Resources

Web Radio

Verified jazz internet radio stations from around the world — terrestrial streams, webcast-only channels, and national broadcaster jazz strands.

I. US Terrestrial & Public Radio Jazz Stations

17 stations

America's dedicated jazz airwaves — noncommercial and university stations that stream their broadcast signal live online.

WBGO wbgo.org Newark/New York's legendary jazz public radio station, broadcasting since 1979

WKCR Jazz wkcr.org Columbia University's noncommercial station, known for deep-dive artist tributes and historic jazz archives

WORT-FM Jazz wortfm.org Madison, Wisconsin community radio's long-running jazz programming block

WRTI wrti.org Philadelphia's classical and jazz public radio station

WDCB Jazz 90.9 wdcb.org Chicago-area public radio's full-time jazz station

KMHD Jazz Radio kmhd.org Portland, Oregon's public jazz radio station

KCSM Jazz 91 kcsm.org San Mateo, California's renowned full-time jazz station

Jazz24 (KNKX) jazz24.org Seattle-Tacoma's all-jazz online stream from public station KNKX

KUVO Jazz kuvo.org Denver's public station blending jazz, Latin jazz, and blues since 1985

KNTU 88.1 The One kntu.com University of North Texas station broadcasting jazz, Tejano, and classical music

WEMU wemu.org Eastern Michigan University's jazz, blues, and NPR news station

KSDS Jazz 88.3 jazz88.org San Diego's only full-time jazz and blues station, on the air since 1951

WCLK Jazz 91.9 wclk.com Clark Atlanta University's noncommercial jazz station serving the Southeast

WWNO Jazz (HD3) wwno.org New Orleans' first 24-hour jazz stream, from University of New Orleans public radio

KKJZ / KJazz 88.1 kkjz.org Long Beach, California's full-time jazz and blues station, owned by CSU Long Beach

WVIA — The Chiaroscuro Jazz Channel wvia.org Scranton, Pennsylvania NPR station's dedicated HD3 jazz channel

KJZZ HD2 — Jazz PHX kjzz.org Phoenix NPR station's dedicated jazz HD2 subchannel

II. Internet-Only & Streaming Jazz Radio

20 stations

Webcast-only channels and streaming networks built specifically for jazz listeners, no terrestrial signal required.

SomaFM: Illinois Street Lounge somafm.com/illstreet/ Deep house and downtempo grooves alongside classic bachelor pad and lounge jazz

SomaFM: Tiki Time somafm.com/tikitime/ Exotica, tiki, and lounge jazz for a retro tropical vibe

SomaFM: Secret Agent somafm.com/secretagent/ Spy jazz, lounge, and cocktail music for the cool and mysterious

SomaFM: Sonic Universe somafm.com/sonicuniverse/ Adventurous jazz, fusion, and avant-garde sounds

SomaFM: Bossa Beyond somafm.com/bossa/ Bossa nova and Brazilian jazz, laid back and sunny

Jazz Groove jazzgroove.org Listener-supported streaming network of straight-ahead and contemporary jazz channels

1jazz.ru 1jazz.ru A Russia-based multi-channel internet jazz radio network

Jazz Bites Radio jazzbitesradio.com An internet station streaming a broad mix of jazz standards and smooth jazz

Chayz Lounge Radio chayzloungeradio.com Chill jazz and lounge internet radio

Cool Jazz Network cooljazznetwork.com An internet radio network focused on cool and smooth jazz

ABC Lounge Music Radio abc-lounge.com A France-based internet station streaming lounge and jazz music

Jazz Variations jazzvariations.com An internet station spanning classic and contemporary jazz styles

JazzContempo jazzcontempo.com A Lima, Peru-based internet station for contemporary jazz

Smooth Jazz 247 smoothjazz247.com Round-the-clock smooth jazz internet radio

The Jazz Station thejazzstation365.com A 365-day internet jazz stream spanning classic and modern styles

Cladrite Radio cladriteradio.com Jazz-age, swing, and vintage popular music from the 1920s-40s

101 Smooth Jazz 101smoothjazz.com A dedicated smooth jazz internet station

RelaxingJazz.com relaxingjazz.com Mellow instrumental jazz for relaxing and background listening

Swing Street Radio swingstreetradio.org An internet station devoted to swing-era big band jazz

Jazz Sakura asiadreamradio.com A jazz channel on Asia Dream Radio's internet network

III. European Jazz Radio

25 stations

National broadcasters' jazz strands and dedicated jazz stations from across Europe.

