The blues on the dial
Radio is where the blues survived between the records. This is a guide to the stations still carrying it — the handful with a blues format, the college and community stations that give it a weekly hour, and the public broadcasters that treat it as heritage.
- 73entries
- 35United States
- 17Canada
- 21Europe
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There is almost no such thing as a full-time blues FM station left. In the United States the closest are jazz-and-blues public stations and WWOZ in New Orleans; in Canada the last all-blues commercial station, Ottawa's Dawg-FM, dropped the format in 2016. What survives is a named weekly hour on a college or community station — and that hour is usually volunteer-run, unsponsored and one budget meeting away from disappearing.
So this page lists two different things and labels them: formats, where blues is a standing part of the schedule, and programmes, where it is one named show. Times are the stations' own published times, usually local. Always check the current schedule before tuning in.
- Blues-led format
- Named blues programme
- Internet-only stream
United States
35 stationsAmerican blues radio is a public-radio and community-radio story. The commercial dial abandoned the format decades ago; what is left sits on university licences, listener sponsorship and volunteer DJs who have often held the same slot for thirty years.
Blues-led formats 5
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KKJZ 88.1 — KJazz
Long Beach, California · public
88.1 FMjazz & blues format
Nothin' but the Blues with Gary Wagner, Sat 2–6 p.m. and Sun 2–7 p.m. Billed as “America's Jazz and Blues Station”.
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WDCB 90.9
Glen Ellyn, Illinois · College of DuPage
90.9 FM90.7 FM Chicago's West Loop
Blues Before Sunrise (Steve Cushing) Sun midnight–5 a.m.; Blues from the Red Rooster Lounge Sat 8–9 p.m.; Blacks & Blues Sat 9–11 p.m.; Hambone's Blues Party Thu 10 p.m.–midnight.
630-942-4200 office 630-942-4300 studio stream@wdcb.org wdcb.org
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WEMU 89.1
Ypsilanti, Michigan · Eastern Michigan University
89.1 FMjazz & blues format
Big City Blues Cruise with Joe Tiboni, Sat 7–9 p.m.
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WWOZ 90.7
New Orleans, Louisiana · community
90.7 FMNew Orleans roots
Blues every day: Blues Eclectic Mon 2–4 p.m.; Blues with DJ Giant Thu 2–4 p.m.; The Blues Breakdown Fri 2–4 p.m.; Blues in the Night Sun midnight–3 a.m.
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XRDS.fm — WXXO 88.1
Clarksdale, Mississippi
88.1 FMlow-power, blues & roots
Launched in 2016 as a 24-hour blues-and-roots service in the town usually called the birthplace of the blues.
Terrestrial status unconfirmed — several directories now list the station as online only. Listen online first.
Northeast 7
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WXPN 88.5
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · University of Pennsylvania
88.5 FMpublic
The Blues Show with Jonny Meister, Sat 7–11 p.m. — four hours on air for over forty years, from the 1920s to new releases.
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WPKN 89.5
Bridgeport, Connecticut · community
89.5 FMfreeform
Antique Blues with Bill & Joan Nolan (R&B, group harmony, blues legends); One Step Ahead of the Blues, alternating Sundays 6–8 p.m.; Cool Blues and Rare Records Sundays 8–11 p.m.
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WICN 90.5
Worcester, Massachusetts · public
90.5 FMjazz-led
Blues Hit Big Town with Marty Ayotte, 2nd and 4th Mondays at 10 p.m. — new and vintage blues, some zydeco and soul.
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WMPG 90.9
Portland & Gorham, Maine · University of Southern Maine
90.9 FMcommunity
Swingin' the Blues Sun 5–6:30 a.m.; Shades of Blue Tue 7–8:30 p.m.; the station's long-running blues franchise Evenin' Sun once aired six nights a week.
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WTJU 91.1
Charlottesville, Virginia · University of Virginia
91.1 FMcollege / public
Nothin' But the Blues Fri 9 p.m.; Walkin' Blues Sun 9–11 p.m.
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WVUD 91.3
Newark, Delaware · University of Delaware
91.3 FMcollege
Red Hot and Blue with Ron “the Roadblock” Smith, Fri 8–10 p.m. — more than thirty years on air.
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WPFW 89.3
Washington, DC · Pacifica
89.3 FMcommunity
Don't Forget the Blues with Scooter Magruder; G-Strings with Tom Cole, guitar-centred blues and roots, on air since 1977. Airtimes not published.
