Commercial radio in the US is S-O-O-O-O bad, and -- worse yet -- so much of it is all the SAME!

Here in New Orleans, we are blessed to have not only a decent NPR station playing classical music and little jazz in addition to the great news and other features, but also our own community station, WWOZ, playing all New Orleans music all the time.

As a listener since the station's founding back in 1980, and as a volunteer for the past 2-3 years, I take every opportunity to let folks know they can listen in from anywhere on the globe, via:

www.wwoz.org

We're not trying to boost ratings or anything like that -- I'm not even sure there *is* such a thing as Internet ratings, and anyway it's a non-commerical station. I just want to make people aware of something they might *greatly* enjoy.

Those of you who like the blues will find plenty. Jazz, of course, makes up the bulk of programming. But there are also regularly scheduled progams of old-timey/bluegrass, Celtic, gospel, Cajun music; also, Latin, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Jamaican, etc., etc. Check out the website, which provides a comprehensive program guide for the weekly schedule.

I'm sure other members out there around the world have other favorites -- or, at least, favorite programs on internet-accessible stations. Let's share this information because, God knows, that broadcast radio is truly awful!