KDHX FM 88

Why would you listen to anything else? The soundtrack to our city.

Local music and more music styles than any station out there. You’re guaranteed to find at least one show hosted by their local djs you’ll like. Shout out to Rocket 88 and the monthly dance party!

KDHX is the best radio station in St. Louis. Period.
Forget about all that «music» that 105.7 FM, 107.7 FM and 94.7 spoonfeed you. I grew up thinking that kind of stuff was all there was, too, but finally finding a good community radio station a decade ago changed that.
Don’t let «community radio» scare you. Sure, there are a few novice DJs and some gardening shows, but KDHX is no hippie-​dippy radio station. Instead, 88.1 FM is the place that has the best, most varied music selection within its frequency range. No matter if you like punk, folk, rockabilly, pop, international, electronic or Irish, KDHX has something for everybody — AND its DJs will pull out stuff you’ve never heard before or had completely forgotten about. It’s just this rabbit hole of good music that leads you to discover more great tunes thanks to folks who care deeply about sharing their finds. KDHX is like Pandora, but with more focus and heart.
A few of my favorite music shows on KDHX, with my can’t-miss shows getting triple asterisks:
* Mystery Train
* Collector’s Edition
*** Rocket 88
* Feel Like Going Home
* Memphis to Manchester
* Fishin’ with Dynamite
*** The Greaser’s Lunchbox
* The Mixtape
* Interstate
*** Afternoon Delight
*** Bob’s Scratchy Records
* Musical Merry-​go-​round
*** Ska’s the Limit
* Songwriters Showcase
In addition to the music you hear on 88.1, KDHX also promotes the hell out of local music. We’ve got a ton of talented bands in St. Louis — some established and touring and some new and learning — and our community radio station does its best to bring those bands to the masses through radio interviews, local-​only radio shows, blog posts, community concerts (like its summer concert series in Midtown) and huge productions. The talent we’ve got in this city runs deep, and I’m proud that KDHX believes in these artists enough to feature them heavily.
Naturally, a community radio station like KDHX runs off of donations. After being in Tower Grove for so long, the KDHX studio is holding a capital campaign to move to Midtown in the old (new) Creepy Crawl building. In addition to station offices, KDHX is planning to include a music venue and other community-​driven features. It will be the perfect place for the perfect radio station.

I was so happy to discover KDHX this week! I absolutely love that I have FINALLY found a community radio station that plays music other than the same old stuff they play over and over again on the top 40 radio stations. Today was blues day at the station, which made for an awesome drive home.
Tune into this non-​commercial, local station!

The best eclectic radio station in STL. I personally can’t stand what radio has become but KDHX is an outlier to the typical stations around today.
Always great variety and excellent at keeping it’s listeners up-​to-​date on upcoming shows.

Ted Drewes, the City Museum, Busch Stadium, KDHX… these are the things I love about St. Louis and also make me homesick as all hell.
It’s the best damned radio station in the entire world, this I’m sure of.
Long live community radio.

Oh KDHX… You treat me so well. With all the election spin, I simply can’t stand my usual morning station. Your morning shows are so kind. I want to send out special love to Memphis to Manchester and Feel Like Going Home. See, in the mornings, I like music. I don’t want to be yelled at. I don’t want to be hassled. I just want some nice tunes to keep me company on my commute. The morning hosts do a spectacular job. If you’re sick of all the political malarkey, give 88.1 a try.

Still perfection to me… I recently got my copy of KDHX Live: Volume 8 (If you donated $ 88 during this Fall’s membership drive or are a Frequency member you get this wonderful gift!) and it has revived my love for this station… And plus cooler weather always gives me this mood for anything indie. Go KDHX!

Button one in the car and house. The best collection of all types of music. If you can’t hear it here it ain’t on in st louis. My favorite is the Dangerous Curves female singer song writer show. Followed by the blue grass shows.

When (if) I finally leave St. Louis, there will be a handful of things that I will truly miss. Very high on that list will be KDHX.
My word, what an awesome radio station. Yes, once in awhile you turn it on and it’s Albanian folk hour. Or it’s late at night and there’s some boring, tranced-​out techno stuff going down. But that comes with the territory. And I’ll embrace it if it means I get to hear all the great, weird, random, brilliant stuff that you hear on KDHX, and only on KDHX, all the time.
There are at least a dozen great bands I heard first on KDHX, a whole bunch of old stuff that would have skipped right by if I hadn’t heard it here, and many many old forgotten favorites its DJs have dredged up. Throw in all the cool stuff they do promoting local music and training community media, and this is no mere radio station. It’s something of a civic treasure. St. Louis is lucky to have it.