South & Southeast 8
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WRFG 89.3
Atlanta, Georgia · community
89.3 FMRadio Free Georgia
Good Morning Blues, weekdays 6–10 a.m. — including The Blues Therapy Show and Dance Wed 8–10 a.m. and The Blues Professor Wed 6–8 a.m.
404-523-3471 office 404-523-8989 studio info@wrfg.org wrfg.org
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WMNF 88.5
Tampa, Florida · community
88.5 FMcommunity
Mo' Blues Monday Mon 6–9 p.m.; Flashback Friday Fri 10 p.m.–midnight, blues, Southern soul and R&B.
813-238-8001 office 813-239-9663 studio dj@wmnf.org wmnf.org
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WDNA 88.9
Miami, Florida · public
88.9 FMjazz-led
The Blues Spot Wed 10–11 a.m. — Memphis, Kansas City, Louisiana and honky-tonk blues.
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WEVL 89.9
Memphis, Tennessee · volunteer-run community
89.9 FMcommunity
The Deep Blues Show Thu 6–8 p.m., repeated Mon 8–10 a.m.; Blues Today Fri 8 a.m.
901-528-0560 901-528-1990 air room wevl@wevl.org wevl.org
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KNON 89.3
Dallas, Texas · community
89.3 FMcommunity
Texas Blues Radio Mon–Fri 6–8 p.m.; Radio Blues Review Fri 9 a.m.–noon; Blues With Bonnie Wed 9 a.m.
214-828-9500 office 972-647-1893 studio knon.org
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KPFT 90.1
Houston, Texas · Pacifica
90.1 FMalso 89.5 Galveston · 91.9 Huntsville
Howlin' the Blues, Sundays 2–4 p.m., hosted by “The Blues Hound”.
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KABF 88.3
Little Rock, Arkansas · community
88.3 FMcommunity
Blues House Party Fri 3–5 p.m., the station's longest-running blues show; Real Blues with Al Alexander.
501-372-6119 office 501-433-0088 studio kabf.org
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KRVS 88.7 — Radio Acadie
Lafayette, Louisiana · University of Louisiana
88.7 FMpublic
The Blues Box with Raoul Breaux, plus syndicated Blues Before Sunrise; Zydeco Stomp Sat noon, zydeco, Cajun and swamp pop with blues.
Midwest 6
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WORT 89.9
Madison, Wisconsin · community
89.9 FMlistener-sponsored
Blues Cruise with Dave Watts, Fri 6–8 p.m.; Two for the Blues Sat 8–10 p.m.
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KFAI 90.3 / 106.7
Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota · community
90.3 FM106.7 FM St. Paul
Big Blue Train Sat 4–6 a.m.; Bop Street Mon 4–6 p.m. — blues, R&B and rockabilly.
612-341-3144 612-341-0980 studio kfai.org
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KKFI 90.1
Kansas City, Missouri · community
90.1 FMcommunity
Blues Kitchen with Junebug, Sat 9–11 a.m.; Lynn's Beautician Blues Show Tue 4–6 p.m.
816-931-3122 office 816-931-5534 studio kkfi.org
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WFHB 91.3
Bloomington, Indiana · community
91.3 FM98.1 Bloomington · 100.7 Nashville · 106.3 Ellettsville
Blue Monday, the station's blues specialty hour. Airtime not published.
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WAIF 88.3
Cincinnati, Ohio · community
88.3 FMcommunity
Kitty's Blues Thu 6–8 p.m.; Mr. Little's Hangout Tue 10 p.m.–midnight; King Records Hour Tue 8–9 p.m., on the city that pressed so much of the music.
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KZUM 89.3
Lincoln, Nebraska · community
89.3 FMcommunity
Blues Train, Back Porch Blues and World Gone Wrong Blues on the published show list. Airtimes not published.
Mountain & Southwest 4
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KGNU 88.5
Boulder, Colorado · community
88.5 FM1390 AM · 99.1 FM Denver · 98.7 FM Fort Collins
Blues Legacy, Fri 6–9 p.m. — three hours of blues with rotating hosts.
303-449-4885 303-442-4242 DJ line kgnu.org
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KRCL 90.9
Salt Lake City, Utah · community
90.9 FMcommunity
Illustrated Blues with Jolene, Fri 5–7 a.m.; also Backporch Blues Ramble.
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KXCI 91.3
Tucson, Arizona · community
91.3 FMcommunity
Blues Review with Marty Kool, Sat 5–9 p.m. — thirty years on air, 1930s to today, acoustic and electric.
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KUNM 89.9
Albuquerque, New Mexico · University of New Mexico
89.9 FMpublic
The Blues Show with Putnay Thomas, Wed 7–10 p.m.
