The radio is the pits. Unless you are a Hot 97 devotee there is not really much good radio going on in New York. Rock radio is virtually non-existent save for the getting the Led out school of classic rock, pop radio is whittled down to less than 
twelve songs at any given time, talk radio is strangely conservative given the general liberal nature of the city.
If you want high quality radio there is but one place to turn in Brooklyn. That place is WFMU. The only freeform radio station seemingly in the world anymore. There is a wealth of quality programming on the station. There is old timey anthropologically excavated records on the Antique Phonograph Music Program. There is high quality rock from DJ’s Even “Funk” Davies and Terre T. There is globe smashing dance music with DJ Rupture. There is also a number of exceptional comedy weirdness from 7 Second Delay and Shut Up Weirdo.
The show’s best contribution to our culture is an unironically titled program called The Best Show On WFMU hosted by Tom Scharpling. It is a boundless three hours of “mirth, music and mayhem.” The channel is completely listener sponsored and offers it’s programs and their whole back catalog for free. They are currently offering premiums for donations. It is their sponsorship marathon and they are worth any money you can spare.
