Best radio station ever!
Now that we’ve moved to Seattle, we’re lucky enough to be able to just turn on the radio in the car and get C895 over the air. I had always enjoyed listening to this radio station when I was up here to visit, but never found listening on the Internet to be nearly as convenient as turning on the radio.
C895 is one of only about 3 or 4 almost-entirely techno/dance/whatever-you-want-to-call-it radio stations I’ve found in the US. I know there’s on in Miami, and I think there’s one in Dallas. Maybe one in DC too? Anyways, as I’ve traveled around a few days at a time so much these last few years, I typically lock in on whatever is the “best” radio station in the area pretty quickly and I haven’t found too many truely great ones.
But here in Seattle, I ran into C895 probably within minutes of gettting off the plane the very first time. It’s just one of those sort of stations where as you spin the tuning dial past 89.5FM, you’re almost guaranteed to say — “wait just a second, I’ve only ever hear that song on BBC Radio1” or something to that effect. Just awesome.
They’re even one of just eight stations that make up the “Billboard Dance” chart.
But here’s the kicker. It’s a high-school radio station. Seriously.
I remember my high school radio station… and to be fair, I was never involved in my radio station in high-school, I just remember it… and it was nothing like C895!
Heck, I remember my college radio station (WUSC) at USC, where Jodi was actually quite involved (she ran a show there for a couple of years). I set up the first internet stream at WUSC back in 1998 or 1999ish, so it was pretty cool for the time (although by far not the first to do so). But the broadcast range and the shows hosted at WUSC paled in comparison to C895 (KNHC).
Wow. A high school radio station. With no commercials. And 90%+ great dance music shows.
