Internet radio stations & other alternatives to Radio 3

I have recently found French station Radio Neptune which plays a good variety of WHOLE classical pieces during the day, with minimal introductions, (no tweets, texts, trailers or new bulletins) and a wide selection of jazz during the evenings and nights.

Link :- http://www.radio-neptune.net/

Hello, yes, this is one of the best, if you like classical music. They play a very broad range but all the best traditional items with nothing too discordant. And they feature complete performances - they rarely split works. Jazz comes on in the evenings, which is when we switch off, as we don't like modern jazz. It's been around a while, and was actually quite an amazing school project by some boys from Brest many years ago. Local stations - ours down here in Lot et Garonne is 47 and not particularly good - are a mixed bunch, but there are also a lot to choose from so you can usually find something worth hearing on the car radio as you travel around. Closer to the Finisterre area of course you can get Neptune anyway - perhaps it also crosses the channel to some areas - but always it's available on the net anyway.

[Radio64]

Edit: Rads, I assume this is not relevant to PC access?

I suppose I'll find out on 01/01/2015

[teamsaint]

eh? will that effect someone like me who listens to BBC radio via the internet, albeit on PC not a 'radio' as such...
thanks

I didn't know you
could stream on demand programmes on internet radios.

But if I did, I would be bloody annoyed at the BBc changing this without consulting us.

typical !!

( how does one access on demand on an internet radio?)

Edit: Rads, I assume this is not relevant to PC access?

[Radio64]

Many internet radios will not be able to play BBC on-demand content after the Windows Media streams are switched off on Dec. 31st.

http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.u..._audio_formats

eh? will that effect someone like me who listens to BBC radio via the internet, albeit on PC not a 'radio' as such...
thanks

[anotherbob]

Many internet radios will not be able to play BBC on-demand content after the Windows Media streams are switched off on Dec. 31st.

http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_radio_progs/changes_audio_formats

[Beef Oven!]

Just spotted this in the Telegraph:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/l...-refugees.html

Although I've drifted away fro R3 over the years, I've found that a recently acquired habit of 'listening again' has brought me to some marvellous programmes on R3 & 4 lately. For example, episodes on 'Discovering Music' on R3 and the 'Analysis' series on R4.

[James Wonnacott]

Just spotted this in the Telegraph:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/11189757/Recommendations-for-classical-refugees.html

[gurnemanz]

I've just upgraded my bedroom radio to the new Roberts 93i (review here). I am extremely impressed. A very neat package with good DAB and network streaming. A new thing for me was its ability to link, using an individual code the radio gives you, to a website where you have set "My Favourite" internet stations.

[french frank]

I thought that was why you are here, and also running this site!

We live in hopes! The appalling fact is that people have become so programmed [sic] that most can't conceive of life without TV and/or radio. I am here and running this site as part of a campaign to get Radio 3 returned to a serious, professional, grown-up, intellectual station based on arts and music, presented to high standards. A station which prides itself on being different from other broadcast media, not trying to emulate its more populist relatives. But if that is asking too much, I might stop campaigning and stop running this site.

[Dave2002]

I access them through iTunes on my computer, but might be tempted to get an internet radio if I redevelop a need to listen to radio.

I thought that was why you are here, and also running this site! We know (I think) that you don't do TV. l

[Radio64]

...especially when you surf the waves of Clemmie's sibilants...

Well it was "Young Igor.." who got me going today!

Think on't..

[Nick Armstrong]

..and appropriately named "Radio 3 High" ..

...especially when you surf the waves of Clemmie's sibilants...

[Radio64]

R3 on i-tunes!

..and appropriately named "Radio 3 High" ..

Did y'all just hear that accordion duo doing Stravinsky? Blimey!

[Nick Armstrong]

R3 on i-tunes!

Recently junked the old FM tuner from my hifi in favour of the 320kbps R3-iTunes-Airport Express solution! Much better!

[Radio64]

R3 on i-tunes!