505-277-4806 505-277-5615 requests kunm.org
West & Pacific 5
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KSDS 88.3 — Jazz 88.3
San Diego, California · San Diego City College
88.3 FMjazz-led
The Saturday Night Blues Ball with Ron Dhanifu, Sat 8 p.m.; Crossroads Delta Blues Hour with Roger Stolle, Fri 5 p.m.
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KBCS 91.3
Bellevue, Washington · Bellevue College
91.3 FMpublic
Living The Blues with Oneda Harris & Winona Hollins-Hauge, Wed 7–9 p.m.
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KPOO 89.5
San Francisco, California · community
89.5 FMPoor People's Radio
Weekday late-morning blues blocks including The Power of Blues Compels You with Marilynn Fowler, plus Tuesday Morning Blues and Blues til Sunrise at weekends.
415-346-5373 info@kpoo.com kpoo.com
Airtimes come from the station's printed programme guide and may be out of date.
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KRBX 89.9 — Radio Boise
Boise, Idaho · community
89.9 FM93.5 FM
The Juke Joint with Ev Hadden, Mon 5–8 p.m.; Shades of Blues with Dave Victor, Sunday evenings.
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KNBA 90.3
Anchorage, Alaska · Koahnic Broadcast Corporation
90.3 FMpublic / community
Blues After Hours with Bob Brown, Fri 8–9 p.m. — classic blues and R&B alongside Native artists.
Canada
17 stationsCanada has no all-blues terrestrial station. Ottawa's Dawg-FM held that licence from 2010 until 2016, when it flipped to rock. What remains is a strong campus and community tradition — and Holger Petersen's shows, which have been carrying the music since 1969.
British Columbia 3
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CFRO 100.5 — Co-op Radio
Vancouver, British Columbia · community co-operative
100.5 FMcommunity
Blues in the Dark with Ron Simmonds, Mondays 9 p.m.–midnight — billed as Canada's second-longest-running blues show.
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CFUV 101.9
Victoria, British Columbia · University of Victoria
101.9 FMcampus / community
Hand-Picked Blues with Gavin Hodgins, Thursdays 4 p.m., acoustic blues; Blues in the Morning on Fridays.
250-721-8607 manager@cfuv.ca cfuv.uvic.ca
Exact times are partly unconfirmed: the shows page groups programmes by day only.
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CFBX 92.5 — The X
Kamloops, British Columbia · Thompson Rivers University
92.5 FMcampus / community
Balmoral Blues Sundays 7 a.m.; Blues Boogie and Bop with Vince, Tuesdays 4 p.m.; the blues hiway — hiway 61 with Doc Charles, Thursdays 7 p.m.
Alberta 4
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CKUA Radio Network
Edmonton, Alberta · public, donor-supported
94.9 FM93.7 FM Calgary · 16 transmitters province-wide
Natch'l Blues with Holger Petersen, Saturdays 3–5 p.m. MT — on air since 1969; Friday Night Blues Party with Cam Hayden, Fridays 9 p.m.–midnight.
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CJSR 88.5
Edmonton, Alberta · University of Alberta
88.5 FMcampus / community
Calling All Blues with Grant Stovel & Graham Guest, Wednesdays 7–9 p.m.; Señor Blues with Qasim Hirani, Saturdays 7–9 a.m.
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Radio Cité 97.9
Edmonton, Alberta · francophone community
97.9 FMcommunity
Cité Blues with Alain Bertrand, Thursdays 9–11 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m.–noon.
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CJSW 90.9
Calgary, Alberta · University of Calgary
90.9 FMcampus / community
The Blues Witness with Cindy McLeod, Wednesdays 6–7 p.m.
Saskatchewan 2
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CFCR 90.5
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · community
90.5 FMcommunity
Rollin' & Tumblin' With The Blues, Sundays 8:30–10 p.m., hosted by Emma Finch alternating with Stan Budgell.
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CJTR 91.3 — AccessNow Radio
Regina, Saskatchewan · community
91.3 FMcommunity
Blues Rock Cafe Mondays 9–11 p.m.; World of Blues Sundays 1–3 p.m.; Redbeard's Blues Mondays 2–3 p.m.
306-525-7274 programming@accessnowradio.ca accessnowradio.ca
Manitoba 1
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CKUW 95.9
Winnipeg, Manitoba · University of Winnipeg
95.9 FMcampus / community
The blues genre page lists Balmoral Blues, and Bluesday ran for years, but neither appears on the current published schedule.
204-786-9782 ckuw@uwinnipeg.ca ckuw.ca
No fixed blues timeslot could be confirmed — check the current schedule first.
