Favorite Online Music & Talk Sites?

Howdy, FReepers. What do you like to listen to online? What Internet sites -- music and talk -- do you like to listen to, and why?

I'm always on the lookout for something new, different, entertaining or informative.

Here are some of my favorites:

MUSIC

http://www.icebergradio.com/ This is a great Canadian internet radio site, that has about 200 different channels to choose from—in the genres of Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Big Band, Blues, Classical, Country, Electronica, Jazz, Oldies, Opera, Pop, R&B, Rock, Urban, World, etc. Very few commercials, free to register, They even have a standup comedy channel.

http://www.radioparadise.com/ Pretty eclectic rock site. Old and new, definitely not your Top 40 type of radio. Reminds me a little bit of college music stations, without the stoned DJs.

TALK

http://www2.krla870.com/listen/ THE conservative talk radio lineup, IMHO. Starting in the wee hours of the morning, Bill Bennett. Then, feisty Laura Ingraham. Next, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt. All but Laura can be heard 24/7.

http://www.daveramsey.com/radio/home/ Great show about managing money, getting out of debt and becoming financially free. Dave is a little over the top sometimes, but his passion is infectious. You can hear the last 2 weeks’ worth of shows archived here.

http://www.npr.org/ I know, I know. They’re notoriously liberal, their hosts are smarmy and elitist, but doggone it, they do have some good shows. For example, “What’Dya Know?” And “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” are great fun. Even some of their interview and news shows are good in the sense that (1) they help you understand how the libs view the world, and (2) they spend more time and delve into topics more fully than almost any other news programs. I’m paying for it with my tax money anyway; I might as well get some use out of it.

What do YOU all like to listen to?

If you have a broadband or DSL connection, download and install the new Winamp version 5. It's free and it now has expanded capabilities to stream internet radio AND TV.

There are many, many hundreds of internet radio stations to choose from and you can sort them by genre. If you want to listen to late night talk radio, just scroll down and click "Talk". It will list out all the talk radio stations.

If you want to listen to some old time radio like episodes of "The Shadow", just scroll down and click on "Old Time".

You can do the same for internet TV. Watch reruns of The Andy Griffith show or even people doing Karaoke on their webcams. (Kinda weird).

There are hundreds of music genres as well...from Acoustic to Top 40 to Urban to Worship.

It has everything all in one package and it's worth the download.

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