You’re excited for your next road trip. You gather up your favorite CDs and load up your iPod with your favorite tunes. The excitement is running high as you set off on your next adventure. You quickly play through the best of the best, singing along and bopping to the beat. But eventually that boredom sets in… You know, that boredom that comes with long trips – you’ve overplayed your favorite songs and exhausted conversation topics. You don’t feel like searching aimlessly through your music device for something else to play, so you turn on the radio.
In unfamiliar territory, this can be a pain. Searching through all those stations, listening intently, hoping for something decent. If you’re in eastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island, you’re in luck. I’ve catalogued all the best stations this area has to offer!
The following list gives the frequency, station name, music genre and official website of the most popular stations. I have omitted college radio stations as their signal can be poor outside of the city. This list does not work on Cape Cod as they have their own set of stations. Many of these stations allow you to listen right on their website – doesn’t help you much in the car, but this allows you to check them out beforehand so you can be prepared for your trip.
Here’s the list of FM Radio Stations in Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts, my personal suggestions are bolded.
-Adult Album Alternative-
92.5 FM – The River
http://www.wxrv.com/
-Adult Contemporary-
95.9 FM – WATD-FM
http://959watd.com/
99.1 FM – Today’s Easy 99.1
http://www.easy991.com/
105.1 FM – Lite Rock 105
http://www.lite105.com/
106.7 FM – MAGIC 106.7
http://www.magic1067.com/
-Adult Hits-
101.7 FM – 101.7 The Harbor
http://www.1017theharborradio.com
-Alternative Rock-
92.9 FM – Radio 92.9
http://www.myradio929.com/
-Classic Hits-
101.5 FM – Big Hits B101
http://www.b101.com/
105.7 FM – 105.7 WROR
http://www.wror.com/
-Classic Rock-
100.7 FM – 100.7 WZLX
http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/
They play a lot of amazing 60’s hits, which I love!
-Classical-
99.5 FM – Classical New England
http://www.wgbh.org/995/index.cfm
-Country-
98.1 FM – Cat Country 98.1
http://www.wctk.com/
102.5 FM – Country 102.5
http://www.wklb.com/
-Hip Hop-
94.5 FM – Jam’n 94.5
http://www.jamn945.com
They play the newest mainstream hip hop songs. You will typically hear the songs that dominate the iTunes sales charts.
106.3 FM – HOT 106
http://www.hot1063.com/
-Hot Adult Contemporary-
93.3 FM – Coast 93.3
http://www.coast933.com/
104.1 FM – Mix 104.1
http://mix1041.cbslocal.com/
104.5 FM – 104.5 XLO
http://www.wxlo.com/
-Public Radio-
88.1 FM – Rhode Island’s NPR
http://www.ripr.org/
89.7 FM – WGBH
http://www.wgbh.org/
-Rock-
94.1 FM – 94HJY
http://www.94hjy.com
97.7 & 107.3 FM – WAAF
http://www.waaf.com/
A very popular station that plays a good mix of recent and old school rock.
-Spanish-
100.3 FM – Latina 100.3
http://www.latina1003fm.com/
-Sports-
93.7 FM – Sports Radio WEEI
http://www.weei.com/
98.5 FM – 98.5 The Sports Hub
http://boston.cbslocal.com/category/sports/
103.7 FM – SportsRadio 103.7 WEEI-FM
http://www.weei.com/weei/shows-schedules/weei-1037fm-providence
-Talk-
96.9 FM – News/Talk 96.9
http://www.newstalk969.com/
99.7 FM – News Talk 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM
http://www.630wpro.com/
-Top 40-
92.3 FM – 92 Pro FM
http://www.92profm.com/
103.3 FM – 103.3 Amp Radio
http://1033ampradio.cbslocal.com/
107.9 FM – Kiss 108
http://www.kiss108.com
The most listened to radio station in the Boston area, their morning show is great.
-World Ethnic-
97.3 FM – Radio Globo
http://wjfd.com/
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