Well over a year ago, my iPod decided to shoot itself in its little face, and it's never been the…read moresame since. I had to go back to using my REGULAR RADIO [good god, no...]. Fast forward to the present. I found a way to coerce the ol' iPod into working again, but day in and day out, I find that I prefer actually learning something about the world while I take my morning commute. 9 times out of 10 I'm tuning in to 97.3FM to hear the broad range of local and international talk, news, and music radio. Not to say that I don't get down with some Morning Edition and All Things Considered on 88.9, but sometimes you need to hear journalism from a little outside of your comfort zone. 97.3FM is the only place in the area that you can tune in to Democracy Now, Harry Shearer's Le Show, Tell Me More with Michel Martin, and Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan, among many, many other programs through the day. Also once a week, history nerds can get stoked on listening to Clay Jenkinson on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, and food nerds can drool while listening to Lynne Rossetto Kasper's The Splendid Table. And sometimes I get effing tired of listening to classical and jazz music ad nauseum. There, I said it. I said what's really on the minds of public radio listeners. 97.3FM really mixes up the musical offerings around RVA, and in any one night you can expect to hear punk, jazz, funk, hip-hop, zydeco, country, rockabilly, "folk," or whatever. The only downside is the very limited broadcast area, due to the "Low Power" designation. Depending on the day, I have reception north to past VCC, south to around 288, east to just past the airport, and west past Short Pump. Tune in and check it out. There's something for everyone on WRIR.

If listening to the radio makes you yell shut the **** up and punch the dashboard until the radio…read morebreaks, you will love this station. It reminds me of a european radio station, or something you could only get on the internet. but no there it is, sitting right there at 97.3 Way to go Richmond.

I recently started listening to this station. I am a fan of Top 40 music, but get tired of some of…read morethe other local stations' focus on the bubble-gum hits. This station throws in more hip-hop, rap and R&B tunes for a better mix. Also, they actually play music in the morning. Since there aren't too many local morning talk shows any more, and I'm not a big fan of any national morning personalities, I like that I can just listen to hits on my way to work. No stupid games or DJs who think they're a lot funnier than they actually are. Also, as another reviewer noted, they tend to throw in some old stuff, but not old like the annoying songs from last month, old like "oh, I haven't heard this song for a while and am happy to hear it again." This may be my new standard local station.

Love me some Hot 100.9. This station is brand new, and they advertise only 7 minutes of…read morecommercials an hour (Actually, they say they play 53 minutes of music every hour... do the match, that is 7 mins of commercials) and that is awesome because it means I can listen to it on my way to work... Frankly I also like this station because they play more than just whatever the number one song of the week is. The Top 40 station on XM plays the same three songs on repeat, but this station tosses in some older stuff... like Tupac on my way home tonight, and Biggie yesterday afternoon. I like that they play some stuff I haven't heard in a while, keeps me on my toes. If you like Top 40, check this station out. Its arguably just as good as the Top 40 station on XM, and maybe better.

I enjoy KISS radio on a daily basis. Especially DL Hughley. The station makes a point of address…read moreissues related to BPOC's.

Won tickets and they were very nice and friendly when I went to pick them up. I will definitely…read moreenter to try and win more tickets

Love the music love the station but getting tired of listening to that booster commercial…read morecommercial this is the 3rd time I heard it in the last 5 minutes this is getting ridiculous

This radio station is AWESOME I listen to the music every time I am in my truck. Way to go K95!!!!read more

This network provides quality shows! You can get whatever type of vibe you're looking for, from…read moreturned up to praise, and not to mention good music, DJ mixes and entertaining conversation. I haven't listened to radio in so long but because Bigtyme Radio Network doesn't play the same music over and over and consistently entertains, I'm tuned in! The variety of shows is top tier! The radio personalities and the DJs are fire!

Free newspaper? Yep, I'll take one of those…read more Interesting local news that took about 15 minutes to digest while I sat, uh, on the throne. I particularly enjoyed the story about the sales slump following implementation of the city cigarette tax. It was well written, well researched and included interviews with a number of local merchants. I'd like to have seen some comment from the politicians who voted for the tax. I did not see funnies or a crossword which would have made it five stars. [Review 12177 overall, 1961 of 2019.]