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Alabama
▼Alaska
▼- Galena, Alaska. KIYU 88.1 FM
- Koyukuk, Alaska. KOYU 98.1 FM
- Nulato, Alaska. KNUL 99.1 FM
- Kaltag, Alaska. KALG 98.1 FM
- Huslia, Alaska. KHUS 98.1 FM
- Tanana, Alaska. KTYU 99.1 FM
- Hughes, Alaska. KHUU 97.1 FM
- Allakaket, Alaska. KKET 95.9 FM
- Saint Marys, Alaska. KSYU 98.1 FM
- Juneau 104.3 FM
- Hoonah 91.9 FM
- Gustavus 88.1 FM
- Excursion Inlet 89.9 FM
- GCI Cable Juneau (stereo) Channel 871
- Nome 91.3 FM
- Tok 91.1 FM
- Eagle 91.7 FM
- Healy 101.7 FM
- Nenana 91.1 FM
- Delta 91.7 FM
- Bettles 93.1 FM
- Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Saxman 105.3 FM
- North Ketchikan, Ward Cove, and Ketchikan 107.1 FM
- Craig 101.7 FM
- North Point Higgins 90.7 FM
- Mountain Point, Hydaburg, Klawock, and Thorne Bay 90.1 FM
Arizona
▼Arkansas
▼California
▼- Fort Bragg, California. K201HR 88.1 FM
- Willits, California. KZYZ 91.5 FM. Also Clear Lake, Lakeport, Lucerne.
- Bolinas, California. K210EH 89.9 FM
- Lagunitas, California. K222CO 92.3 FM
- Borrego Springs, California KRAM 90.5 FM
- Calexico, California 97.7 FM
- La Jolla 89.1 FM
- Mexicali, Mexico 97.7 FM
- Tijuana, Mexico 89.5 FM
- San Luis Obispo 90.1 FM
- Santa Barbara 89.5 FM
- Cayucos 91.1 FM
- Lompoc 95.1 FM
- Paso Robles to Salinas 91.7 FM
- Santa Ynez, Avila, Cambria 90.9 FM
- San Rafael, California 1710 AM
- Sausalito, California 1610 AM
- Marin, California Comcast cable channel 26 via SAP, and as background audio on community cable channels 26 and 27.
Colorado
▼Delaware
▼Florida
▼- Apalachicola 96.7 FM
- Marianna 106.1 FM
- Panama City 89.1 FM
- Port Saint Joe 91.1 FM
- Tallahassee 88.9 FM
- Tallahassee Downtown 93.7 FM
Georgia
▼Illinois
▼- Galesburg, Illinois WVKC 90.7 FM
- Macomb, Illinois WIUM 91.3 FM
Indiana
▼- Muncie, Indiana. WBST 92.1 FM
- Marion, Indiana. WBSW 90.9 FM
- Hagerstown/New Castle, Indiana. WBSH 91.1 FM
Iowa
▼- Burlington K292GR 106.3 FM
- Keokuk WIUW 89.5 FM
Kansas
▼- Ashland, Kansas K222BJ 92.3 FM
- Atwood, Kansas K237CN 95.3 FM
- Brewster, Kansas KZNK 90.1 FM
- Colby, Kansas KZCK 88.1 FM
- Elkhart, Kansas KZNZ 91.5 FM
- Garden City, Kansas KANZ 91.1 FM
- Hays, Kansas KZAN 91.7 FM
- Hill City, Kansas KZNA 90.5 FM
- Liberal, Kansas K242AK 96.3 FM
- Tribune, Kansas K208CL 89.5 FM
- St. Francis, Kansas K242AP 96.3 FM
- Great Bend-Hays, Kansas 90.9 FM
- Salina-Manhattan, Kansas. 89.5 FM
- Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas. KHCC 90.1 FM
Kentucky
▼- Somerset WDCL FM 89.7 FM
- Henderson/Owensboro WKPB FM 89.5 FM
- Elizabethtown WKUE FM 90.9 FM
- Somerset W277AA 103.3 FM
- Lexington, Kentucky 88.9 FM
- Hazard, Kentucky 90.9 FM
- Corbin, Kentucky 88.5 FM
- Frankfort, Kentucky 106.7 FM
- Harlan, Kentucky 96.3 FM
- Pineville, Kentucky 90.1 FM
- Barbourville, Kentucky 96.9 FM
- Pikeville, Kentucky 95.1 FM
- Middlesboro, Kentucky 102.5 FM
- Madisonville, Kentucky. WKMD 90.9 FM. Also reaching Providence, Princeton, and Owensboro.