By far… THE best radio station in the St. Louis region. I become tired of hearing the blatant sexist and homophobic remarks on 105.7 The Point’s morning show one morn and discovered KDHX. I have never looked back. My favorites are Cat & Steve Pick & Darren Snow’s Rocket88. Sherry Danger is pretty freakin’ amazing as well. Love it love it love it!

My boycott of radio is over. Growing up, my dad listened to the Irish and bluegrass shows religiously, and dictated that we did too. I switched over to Greaser’s Lunchbox as I got older before moving away from St. Louis and completely giving up on radio. I hadn’t listened to the radio in years until a week or so ago a friend sent me a text late Thursday night, simply saying, «Turn on KDHX. I’ve found your show.» Being at work, I didn’t get this text until hours later, but knowing this friend knew my musical tastes well… I looked up the radio programs on that evening to figure out which one she was talking about. That’s when I discovered the playlists of not one but two radio shows back-​to-​back that blew my mind (i.e. played music I actually listen to on my ipod). Space Parlour and Nomadic Reverie, you have converted me!

Here’s a little local secret that I’m sharing with you: Greaser’s Luncbox. Hosted by Al Swacker on Thursday afternoons, it is by far my favorite radio show (and that’s saying a lot because I love me some, «Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me). Not sure of any other show where you can hear The Chiffons (1960’s Doo-​wop/​Girl Group), Trip Daddy’s (psychobilly punk), Conway Twitty (1950’s country) and Chuck Berry.
Luv ya lots, Al! You keep me tuning in every Thursday!

After having hosted my own show on KDHX for almost 11 years (The Wayback Machine, 1995 – 2006), I have to say that having this station on the air definitely makes living in St. Louis that much more fun, interesting, and is a genuine source of hometown pride. I can’t imagine life without it, actually. There’s something here for virtually every type of music fan out there, except for maybe Top 40 (is that even a commercial format anymore?) or the other generic cookie-​cutter type formats (young country, modern rock, etc.). But if you’re a fan of REAL music, then KDHX is for you. Blues, bluegrass, R&B, indie rock, punk rock, new wave, soul, garage rock, ska, reggae, folk, hip hop, electronic, world music, classic country, rockabilly, jam bands… you name it. KDHX serves the community by presenting programming unique to the St. Louis area as well as providing useful community events and concert information, and the station is always right out there in the community supporting various festivals and events. It truly is a gem, and I listen to it any chance I get.

Hurray for community radio! The only two stations I regularly listen to are KDHX and NPR. It seems that everyone in St. Louis that would listen to KDHX already does – meaning those of us who do not prefer top 40 whatever and enjoy hearing an incredibly eclectic range of music. But, if you’re new to the area, be sure to tune in to 88.1 on the FM dial. You can also stream online if you aren’t here or want to listen to a show that you recently missed.
With regular announcements of what’s going on around town, listening to KDHX is one of the better ways of finding out about concerts, various benefits, art shows, and plays. It’s all about community.
Of course, at any given time, there might be a DJ playing a genre of music you absolutely can’t stand, but other times you’ll be happy to hear your favorite songs by your favorite artists, or hear something exciting and new. The DJs (for the most part, if not always) take requests as well.

Come one come all to our very own listener supported radio station! It really doesn’t matter what sort of music you like, it will be featured on this radio station. The cool thing about this station? Demographics, charts and conglomerates do not decide what is played… by and large, You do! I love everything about this radio station! From the Greaser’s Lunchbox to the Soul Selector to Voices in the Dark, from Ireland in America to Pop Life, KDHX has it all.
They do listener support drives to keep them going, and whenever I donate I always get a cool cd or cd case in the mail. It is always well worth it! They even have Democracry Now broadcasts! Support KDHX and support your own style of music.

Dear KDHX,
I was sad when I moved away from your fm-​reach. Now the internet has reunited us. With your new archival-​feature, we have entered a golden-​age of our relationship, and I can relive our old-​times.
I was never a girl for high-​maintenance relationships. Once a week (friday at noon) I have a date with one Scratchy-​bob and his scratchy-​records. Bliss.
and seriously good radio.