Radio Paradise
Hacker ApprovedRanked 6 of 14 internet radios by recommenders
Independent, listener-supported internet radio that people use to discover new music and as an ad-free alternative to Spotify.
Independent, listener-supported internet radio that people use to discover new music and as an ad-free alternative to Spotify.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good for discovering new music
“has been my go-to for years. Discovered a lot of great new music through here.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “It's a shame what's happened to radio” “has been a great source of new music discovery for me”
Comment from 31 Jul 2026 in “Hacker Public Radio” “two great ad-free ways to discover new music”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “How Spotify Made Me Self Host” Long-running favorite for years
“has been my go-to for years. Discovered a lot of great new music through here.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “It's a shame what's happened to radio” “I use https://radioparadise.com for this, since more than 20 years.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Fastpotify” “Radio Paradise being one of my go-to spots for such”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?” Ad-free and listener supported
“Great radio, independent, opinionated, kind, reasonable, 100% listener supported.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “It's a shame what's happened to radio” “two great ad-free ways to discover new music”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “How Spotify Made Me Self Host” Alternative to Spotify
“I replaced Spotify with Radio Paradise and soma.fm and have been enjoying these public stations a lot more”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Spotify just hit 300M Premium subscribers” “there are enough other sources (e.g. radio paradise)”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Spotify Will Start Reserving Concert Tickets for Fans”
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 | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SomaFM | 29 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| KEXP | 18 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| NTS Radio | 17 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Radio Garden | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Radio ParadiseThis page | 12 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“RadioParadise is also a safe place for good music”
“I use https://radioparadise.com for this, since more than 20 years.”
“I replaced Spotify with Radio Paradise and soma.fm and have been enjoying these public stations a lot more”
“has been a great source of new music discovery for me”
“Great radio, independent, opinionated, kind, reasonable, 100% listener supported.”
“has been my go-to for years. Discovered a lot of great new music through here.”
“Indeed - radioparadise.com is a quite nice Internet Radio”
“there are enough other sources (e.g. radio paradise)”
“It is pretty much ideal for, as Larry Wall once said, letting music "wash over you" while coding”
“it does have a skip (and pause) mechanism, so if you really don't like something you can skip to the next one”
“two great ad-free ways to discover new music”
“Radio Paradise being one of my go-to spots for such”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.