- Fulton, Kentucky. WKMT 89.5 FM. Also reaching Union City, Martin, Mayfield, and Hickman.
Louisiana
▼- Shreveport/Bossier, Louisiana. KDAQ 89.9 FM
- Grambling, Louisiana. K214CE 90.7 FM
- Alexandria/Pineville, Louisiana. KLSA 90.7 FM
Maryland
▼Massachusetts
▼Michigan
▼- WCML FM 91.7 Alpena
- WUCX FM 90.1 Bay City
- WCMW FM 103.9 Harbor Springs
- WCMU FM 89.5 Mount Pleasant
- WCMB FM 95.7 Oscoda
- WCMZ FM 98.3 Sault Ste. Marie
- WWCM FM 96.9 Standish
- W236BU 95.1FM Traverse City
- Harbor Springs 90.1 FM
- Interlochen 91.5 FM
- Manistee 89.7 FM
- Traverse City 91.5 FM
Minnesota
▼Missouri
▼Montana
▼- Plentywood, Montana. K220FE 91.9 FM. Includes Sydney, Culbertson, Knife River, and a touch of southern Saskatchewan.
- Ashland 89.1 FM
- Big Sky 95.9 FM
- Big Timber 90.5 FM
- Bozeman 102.1 FM
- Broadus 91.9 FM
- Chester 100.1 FM
- Colstrip 88.5 FM
- Columbus 88.5 FM
- Conrad 91.3 FM
- Cut Bank 88.9 FM
- Electric City 89.5 FM
- Emigrant 91.1 FM
- Forsyth 91.1 FM
- Glasgow 91.9 FM
- Glendive 88.5 FM
- Havre 91.7 FM
- Helena 96.7 FM
- Lewistown 88.5 FM
- Livingston 88.5 FM
- Miles City 90.7 FM
- Montana State University-Billings 91.7 FM
- Red Lodge 89.1 FM
- Shelby 90.3 FM
- Terry 91.9 FM
Nebraska
▼Nevada
▼New Hampshire
▼New Jersey
▼New Mexico
▼- Las Vegas, New Mexico. 88.1 FM.
- Ruidoso, New Mexico. 88.3 FM.
- San Augustin, New Mexico. 90.9 FM.
- Roswell, New Mexico. FM 91.1.
- Fort Sumner, New Mexico. 91.7 FM.
- Wagon Mound, New Mexico. 92.1 FM.
- Clayton, New Mexico. 93.5 FM.
New York
▼- Corning, New York. WSQE 91.1 FM. Also Elmira.
- Hornell, New York. WSQA 88.7 FM. Also Alfred.
- Ithaca, New York. WSQG 90.9 FM.
- Oneonta, New York. WSQC 91.7 FM. Also Cooperstown.
- Watkins Glen, New York. W213BW 90.5 FM.
- Alexandria Bay 91.3 FM
- Blue Mountain Lake 91.3 FM
- Boonville 91.7 FM
- Canton 89.5 FM
- Cape Vincent 88.1 FM
- Carthage 102.3 FM
- Clayton 100.3 FM
- Glens Falls 97.3 FM
- Gouverneur 90.5 FM
- Jay 102.1 FM
- Keene Valley 96.3 FM
- Keene 90.1 FM
- Lake George 93.5 FM
- Lake Placid 91.7 FM
- Long Lake 91.7 FM
- Lowville 89.7 FM
- Lyons Falls 89.1 FM
- Malone 90.9 FM
- Morristown 90.3 FM
- Newcomb 97.3 FM
- North Creek (village) 104.3 FM
- North Creek 89.9 FM
- Old Forge 88.7 FM
- Paul Smiths 88.9 FM
- Peru 88.1 FM
- Plattsburgh 88.1 FM
- Saranac Lake 90.5 FM
- Schroon Lake 95.3 FM
- Speculator 97.5 FM
- St. Huberts 101.7 FM
- Tupper Lake 88.3 FM
- Watertown 88.9 FM
- Wells 92.7 FM
North Carolina
▼- Hickory, North Carolina. WFHE 90.3 FM
- Laurinburg W291BM 106.1 FM
- Southern Pines W229BD 93.7 FM
North Dakota
▼- Beach, North Dakota. K220FI 91.9 FM
- Bismarck, North Dakota. KCND 90.5 FM.
- Bowman, North Dakota. K220FJ 91.9 FM.
- Devils Lake, North Dakota. KPPD 91.7 FM.
