K-Earth 101 - LA
KGO - SF
WCBS-FM - NY
HY LIT RADIO - Philadelphia
WABC - NY
WBBM - Chicago
KNX - LA
WOGL - Philadelphia
WASH - Washington
The Cockroach - NY
WNEW-HD2 - NY
There ... those are the first of 18 presets on a Roku Labs "SoundBridge" radio. How many are locals? None. And they all sound great, with great streams, clean, crisp audio and playing what I like to hear.
WOGL and Hy Lit Radio aren't local? Or aren't you in Philadelphia?
I've had a Roku M500 in my office for a couple of years (plugged into the aux input of a Tivoli Model Two AM/FM receiver) and probably spend more time listening to foreign stations than domestic. The overnight "Nachtmusik" program on OE1 from Vienna is a great source for commercial-free classical music; it can be heard from 6 PM to midnight here. Although, when I want something a little more entertaining, I'll put on "The Geoff Show" from Virgin Radio in London. The only Philadelphia stations in my preset list are KYW 1060, the two WXPN streams, and WKDU.
Another WiFi radio I recommend is the Sangean WFR-20, which uses the Reciva menu-based system. This is a self-contained unit with stereo speakers and ported cabinet, with surprisingly good audio quality for its small size -- very convenient if I want to listen in the workshop or garage. I set up an account with Reciva and have had no problem saving unlisted streams in the memory presets.
The Asus is cheap, but disappointing.
