Best local radio (non-NPR) to listen to for news?

[Triana]

NPR this afternoon had "Americans for Prosperity" chief on bragging about how much Koch money they're spending to buy the United States government (state by state to start with then Fed as well) - and how much they hate Obamacare and would make it the centerpiece of their 2014 campaign. It was a feature on their 'Marketplace' segment. Just before that they "la-dee-daa'd" about how unions are dead in the U.S. because manufacturing has moved out of the country. Of course (IMO) they have it bassackwards and probably deliberately so. That is to say it's more likely manufacturing moved out of the country because unions became decimated. Also with decimation of unions went the middle class (they never mentioned that though). It was a very intereSTINK hour or so - all about Kochs and AFP and how Democrats cannot and never will be able to raise enough money to beat Republicans ever again because of the deep pockets of Koch, Adelson, Peterson, and their various Stink Tanks and front groups -- thanks to Citizens United. Honestly it was a veritable brag-party. They were celebrating!

It's sad because I like Diane Rehm and a few of their other segments. However, I haven't sent NPR any money in YEARS and never will again until they financially and otherwise separate from the Kochs, Wall St., Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, and whoever else bought them. They are not a "PUBLIC" radio service. Not anymore.

So. What else is there? Anyone? Anything? What do you listen to on the radio while getting ready for your day?

Unfortunately, NPR has become pretty much The Teabagger Channel, at least during their Marketplace segment. It's honestly barf-inducing the butt-kissing and propagandizing they do for Republicans and Teabaggers during that segment.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. I only use internet radio.

AM760 out of Denver is my favorite.

[defacto7]

2. I wish I had an answer to your question....

Diane Rehm is the only thing I listen to on NPR anymore and my support stopped long ago as well. Here locally in Utah, nada.

[hollysmom]

3. Still like Lenard Lopate. n/t

[rdharma]

4. There's AM 880 WPEK in Asheville

But it's got a very small broadcast area. I listen to its Internet feed.

Internet is really the best choice.

[Peace Patriot]

5. Totally agree with you about NPR. Blatantly corpo-fascist, almost unrelieved.

AND, when they have anything halfway decent--like Science Friday, or The Story--they CUT IT!

In my rural area (northern Calif.), I can get local public radio (KZYX), which has a number of great shows, including "Corporations and Democracy," the Farm & Garden Show, and, from NY, Democracy Now/Amy Goodman. It also has an occasional broadcast based on shortwave radio from other countries. NPR has a lien on them, so they are forced to broadcast NPR news, but they may eventually get out from under that debt and drop NPR. (A lot of listeners want them to drop it.) They've also cut local news, but KZYX does some excellent things. I highly recommend "Corporations and Democracy"--locally produced and spot on! What a truly great show!

I can also get Jefferson Public Radio out of Southern Oregon University. They have a number of good news/opinion shows, and they broadcast BBC News (gone corporate, but not as bad as our corporate news scum).

I get KGO in San Francisco, which has a couple of good leftist talk show hosts (Pat Thurston, Karel), but not nearly enough of it. Too much of KGO's air time is spent on traffic in SF and, of course, commercials--and they use ABC News on the hour (very superficial and corporate).

Any of these can be accessed on the internet--but I get them on my car radio.

My other option is FAR rightwing radio out of Fresno. Really, really bad.

Our public airwaves have generally become the "vast wasteland" that somebody in the '60s said they were becoming (can't remember who--FCC chair? Retired network executive?). ALL of these airwaves BELONG TO THE PUBLIC--not just the public stations. We need to bring back the Fairness Doctrine and anti-monopoly laws. But first, as I always recommend--first and foremost--we need to get rid of the corporate-run, 'TRADE SECRET' vote counting! We can't reform anything at all until we count our own votes again IN THE PUBLIC VENUE.

[Triana]

6. http://www.kzyx.org/ <-- thanks. Listening now on internet.

Probably can stream to other areas in the house.

I agree with you re: public airwaves - overrun with total corprat propaganda. I'm SO done with it. We need Fairness Doctrine restored or a new law that does the same thing - and yes publicly funded elections and PAPER ballots - hand-counted in public, IMO.

[marions ghost]

7. Agree totally

NPR sucks (except for Diane Rehm and Science Friday).

I almost never listen and never send money. Will not support what it has become.