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Stations On the Internet

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Bluegrass Radio
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Acoustic Box Office

Radio Stations with an Internet presence:

KDHX - St. Louis, MO
WAMU - Washington, DC
WEVL - Memphis, TN
WTJU - Charlottesville, VA
WXDU - Durham, NC

Radio Stations from the Mountain Empire with an Internet Presence:

The following stations in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Kentucky can also be heard via the Internet:

Other Lists of Stations and Programs on the Internet

Provided by Alabama Public Radio's All Things Acoustic

A list of Stations from around the world provided by the BO-MAN, who bills himself as "the first shock jock of bluegrass":

A collection of links with brief program information:

Internet Only Broadcasts:

  • Bluegrass Radio Broadcasting from Nashville, TN, the Bluegrass Radio Network's weekly hour-long program INTO THE BLUE is the most widely distributed bluegrass program in the world. Each week INTO THE BLUE features the very best in Bluegrass, Newgrass and Acoustic Country Music, as well as periodic interviews with the stars and emerging artists that are influencing the direction of the music. Each week INTO THE BLUE features the hottest cutting edge acoustic artists of today and the legends of yesterday. INTO THE BLUE is currently aired more than 100 times each week in 29 states of the United States and worldwide via on-demand RealAudio and MP3.
  • Sponsored by the International Country Music Association, radiocountry.org offers a wide variety of bluegrass and country music shows available over the Internet
  • Acoustic Box Office - Acoustic Box Office offers a twenty-four hour, seven day-a-week, on-demand video and audio library of festivals, concerts, and performances. While many of these selections are free, there is a fee for some.

Radio Stations with an Internet Presence:

  • KDHX - 88.1 FM, St. Louis - A community radio station serving listeners in eastern Missouri and south-central Illinois.

    Listen Live to KDHX (NOTE: All Times are Central Time)

    Bluegrass Breakdown, Sunday, Noon to 2:00 PM - Straight ahead Bluegrass, with a portion of the show featuring artists from Missouri and Illinois both past and present.

    Down Yonder, Saturday, 10:00 AM until Noon - A celebration of bluegrass music in all its forms - from its roots in old-time string-band music to the high lonesome sound of Monroe, the Stanleys, and Flatt & Scruggs to the new grass of today's artists.

    Mid-Day Jamboree, Saturday, Noon until 2:00 PM - Host Fred Gumaer brings you the history of country music including early string bands, bluegrass, western swing, honky tonk and rockabilly styles, as well as contemporary roots-oriented country artists.

    Country Function. Tuesday, 9:00 AM until Noon - The best Country and Bluegrass, featuring local artists and unknown artists whose music doesn't get air play at any other station; a heavy emphasis on older, classical country and lots of interviews.

  • WAMU - 88.7 FM, Washington, DC -WAMU, listener supporter public radio from American University, has been playing bluegrass and old-time country music since 1969. WAMU currently provides over thirty-three hours of bluegrass programing per week, including:

Eddie Stubbs Show, Saturday, Noon to 3:00

Jerry Gray Show, Saturday, 3:00 to 6:00 PM

Dick Spottswood Show, Saturday, 10:00 to Midnight

Bluegrass Overnight, Midnight Saturday to 6:00 AM Sunday

Stained Grass Bluegrass, Sunday Morning, 6:00 to 10:00 AM

WAMU also provides a bulletin board of bluegrass concerts and events for the Greater Washington Metro Area. For more about WAMU's Bluegrass programming, click here. Listen LIVE to WAMU

  • WEVL - Memphis, TN - WEVL offers a wide variety of old-time country and bluegrass programming, including: (NOTE: All Times are Central Time)

Car Tunes, Monday, 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Hard Corn, Tuesday, 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Hillbilly Jazz, Wednesday, 2:00 to 3:00 PM

Old Time Country Music Hour, Wednesday, 3:00 to 4:00 PM

Bluegrass and Beyond, Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Bluff City Barn Dance, Saturday, 6:00 to 10:00 PM

LISTEN LIVE to WEVL

  • WTJU - FM 91.1 FM, Charlottesville, VA - Listener supported community radio broadcasting from the University of Virginia. Click here to view WTJU's programming schedule.

    Cosmic American Jamboree (Folk), Thursday, Noon to 2:00 PM - From the quirky to the romantic to straight-ahead country music, this program features a blend of country and rock music, including such artists as Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Flying Burrito Brothers, k.d. lang, Uncle Tupelo, Lucinda Williams and others.

Sunset Road, Friday, 5:05 to 7:00 PM

A mix of contemporary folk, acoustic and related music, including Old-Time, Blue Grass, and New Grass.

The Old Home Place, Saturday, 6:00 to 8:00 PM

WTJU's only all-bluegrass show, playing songs from the First generation to the present.

Live music from the Prism Coffee House, Saturday, 8:00 to 9:00 -The Prism Coffee House is a twenty-one year old folk music cafe specializing in the traditional music arts and their influence upon contemporary music and culture. In addition to featuring the finest Appalachian string-band music from the nearby Blue Ridge on a regular basis, the Prism Coffee House has also held performances by renowned artists and songwriters such as Claire Lynch, Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, Tim O'Brien, Gillian Welch, Mike Seeger, and Norman Blake.

  • WXDU - 88.7 FM, Durham, NC - Public Radio from Duke University. Three hours of oldtime, bluegrass and Americana music.

    Listen Live to WXDU

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