# Radio Paradise

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Radio Paradise and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Independent, listener-supported internet radio that people use to discover new music and as an ad-free alternative to Spotify.

## Why people recommend it

- Good for discovering new music (3 comments): "has been my go-to for years. Discovered a lot of great new music through here." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49007440)) "has been a great source of new music discovery for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118772)) "two great ad-free ways to discover new music" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46520375))
- Long-running favorite for years (3 comments): "has been my go-to for years. Discovered a lot of great new music through here." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49007440)) "I use https://radioparadise.com for this, since more than 20 years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49518987)) "Radio Paradise being one of my go-to spots for such" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46475783))
- Ad-free and listener supported (2 comments): "Great radio, independent, opinionated, kind, reasonable, 100% listener supported." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49009593)) "two great ad-free ways to discover new music" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46520375))
- Alternative to Spotify (2 comments): "I replaced Spotify with Radio Paradise and soma.fm and have been enjoying these public stations a lot more" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49173215)) "there are enough other sources (e.g. radio paradise)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229606))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SomaFM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/somafm.md): 29 recommend
- [KEXP](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kexp.md): 18 recommend
- [Radio Garden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-garden.md): 16 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, "Radio Paradise", https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-paradise/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).