- Dickinson, North Dakota. KDPR 89.9 FM.
- Grand Forks, North Dakota. KUND 89.3 FM. Reaches parts of Kittson, Roseau, Polk, Pennington, Red Lake, and Marshall Counties in Minnesota.
- Jamestown, North Dakota. KPRJ 91.5 FM.
- Hettinger, North Dakota. K220FG 91.9 FM.
- Minot, North Dakota. KMPR 88.9 FM.
- Williston, North Dakota. KPPW 88.7 FM
Ohio
▼Oklahoma
▼- Bartlesville, Oklahoma. 102.7 FM
Oregon
▼Pennsylvania
▼- Johnstown 100.5 FM
- Ligonier and Somerset 104.1 FM
- New Baltimore 92.3 FM
- Allentown 99.3 FM
- Bethlehem 105.7 FM
- Clarks Summit 90.3 FM
- Lewisburg 100.1 FM
- Williamsport: WVYA 89.7 FM, 89.3 FM
- Mainesburg 88.3 FM
- Palmyra Township/Hawley/Lake Wallenpaupack region: WPAU 91.5 FM
- Pottsville 94.9 FM
- Selinsgrove 95.7
- Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg 94.3 FM
- Sunbury 105.7 FM
- Wellsboro 103.5 FM
South Carolina
▼- Aiken/Augusta. WLJK 89.1 FM
- Beaufort/Hilton Head. WJWJ 89.9 FM
- Charleston. WSCI 89.3 FM, HD1, HD2
- Columbia. WLTR 91.3 FM
- Conway/Myrtle Beach. WHMC 90.1 FM
- Greenville/Spartanburg. WEPR 90.1 FM
- Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina. WNSC 88.9 FM
- Sumter/Columbia. WRJA 88.1 FM
South Dakota
▼- Rapid City. KBHE 89.3 FM
- Sioux Falls. KCSD 90.9 FM
- Aberdeen/Pierpont. KDSD 90.9 FM
- Brookings. KESD 88.3 FM
- Watertown. KJSD 90.3 FM
- Faith. KPSD 97.1 FM
- Lowry. KQSD 91.9 FM
- Reliance/Pierre. KTSD 91.1 FM
- Vermillion. KUSD 89.7 FM
- Spearfish. KYSD 91.9 FM
- Martin. KZSD 102.5 FM
Tennessee
▼Texas
▼- Amarillo, Texas KJJP 105.7 FM
- Amarillo, Texas K235AL 94.9 FM
- Bushland, Texas KTXP 91.5 FM
- Dalhart, Texas KTDH 89.3 FM
- Spearman-Perryton, Texas KTOT 89.5 FM
- DFW Metroplex 90.1 FM
- Sherman 99.3 FM
- Tyler 100.1 FM
- Wichita Falls 88.3 FM
- Ingram KTXI 90.1 FM
- San Antonio KSTX 89.1 FM
- Snyder KTPR 89.9 FM
- Llano KVHL 91.7 FM
- Lufkin/Nacogdoches KLDN 88.9 FM
- Tyler/Kilgore/Overton KTYK 100.7 FM
Vermont
▼- Bennington 94.3 FM
- Brattleboro 94.5 FM
- Burlington 107.8 FM
- Manchester 106.9 FM
- Middlebury 99.5 FM
- Montpelier 94.1 FM
- Rupert 101.1 FM
- Rutland 88.7 FM
- St. Johnsbury 88.5 FM
- Windsor 89.5 FM
- Bristol 90.5 FM
- Burlington 88.1 FM
Virginia
▼- Lexington, Virginia, and parts of Rockbridge County. WMRL 89.9 FM
- Charlottesville (Crozet), Virginia; Albemarle and Nelson Counties. WMRY 103.5 FM.
- Winchester, Virginia. W233AAA 94.5 FM.
- Eastern Shore, Accomack County, Virginia 90.1 WHRX FM
- Eastern Shore, Northampton County, Virginia 91.9 WHRE FM
- Emporia and Lawrenceville, Virginia 88.1 WHRL FM
- Hampton Roads, Virginia 89.5 WHRV FM
- Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, Virginia 88.5 WHRG FM
- Virginia Beach, Virginia 101.7 FM
- Abingdon, Bristol, Emory, WEHC 90.7 FM
- Afton, Staunton, Waynesboro, WVTU 89.3 FM
- Buckingham, Charlottesville/Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, WVTW 88.5 FM
- Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania County, WQIQ 88.3 FM / 94.9 FM
- Lexington, WLUR 91.5 FM
- Lexington/Rockbridge, WIQR 88.7 FM
- Lovingston, 93.9 FM
- Marion, Wytheville, Galax, WVTR 91.9 FM
- Norton, 91.7 FM
- Pound, 91.3 FM/li>
- Roanoke, New River Valley, SWVA, WVTF 89.1 FM
- Richmond, 92.5 FM
- Richmond/Charles City, WRIQ 89.7 FM
- Wise, Coeburn, WISE 90.5 FM
Washington
▼- Bellingham, Washington. K259CY 99.7 FM and K284BL 104.7 FM
- Chehalis, Washington. KSWS FM 88.9 MHz. Also Centralia, Grand Mound, Elma, Olympia, Longview, and nearby cities.
