Posted by Jetson21 on 1/4/2022 10:47:00 AM (view original):
For those that love jazz or want to try it and see what might be in it for them there are 2 fabulous terrestrial radio stations that you can listen to on all devices at all times.
The first is WRTI - the Temple University radio station hailing out of the town Ben Franklin built.
The station alternates classical during the day and early evening and jazz rules the night and early morning.
WRTI could easily be the best station for classical and Jazz anywhere.
The other station WGBO is full time jazz and is out of Newark NJ.
Both of these stations play very healthy amounts of the early waves of jazz from the days of Charlie Parker to the present but lots and lots from the fifties and sixties and early 70s.
They dont play new for the sake of playing new releases.
Only really high quality new albums that can fit the criteria of excellence and don’t expect any smooth jazz.
WRTI has a show and countdown on new releases each week.
They have Djs hosting and discussing what they play.
If you want to educate yourself about truly great jazz these 2 stations are the place to go!
WRTI has HD and HD2 stations.
Sometimes Jazz is on terrestrial but if you want to hear on google home or Alexa you can throughout most if not all of the time.
For Google you say - hey Google play WRTI Jazz 90.1 on Tunein.
And the corresponding request for Alexa.
WGBO is full time terrestrial radio - just ask to play WGBO in the regular customary way.
If you want classical it is automatic on the google home assistant - just say hey google play wrti and most of the hours it will play classical.
I kid you not that WRTI is both the best jazz and best classical stations in the United States.
1/5/2022 12:52 AM (edited)