcast on the internet 24/7, but if you want to chance the airwaves, take care to listen to 1450 AM only after 5 pm on weekdays. Before 5, the malicious and cunning student geniuses of Benson Polytechnic broadcast their pirate signal featuring show toons and cartoon themes in an effort to discourage you, talented listener, from reaping the joys of college radio. KPSU, alongside KBOO, features a healthy mix of local musicians and off-beat musical selections and radio personalities.

Fantastic music selection. Who would think an AM station with a great program director! Thanks…read morelove listening.

What can I add to Corwin's right-on review? KBPS is truly a World-Class station. I used to listen…read moreto WFMT (Chicago) a lot. There's WNYC, KDFC (SF) and KING (Seattle) - all excellent. Given the choice (and I have that choice thanks to on-line streaming) I go with our own KBPS. They have "Played in Oregon" hosted by Christa Wessel. Christa does a lot of interesting audience interaction via e-mail. Hear more local music on "Northwest Previews". Edmund Stone does request shows - let him know what you want to hear. Bill McGlaughlin. Robert McBride. Great hosts. Syndicated programs like "St. Paul Sunday" and "Metropolitan Opera" are pluses. I listen to OPB to get caught up on what's going on, then switch to KBPS. That's all the radio I need. Give a listen at www.allclassical.org.

A 24-7 Classical music station! Not only that, but one people listen to on-line from places as…read moreremote as Argentina! The selection is incredible, you get the NPR and BBC news bulletins, the DJs are knowledgeable and very listener-oriented. There's organ music on Sunday nights, a humorous show featuring talented young musicians called "From the Top", and they're even going to play the Star Wars movie music for us in celebration of Star Wars 30th anniversary! I've spent years listening to this station; while playing City of Villains, while doing my homework, trying to drown out the old Cobalt lounge I used to live across, and just to relax while looking out at the rain and not washing the dishes like I was supposed to. Not only that, but the fund raisers aren't obnoxious affairs rife with crap programming like PBS's are. In fact, this is often when you here some of their best stuff. This is definitely my favorite radio station in this town.

This is a free 80's radio new wave station. (There is also…read morea Electro/Goth station too.) http://www.sanctuaryradio.com/forums/home.php?pageid=listen It reminds me of when I was a kid cruising with my big brother in his Iroc with the T-tops. They take requests and they actually get played! No commercials. Donations are accepted.

KINK has been the same style of format since sign on in the 1960s. KINK is not like sister-station…read moreKZOK though - instead of remaining a "classics only" station, they grabbed the "triple A" format by its horns and did their own thing. Thankfully, the station's been sold into local hands again (Alpha Broadcasting) and hopefully will remain fully-staffed. KINK is pretty 'mellow' but at the same time does have hosts and new music that you won't hear anywhere else - except maybe on KNRK 94/7. I stream KINK online from Seattle because frankly, there's no commercial station like it up here. I miss being able to just click on the radio and have a general quality rock song available either on K-I-N-K or on 94/7. Not sure why the station changed their name to "Kink dot FM" while I lived there in 2006, though.

Love this station, especially Corey and Mitch in the morning. They keep me awake, entertained and…read morelaughing. Which is much needed to keep me from falling asleep at the wheel(I thank you!). Station does have a wide variety of music, but they also have their repeat songs like any other radio station out there. Overall I enjoy listening to them, and I love that they seem so involved with the community.

They used to be KOIN-FM, back when they started this station in 1948! I really like news radio on…read moreFM. Now owned by Alpha Media, the company actually headquartered here in Portland. I think that means that the local Alpha stations are probably the only locally owned broadcast facilities. This includes KBFF-FM, KINK-FM, KUPL-FM, KXL-FM, KXTG-FM, KUFO-AM, KXTG-AM, KWEE-FM. They have talk shows, but I only listen for the news, local and CBS Radio. The KXL talents are great, I only wish they had longer news breaks, it's great news. They really grab me when I'm backpacking out in the Gorge, somewhere out on the Pacific Crest Trail... late night by the campfire... one of my favorite times to listen to KXL.