- Ellensburg, Washington. K210DK 89.9 FM
- Forks, Washington. K216GE 91.1 FM
- Leavenworth, Washington. K217AJ 91.3 FM
- Moses Lake, Washington. KLWS FM 91.5 MHz. Also Ephrata, Coulee City, Othello, Mattawa, and nearby cities.
- Mount Vernon, Washington. KMWS FM 89.7 MHz. Also Burlington, Sedro-Woolley, Hamilton, Big Lake, Lyman, Bay View, Edison, and nearby cities.
- Omak, Washington. KQWS FM 90.1 MHz. Also Tonasket, Republic, Oroville, Twisp, and in British Columbia, Canada: Osoyoos, Oliver, Rock Creek, Keremeos, and nearby cities.
- Pullman, Washington. KWSU-AM 1250 kHz. Also Endicott, Garfield, Pomeroy, Troy, and Genesee. In Idaho: Lewiston, Moscow, Orofino, and nearby cities.
- Walla Walla, Washington. KWWS FM 89.7 MHz. Also Kennewick, and Richland. In Oregon: Pendleton, Hermiston, Pilot Rock, and nearby cities.
- Wenatchee, Washington. K212FK 90.3 FM
- Yakima, Washington. KYVT FM 88.5 MHz. Also White Swan, Mabton, Sunnyside, and nearby cities.
West Virginia
▼Wisconsin
▼- Ashland WUWS 90.9 FM
- Brule/Superior WHSA 89.9 FM
- Eau Claire/Menomonie WHWC 88.3 FM
- Elkhorn W269BV 101.7 FM
- Green Bay WPNE 89.3 FM
- Janesville W262DD 100.3 FM
- Kenosha WGTD 91.1 FM
- La Crosse WHLA 90.3 FM
- Lake Geneva W277BM 103.3 FM
- Madison WERN 88.7 FM
- Madison WHA 970 AM
- Oshkosh WRST 90.3 FM
- Park Falls WHBM 90.3 FM
- Platteville WSSW 89.1 FM
- River Falls WRFW 88.7 FM
- Sister Bay/Door County WHND 89.7 FM
- Superior WSSU 88.5 FM
- Wausau WHRM 90.9 FM
Wyoming
▼- Afton KUWA 91.3 FM
- Alta/Driggs, ID KUWR 91.3 FM
- Buffalo KBUW 90.5 FM
- Casper KUWC 91.3 FM
- Cheyenne KUWR 91.9 FM
- Cody KUWP 90.1 FM
- Douglas KDUW 91.7 FM
- Dubois KUWR 91.3 FM
- Evanston KUWZ 93.5 FM
- Gillette KUWG 90.9 FM
- Green River KUWZ 90.5 FM
- Jackson KUWJ 90.3 FM
- Lander KUWR 91.9 FM
- Laramie KUWR 91.9 FM
- Lusk KUWV 90.7 FM
- Newcastle KUWN 90.5 FM
- Pinedale KUWX 90.9 FM
- Powell KUWP 90.1 FM
- Rawlins KUWI 89.9 FM
- Riverton KUWT 91.3 FM
- Rock Springs KUWZ 90.5 FM
- Saratoga KUWI 89.1 FM
- Sheridan KSUW 91.3 FM
- Sundance KUWD 91.5 FM
- Thermopolis KUWT 91.3 FM
- Torrington KUWR 89.9 FM
- Worland KUWT 93.3 FM
- Buffalo, Wyoming 91.9 FM
- Cody, Wyoming 88.5 FM (also KNWT 89.1 FM, Northwest College)
- Greybull, Wyoming 91.1 FM
- Sheridan, Wyoming 88.1 FM
- Story, Wyoming 89.9 FM
- Worland, Wyoming 88.5 FM
- Yellowstone Park, Wyoming 103.9 FM