Ontario 4
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CKCU 93.1 — The Mighty 93.1
Ottawa, Ontario · Carleton University
93.1 FMcampus / community
Black And Blues with John Tackaberry, Sundays 9–11 p.m. — on air since 1978; Cap City Blues Thursdays 6:30–7 p.m.
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CFRU 93.3
Guelph, Ontario · University of Guelph
93.3 FMcampus / community
Blues Around the Block with Mac Dee, Mondays 7–9 p.m. — “all blues all the time”; also Blue Avenue.
519-824-4120 x53502 info@cfru.ca cfru.ca
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CFBU 103.7
St. Catharines, Ontario · Brock University
103.7 FMcampus / community
Eclectic Blues Tuesdays 7 p.m.; Blues Fridays 10 a.m.
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CKTI 107.7 — The Eagle
Kettle Point, Ontario · Kettle & Stony Point First Nation
107.7 FMcommercial / Aboriginal
The Blues Show Fridays 6 p.m. and Sundays 7 p.m. The playlist is a blues, country and classic-rock mix with an emphasis on local and Native artists — the closest thing in Canada to a blues-forward music policy.
Quebec & the Atlantic 2
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CKUT 90.3
Montréal, Quebec · McGill University
90.3 FMcampus / community
Cha Cha Cha In Blue with John Detcheverry, Sundays 9–11 p.m. — Montreal's longest-running blues show, on air since 1990.
514-448-4041 514-448-4013 studio ckut.ca
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CHMR 93.5
St. John's, Newfoundland · Memorial University
93.5 FMcampus / community
Blues Deluxe, Fridays 7 p.m.
709-864-4777 chmr@mun.ca chmr.ca
The published grid is a winter schedule; the slot should be re-checked each season.
National public 1
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CBC Music — Saturday Night Blues
National, produced in Edmonton
CBC Musicpublic network
Saturday Night Blues with Holger Petersen, Saturdays 6–8 p.m. ET. The show moved off CBC Radio One in 2021 and now airs on CBC Music only — older listings still show the Radio One slot.
Europe
21 stationsEurope kept the public-service habit, so blues survives on national and regional broadcasters as well as community stations — a weekly hour on NRK, a three-hour Monday-night slot on Polish regional radio. Germany and Belgium go further and run 24-hour blues streams alongside their main stations.
United Kingdom 3
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BBC Radio 2 — The Blues Show
National, United Kingdom · public
88–91 FMDAB · BBC Sounds
The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews, Mondays 9 p.m. A full-service station, not a blues station — but this is the biggest weekly blues audience in Britain.
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Jazz FM — Blues & Boogie
London & national DAB, United Kingdom · commercial
91.0 FMLondon · UK DAB
Blues & Boogie with David Freeman, Sundays 5–7 p.m.
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Digital Blues
United Kingdom · syndicated programme
SyndicatedDAB/FM in Essex and stations abroad
An award-winning weekly blues show carried by various stations rather than one frequency — check the site for the current carrier list.
Ireland 2
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Dublin City FM 103.2
Dublin, Ireland · community
103.2 FMcommunity
The John Wooler Blues Show. Slot not published on the station's blues index page.
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Near FM 90.3
Dublin, Ireland · community
90.3 FMcommunity
The Roots and Blues Hour, presented by Roger O'Sullivan and launched in October 2025; the station also carries Pat Farrell's long-running Behind the Groove blues programme.
France 1
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Radio Alpa 107.3 — Blues Club
Le Mans, France · associative
107.3 FMLe Mans
Blues Club, Sundays 9–10 p.m., repeated Mondays at 11:02, with Stéphane Legros and Pascal Verrier.
Germany 3
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RADIO BOB! — BOBs Blues
Kassel, Germany · commercial rock network
Internet 24/7blues stream
A dedicated all-blues channel run alongside the rock network — the nearest thing to a full-time blues station in Germany.
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ROCK ANTENNE — Blues Rock
Ismaning, Bavaria, Germany · commercial
Internet 24/7blues-rock channel
A continuous blues-rock webchannel, heavier than a purist blues stream but stocked with the electric catalogue.
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rockradio.de — Farmers Roadhouse
Berlin, Germany · independent internet station
Internetindependent
Farmers Roadhouse with “Farmer John”, Mondays 8–10 p.m.
Netherlands 3
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RTV Meppel — Blues Alert
Meppel, Netherlands · local public
Local FMcable
Blues Alert, Sundays 6 p.m., repeated Mondays 8 p.m. and Fridays 10 p.m.
