Best Little Radio Station on Planet Earth

For those of us lucky enough to live in the Tampa Bay area and are in the know, 88.5 WMNF is the pulse for everything non commercial here. If you're not in the know, click the link and start streaming live radio and let the sounds of community diversity fill your ears. The station was started by a handful of volunteers in 1979 by going door to door and collecting donations. They've come a long way since then, with the station now pumping out 70,000 watts to communities that surround the Bay area and a new "green"station building that was built with $1,000,000 of listener donated money. The music is diverse with shows lasting between 2-3 hours where you can hear all styles from reggae, salsa, americana, indie, trance, downbeat, hip hop, jamband, blues, jazz and good old rock and roll. And the public affairs shows from 10am-2pm every weekday are the answer to the mainstream ,narrow-mindedness of today's conglomerate media. Don't be shy, try something different >click here<.

Some of my favorite shows are Explorations by Michio Kaku - Tue @ 11am , The Freak Show - Tue @ 7pm(60's 70's rock and roll with 1 hour of live music) and In the Groove - Tue @9pm, and the blues show everyday between 2-4pm. One of the best aspects of this station is the commitment to bringing great live acts to the area. For example, a few weeks ago I was taken to see Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings at Skippers Smokehouse as a birthday present. If any of you were there you know how good that show was; if not, check them out soon if you can. So if you're tired of hearing the same 20 songs on the radio are up for a little variety to spice up your life, check out this station.