Good free internet radio stations?

[Monster Dave]

the first 40 hours on Pandora a month are free. Then its 99c until the end of the month. If you want no ads then I believe it is around $36.00 per annum. I cannot afford that so its free for the first week or so then a buck for the rest of the month.
BGB

humm.....that's weird. When we hooked up our Bluray player it allowed for us to access Pandora but made no mention of fees of any kind. We've never seen a bill/charge.

[duccarlos]

Same with the Pandora iPhone app. No fee.

[JEFF_H]

pandora also now streams through Tivo.
(I dont think you need a paid account for that)

I also like the ability to select by genre (did it always do this and i didnt see it?) instead of only by artist/song as a starting point.

i pay for it as we stream it at work.
there are lots of device that are starting to support it to set-tops, internet TV's and blu-ray, stand-alone boxes and even car stereos.

think my XM is going bye-bye too

here's a free internet radio site to try- mediayou.net
lot of channels/genres

[orangelion03]

I listen to radioio at home and at work.  The free version has a few irritating ads, but they are short and the music selection is huge.

[Johnny OrganDonor]

You might want to check out the Logitech Squeezebox Duet.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/media-streamer-reviews/logitech-squeezebox-duet-review/

I got one earlier this year.  It's the best addition I've made to my audio system in a long time.  You can play off your computer music library but I just use it for internet radio directly from the wireless router.  The remote interface is great and it is an RC remote instead of IR so it can be used from anywhere in the house with no line-of-sight pointing etc.  

The only disappointment is that Pandora will only stream at 128 kb (basically mp3 quality) instead of 192 kb (even if you pay for the premium Pandora upgrade) unless you do a pretty involved modification to stream through your computer and hard wire to the Squeezebox.  It's too bad because the Squeezebox and Pandora seem to be made for each other - the Pandora interface on the Squeezebox is better than the the premium Pandora computer interface.   Pandora needs to make the fix and they say they'll get around to it.   It's not really a big deal, 128 kb still sounds pretty good to my ear.

[mitt]

Update -

My wife's birthday just came and went, so I got her a Myine IRA wifi radio.  It was $100, so I thought it would be a good introduction to what is out there...

http://www.amazon.com/Myine-Electronics-IR001-Internet-Adaptor/dp/B001SEQSDK


It is awesome.  I will probably give it a 4/5 starts due to the cheap remote that comes with it.  The GUI on the unit is actually pretty good, it is just text, but it is similar to a browser in forward and backward, so it is easy to get around.  There are no buttons on the unit, so everything has to be done with the remote.  If you are a person that likes to flip stations often, this unit is probably not for you.

My first choice was a logitech squeeze touch, and it still might come some day if we find this one is lacking due to the remote - it would get demoted down to the shop stereo. 

mitt

[pennyrobber]

http://www.sky.fm/

Sky FM is good for certain types of music. The Bebop and Piano Jazz stations are nice.

[dolci]

Another for Pandora.  It's about the only app that seems to be allowed through our firewalls here and most of us listen to it daily.

[Le Pirate]

I used to be a big pandora fan...well still am...it's just blocked at work. I now use accuradio. I'm not totally sure about what kind of indie/alt/rock selection it has, because I usually listen to instrumental (helps me focus). I also listen to soma.fm, if I want some downtempo chill out music. If I want my indie/classic blues/and international, I listen to a stream of my local public radio station (which does great music), KXT.org



I gotta check out radioparadise....but Pandora is still great (also never ran out of time/had to pay) 

[ryandalling]

Portland has 94.7/knrk and they stream live online. They also have an ipod/ipad app for it. They are pretty good with the indie/alt/rock music... but have the standard radio commercial schedule.. although they do tend to play more music than a lot of other local stations.