Concertzender Hard Bop concertzender.nl A Dutch public broadcaster's dedicated hard bop and mainstream jazz channel

FluxFM XJAZZ fluxfm.de/channels/f85cb8db-5b6f-452d-ac37-7a958f170cd9 Berlin's XJAZZ festival channel, streaming on independent broadcaster FluxFM

ČRo Jazz jazz.rozhlas.cz Czech Radio's dedicated all-jazz station

Radio Swiss Jazz radioswissjazz.ch Commercial-free, high-quality jazz streaming from Swiss public broadcasting

Jazz London Radio jazzlondonradio.com An independent internet station spotlighting London's jazz scene

DR P8 Jazz dr.dk/lyd/p8jazz Danish national broadcaster DR's dedicated jazz channel

France Musique — Open Jazz francemusique.fr French public radio's daily jazz program and strand

ORF Ö1 Jazznacht oe1.orf.at Austrian public radio's jazz programming and late-night jazz strand

SWR Kultur — Jazz Session swr.de German public broadcaster SWR's jazz session program

Deutschlandfunk — JazzFacts deutschlandfunk.de German national public radio's long-running jazz documentary program

WDR 3 Jazz wdr.de West German Broadcasting's jazz programming strand

NDR Kultur — Jazz ndr.de North German Broadcasting's jazz programming strand

Polskie Radio — JAZZ.PL polskieradio.pl Polish national radio's dedicated jazz stream

YLE — Jazzklubi yle.fi Finnish national broadcaster's jazz club program

Sveriges Radio P2 — Jazzradion sverigesradio.se Swedish national radio's dedicated jazz strand

NRK Jazz radio.nrk.no Norwegian national broadcaster's jazz channel

RTBF Musiq3 Jazz rtbf.be Belgian French-language public radio's jazz programming

VRT Klara Jazz vrt.be Belgian Flemish-language public radio's jazz programming

Kosmos Jazz kosmosjazz.gr A Greek internet station dedicated to jazz

RTS Džezer rts.rs Serbian national broadcaster's dedicated jazz program

RTP Antena 2 — Jazz a 2 antena2.rtp.pt Portuguese national radio's jazz strand

Jazz Radio jazzradio.fr A Lyon-based French commercial jazz station

Nostalgie Jazz nostalgie.fr A French commercial network's jazz-focused channel

RNE Radio Clásica — Solo Jazz rtve.es Spanish national radio's jazz segment on its classical music channel

Jazz FM (UK) jazzfm.com The UK's dedicated jazz, blues, and soul radio station

IV. Other International Jazz Radio

11 stations

Jazz radio from the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

JAZZ.FM91 jazz.fm Toronto's dedicated jazz and blues station, Canada's only jazz charitable broadcaster

CBC Music cbcmusic.ca Canada's national public broadcaster's music service, with a strong jazz stream

CJSW 90.9 FM cjsw.com Calgary campus and community radio with regular jazz programming

Rádio Cultura FM culturafm.cmais.com.br São Paulo public broadcaster with jazz and MPB programming

Rádio Batuta radiobatuta.ims.com.br Brazilian jazz and instrumental music station from Instituto Moreira Salles

Jazz Café FM radiojazzcafefm.com.ar A Buenos Aires internet station dedicated to jazz

Kaya 959 kaya959.co.za Johannesburg station featuring a weekly jazz show within its broader lifestyle format

Shonan Beach FM beachfm.co.jp A Japanese community station with jazz and lounge programming

J-WAVE — Feel Like Jazz j-wave.co.jp Tokyo commercial station's jazz program

InterFM897 — Tokyo Crossover Radio interfm.co.jp Tokyo station's crossover jazz program

NHK-FM — Jazz Tonight nhk.jp Japan's national public broadcaster's long-running jazz program

V. Specialty & Niche Jazz Streams

7 stations

Focused channels for specific jazz eras and subgenres, from swing-era hot jazz to free improvisation.

181.FM BeBop Jazz 181.fm A bebop-focused channel on the 181.FM internet radio network

The 1920s Radio Network the1920snetwork.com Hot jazz, ragtime, and popular music of the 1920s and 30s

TheJazzVnU thejazzvnu.com A Latin jazz internet station

Radio Caprice: Avant-Garde Jazz radcap.ru A Russian internet station dedicated to avant-garde jazz and free improvisation

WNOZ 95.3 wnoz953.com A New Orleans smooth jazz station

AccuRadio Acid Jazz accuradio.com An acid jazz channel on the AccuRadio streaming network

AccuRadio Jazz Fusion accuradio.com A jazz fusion channel on the AccuRadio streaming network