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LOK — Blues & More
Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands · local public
Local FMpublic
Blues & More, Mondays 9–10 p.m.
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Radio Benelux — Roadhouse Blues
Netherlands · internet station
Internetblues programming
Roadhouse Blues with DJ Erik B, Wednesdays and Saturdays 6–8 p.m.
Belgium 1
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RTBF Classic 21 — Dr Boogie
Brussels & Wallonia, Belgium · public
93.2 FMLiège 95.6 · Hainaut 104.6 · Charleroi-Mons 99.1 · Namur 90.8 · DAB
Dr Boogie with Walter De Paduwa, Mondays 9 p.m.–midnight — all roots music, boogie to blues, rock'n'roll to cajun. The station also runs a dedicated Classic 21 Blues webradio.
Frequencies come from a secondary listing; the webradio is the reliable way to listen.
Italy 2
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Radio Popolare — Sunday Blues
Milan, Italy · independent
107.6 FMMilan · streaming
Sunday Blues, Sundays 7–9 p.m., with Davide Facchini and Luca Gattuso, plus Marina Catucci from New York.
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Radio Popolare — Blues e dintorni
Milan, Italy · independent
107.6 FMMilan · streaming
Blues e dintorni — a late-night weekly hour, “blues as the music of the soul”. Current slot not published.
Scandinavia 1
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NRK P2 — BluesAsylet
Norway · public broadcaster
NRK P2FM · DAB · also P1+ and NRK Folkemusikk repeats
BluesAsylet, Saturdays 6:03 p.m., running since 2004; programme editor Knut Reiersrud.
Austria 2
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ORANGE 94.0 — Roots of Music
Vienna, Austria · free radio
94.0 FMVienna · cable 92.7
Roots of Music with Bertl Blue — blues-focused editions, from R.L. Burnside features to new releases.
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Radio FREEQUENNS — Bluestime
Liezen, Styria, Austria · free radio
Local FMcommunity
Bluestime with Norbert Egger — a monthly feature plus blues charts and specials. Slot not published.
Switzerland 1
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RaBe — Blues Zeppelin
Bern, Switzerland · community
95.6 FMBern · also Radio LoRa Zurich and Diis Radio Valais
Blues Zeppelin with Mark Stenzler, Sundays 3–5 p.m. — on air since 1989 and a Blues Foundation “Keeping the Blues Alive” award winner in 2024.
Poland 1
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Polskie Radio Białystok — Strefa dobrego bluesa
Białystok, Poland · regional public
99.4 FMŁomża 87.9 · Suwałki 98.6 · Siemiatycze 104.1 · Białowieża 89.4 · DAB+
Strefa dobrego bluesa (“the good blues zone”), Mondays 7–10 p.m., with Kamil Kalicki, Marcin Kozłowski and Wojciech Kujałowicz.
Czechia 1
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Český rozhlas Olomouc — Bluesový podvečer
Olomouc, Czechia · public
Regional FMmujrozhlas.cz
Bluesový podvečer (“blues evening”), Fridays 7:04 p.m., prepared by Antonín Schindler from the station's Blues Alive festival recordings.
Stations that have gone
5 changesBlues radio lists go stale faster than record-shop lists, because a format change can happen in a single afternoon. These are the corrections most often missing from older directories.
Do not rely on the old listings
- KDHX 88.1, St. Louis — the community station was dissolved in 2025 and 88.1 FM sold. Its blues programmes moved to CRSTL.FM, a volunteer-run web-only station launched in February 2026.
- Dawg-FM, CIDG 101.9, Ottawa — Canada's all-blues commercial station from 2010, flipped to rock in August 2016.
- NPO Soul & Jazz, Netherlands — closed on 1 September 2026 and replaced by NPO Blend, which plays soul and hip-hop, not blues.
- Blues & Roots Radio — the UK/Canada internet network ceased broadcasting on 31 January 2024; its shows moved to podcast.
- Ruta 61, RNE Radio 3, Spain — RTVE's own page marks the programme “fuera de emisión”, out of broadcast. Treat it as archive.
How to listen — and how to keep it on air
Frequencies above are the stations' published figures, and most of these stations stream globally through their own sites; where a direct stream address is published we have linked it. Times are local to the station, so a Saturday-night show in Chicago is Sunday morning in Europe.
- Campus and community stations publish schedules that change every term. Check the site, not an old directory.
- Most of this blues is volunteer-made. Memberships fund it, and a request or a thank-you keeps the slot alive.
- If a show here has moved or ended, tell us and the correction will be made.
Corrections, additions and station news are welcome — send them to the archive. Compiled from stations' own schedules and published listings, November 2026.