There is something very cool, very curious, about being able to tune in to any station in the world. Spin the globe and pick a green dot. Hear Cher play in Novosibirsk, Russia, or Knights in White Satin in Port Chambers, New Zealand, and hear the same Uber Ads we hear in Australia in Peterborough, UK.
Radio Garden is a great talking point for the next family gathering.
Marvel at how many stations there are in America, and how few there are in China. Seriously. Are a billion people listening to the same ten stations in Guangzhou? Turns out there are a few more than it appears. A larger dot may link to 15 stations in the menu on the left.
But still, there seems a empty space there waiting for a civilizational mind to share.
Any station in the world…
There are not many stations in Africa. It’s a heartbreak kind of empty…
Somehow the world seems so much smaller.
On radio and in music English is the cultural paradigm. Many stations are not in English, but no other language appears on every continent, in so many songs.
Cannot find CBC Radio 1 :'(
Very nifty nonetheless!
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CBC Radio One : https://radioonlinelive.com/canada/cbc-radio-one/
Or: https://worldradiomap.com/ca/toronto , http://cbcmp3.ic.llnwd.net/stream/cbcmp3_cbc_r1_tor
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I have been using it for a couple of years and its fascinating how much alike we all are.
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Very few in Australia – could only get 4YOU in Rockhampton. No ABC or commercial stations at all.
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Probably not missing much, either.
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I found seven in Byron Bay alone.
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Many stations in Australia singing from the same song sheet.
This one yesterday putting Piis on children Start at about 2:12 for the venerable expert opinion.
How could a doctor draw such conclusions? ‘Post-infectious Inflammatory Syndrome’ was probably the best way to sum up her missive to vaccinate small children for an illness she had found not to be prevalent in children.
Different station same narrative. They are talking PiiS. This is on constant rotation on the radio.
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A similar web radio site is World Radio Map: https://worldradiomap.com
Adelaide, SA : https://worldradiomap.com/au/adelaide
@ Ken S: lots of ABC stations at this site for AU.
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Yeah but none for Rocky or anywhere else outside the big smokes.
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Thanks. A lot to pick from. By the way “Nights” not “Knights” in white satin.
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Really? Darn there’s another one I might not understand. I mean a Knight in white I can visualize. Even easier these days.
But a night? Nope. Must be another drug induced lyric.
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Port Chalmers not Port Chambers. It is on the Otago Peninsula, port of Dunedin
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I’ve checked this from time to time over the last year. From Skye to wherever. Low power FM stations playing crap music. Almost no local input. Don’t waste your time.
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Someone has been there – done that
Volksempfänger VE301
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksempf%C3%A4nger
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The ultimate time sink. Started in Saint Lo, then Manila, now in Casablanca.
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Lots od stations in English … but try a few in England itself, especially around the area I originally came from: Central, slightly West – Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton … Hmmm…
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Sorry Jo. It’s “Nights in White Satin”… not Knights
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Unfortunately if they start playing something unique, like an NFL broadcast, copyright restrictions stop the website from carrying the commentary.
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Jo,
Thanks – its a bit like youtube for your ears .
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And the best one, if you don’t like adverts is Radio Paradise, with several streams – mellow, world, rock etc.
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