Indie rock radio station in Baton Rouge

KLSU 91.1

I've been hearing some Motown on KLSU lately. Is that what hipsters are into now?

If you can pick up Southeastern's radio station. I know it use to be pretty decent.

I'm partial to KLSU, as I go back to dorm-limited WLSU, but let's also tip a hat to:

1) Hootenany Power Saturday nights on WRKF 89.3. Taylor Caffery has been hosting the show for decades.

2) Mid City low-power station 96.9 WHYR also plays some alternative / indie music when they are not in political-talk mode.

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WTUL is great In NO...makes KLSU look like a bake sale

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I disagree 100%. The DJs are unbearable and the music they play blows half the time. Its like a competition to see who can play the most obscure shite (although they invariably sprinkle their playlists with token Smith or Joy Division songs). I want to hear modern alternative and indie music, not Romanian cereal cartoon jingles

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obscure Romanian cereal cartoon jingles

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In the early days of KLSU (then WPRG), I was on the air and received a call on the request line just blistering me for playing whatever newly-released music that was on. When asked why he was upset, the caller explained that he had already heard that tune once at the music store (Leisure Landing, if it matters), and he wanted to hear something else.

O-o-o-kay.

Think that show is still on. Pretty fun listen.

Saturday
3 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Arcade with Bender and Miniboss (Video Game music)

If you haven't visited the KLSU studios in years -- or even back to when they moved -- you should stop by and get the 10-second tour. Pretty sophisticated technology from what we played with at 103 E. Stadium.

These kids today...

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KLSU 91.1

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Unless things have changed, the stuff during the day is pre-programmed. The specialty shows at night and early AM are when the DJs can play what they want to play.

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KLSU 91.1

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This is the only radio station within hundreds of miles worth listening to, and it's a great one.