Chiptune Radio
Ranked 9 of 9 internet radios by recommenders
Recommended as a long-running, fast, free chiptune radio site that is well maintained and open source.
5 people recommended Chiptune Radio in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Keygen.music”.
Summary written by Claude from 8 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 4 of those comments still count.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 3 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 3 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 3 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 4 of the 6 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long-running and well maintained
“seems to be a better project and has been maintained for years”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Keygen.music” “This site's been around for a while and is really good as well”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “3D Pinball for Windows (1995)”
Other internet radios people recommend
The four most recommended other internet radios, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SomaFM | 28 | 0 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| KEXP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Radio Garden | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Radio Paradise | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Chiptune RadioThis page | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
Also compared with NTS Radio and BBC Radio 4.
What people said
4 of the 6 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This site's been around for a while and is really good as well”
“I hear some pops and clicks every now and then when playing music”
“seems to be a better project and has been maintained for years”
“it's great, and super fast to boot”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 3 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.