Not everybody knows that a lot of the music we feature at the Narrows CAN be found on the radio. It's just tricky finding it. And the reception in your area may not be so good.
Anyway, if you live toward Boston, there's 91.9 FM WUMB which can be heard fairly well in the Fall River/New Bedford area also. I usually lose it around Swansea when driving to Providence. It's broadcasting from UMASS Boston, but, unlike most college stations, it's truly a professional operation, although it is non-commercial. The local UMASS franchise in these parts has 91.1 FM WSMU, which is out of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
90.3 FM WRIU is good for a lot of Rhode Island and parts of Southeastern Massachusetts. It comes from the University of Rhode Island campus in southern Rhode Island (or as they say in Rhode Island "South County"). It's also non-commercial.
And from about Swansea east you can probably pick up 92.7 WMVY, which originates in Martha's Vineyard. I think they also have another place on the dial that serves Newport, but I don't know the frequency. If you do, please leave a message in the comments section. By the way, WMVY is a for-profit station, which we're happy about it. It proves that you can play great music and still turn a profit.
If you know of a great station I haven't mentioned, please leave a note in the comments section. Thanks to all the DJs, most of 'em working for no or little pay, for serving up the wonderful sounds with little glory. And thanks for promoting the Narrows!
Submitted by Steve the Emcee who loves heavy metal and just lost a great metal source, 100.3 FM WKKB. But he likes the new format at 100.3 FM too, so it's kind of a wash for him.
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