Good Radio Station?
 

Hello--

My husband and I are moving to the Villages next year and wanted to know what radio stations were good down there? We visited a little while back and didn't pick up much reception in our car for some reason. What does everyone listen to? Thanks so much.

-Janice D.

If you listen to talk radio, 540 (Orlando) and 690 (Jacksonville) are the ones I listen to. Reception in TV is some what spotty, but I can still listen during the day.

There is a lot of interference in our house. The touch lights interfere unless on high. The dimmer switch on the fan lights interferes, so I just don't turn the lights on that have a dimmer. And, the space heater in the bathroom wipes out radio in the entire house.

The local Villages station, 640, is good for the weather and information about TV, (The Villages), and I love 95% of the music they play.

I like NPR 90.1 FM.

And you should also be able to get the Orlando NPR station at 90.7. Sometimes when one is down (one seldom knows why), I turn on the other.

I should note, however, that I have these on only in my car. Since both separated their classical music programming out to the HD2 version, I still can't get it, except on-line.

SWR
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I did not like the reception I was getting on the radio, so I purchased a lifetime Syrius package for $500. I now have a subscription for life and I get about a 100 or more stations clear as a bell.

Pricey, but it was worth it to me as I listen to music 7 days a week.

The local radio plays terrible music and runs FoxNews. Go with satellite radio.

FM 98.9 WMMO out of Orlando. Soft rock with a slant to oldies.

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I like 98.9 FM too because they play mostly the 70's. :pepper2:

They play Fox News? Good. I have been writing these down so when we get there we will be all set for music.This is a very helpful thread.

Thank you all.

92.3 FM Country Western music from Orlando.

http://k92fm.com/

Sunny 720 AM:coolsmiley:

You can search for radio stations on the web and got to the radio station web site. Most have a "Listen Live" function that will give you crystal clear radio over your computer speakers. I listen to a few Florida radio stations at my home in Hawaii.

FM 105.9 & I subscribe to XM too.

Pandora radio
 

If you have an internet connection in your house you can listen to whatever music you like on Pandora radio, www.pandora.com

Sign up for XM Radio. They'll try to sell you the $13 per month premium package-- way too much in my opinion. After you turn it down, but before hanging up, they'll drag out the 5 months for $20 (total) deal. Hundreds of stations, many categories, crystal clear reception. Just covers the car radio, I believe. More $ if you want it on home radio, IPod, etc.

Another really nice easy listening station is The Dove 105.5 FM out of Tampa.

Here's a twist... right now I'm listening to Pandora with my cell phone connected to my home entertainment center. Sounds awesome!

If you can find a good one, LMK. On occasion, I can get 97.3 out of Miami, which plays R&B. Being a blues fan, this is about the best I can do -- I have found no Central Florida blues or R&B station.

Good tip on Pandora. Buy some quality speakers for your PC (and they're not very expensive) and you're good to go.

Thanks for the "heads up" with Pandora. I went there and liked it so much that I signed up. After I gave my information and clicked the button, it said that I am already a member and signed up for it last year!!!!!

LOL Isn't it fun to get older????:mornincoffee:

Wifi radios not only receive Pandora programming but will also receive tons of radio stations around the country that have feeds to the internet. So, chances are you'll be able to pick up stations from your former home town.

Got three of them ..........
 

Being a musician, I kinda like 103.7 FM out of Orlando. Soft Jazz. 720 out of Hernando is good if and when you can pick them up. Big Band music Saturday morning. The third is Sirius 105, an adult comedy station.
The worst is the local station here, just like their TV channel. Haven't changed their music or commercials in years.

If you have a computer connection you can listen to any radio station in the world via your computer and it costs you nothing extra. Almost all radio station have a "listen live" option on their web sites. The quality is excellent and you can use google to find any radio web site. Save the Serious money so you don't have to help support Howard Stern and use some of the saved money for an internet connection.
Bill from Duval

My observation on the local station WVLG is somewhat different. Commercials pay the bills so they can be repeated but the format has changed somewhat in the last 3 years, my frame of reference. The daylight music has gone from 40s, 50s, 60s to a more "boomer" oriented oriented mix with more 70s and 80s music. I have even heard them play Lady GaGa several times over the last month.

94.5 R&B (old and new)

103.1 Smooth jazz

What's the best easy listening station that one can receive on FM in The Villages?
Maribob

105.9 for mellow mix...95.5for classic rock

The best.

A great country station is F2 93.7 (KCountry out of Orlando)

:agree:

Love my Sirius satellite radio. At home, in my office, in my truck. Can't beat the variety of programming.

I listen to WVLG about 90% of the time.

Try "tune in radio" on the internet or I pad and listen to whatever you want. More than 100,000 radio stations.

TuneIn: Listen to Online Radio, Music and Talk Stations

I listen to streaming radio daily, favorite is WDBO out of Orlando.

Tolerance, diversity, and respect lacking in this response.

I have Sirius Radio with Fifties on Five being my favorite channel.However even Sirius is far from perfect.There must be 10,000 records from this era, so why should they play a song and then two days later they play that song again.I realize that certain songs were just so popular that to appeal to the masses, they are played over and over.But even with obscure songs they overdue it.For instance I bet very few people other than the "hardcore" oldies fan knows a song called "For God,Country,and My Baby" by Johnny Burnette.I have heard that song three times in the last two weeks.There are so many choices that you could go months even with twenty four hour radio,and not have to repeat a song.I'm sure the same pattern repeats with their other channels.

Today's network audio video recievers will allow you to listen to Internet radio, Pandora, Spotify, etc. I never hook up an am/FM tuner antenna anymore. Many of these recievers are multi zone and multi source. That means while hubby is watching the game in 5.1 surround sound in the living room, you can listen to Pandora outside on the lanai while your guests listen to there favorite local FM station from up north in the bedroom, all from the same reciever and controlled from a smartphone, tablet or PC. It's 2014, we have lots of great content available for Free. When we want and where we want...