# KEXP

18 Hacker News commenters recommended KEXP and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Listener-supported Seattle radio station that people recommend for discovering new music through varied shows and live sessions.

## Why people recommend it

- Discovery of new music (5 comments): "KEXP in particular is a great way to discover new music that you might not normally listen to." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757997)) "they do lots of live shows, themed segments, etc, that really do enable discovery" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46760358)) "Most of the new music I've discovered over the past 10 years has been from them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946674))
- Eclectic, non-mainstream programming (4 comments): "They have a really varied set of shows and setlists, don't seem to be swayed by "we must play the top 40", genuinely care about music" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49519074)) "excellent listener-supported radio stations that are dedicated to nothing but introducing people to really cool music" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49523397)) "kexp.org is a great one based out of Seattle with a wild variety of shows and decades of history" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48187354))
- Loved as a local station (5 comments): "tuning regularly onto your favorite radio station (mine is KEXP Seattle" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49910865)) "I get plenty good music discovery on my local radio station (KEXP)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935528)) "I love radio more than ever now thanks to KEXP and KCSM!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49012108))
- Long-running station with history (2 comments): "kexp.org is a great one based out of Seattle with a wild variety of shows and decades of history" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48187354)) "playing interesting non top 40 music that have been operating for decades" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188007))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SomaFM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/somafm.md): 29 recommend
- [Radio Garden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-garden.md): 16 recommend
- [Radio Paradise](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-paradise.md): 12 recommend
- [Chiptune Radio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chiptune-app.md): 8 recommend
- [Radio Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-browser.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "KEXP", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kexp/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).