Baltic Radio Online: Stations Streaming Live

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Title card for the guide: Baltic Radio Online, in amber on black with an equaliser motif

You can listen to Baltic radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for a station's name, and press play. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia each have a public broadcaster, lively commercial radio and a large Russian-speaking audience with its own stations.

Lithuania

  • LRT Radijas and LRT Klasika — public radio, news and classical.
  • Žinių radijas — news, the most-voted Lithuanian station in the directory.
  • M-1 and M-1 Plius — hits.
  • Laluna — from Klaipėda.
  • ZIP FM, Radiocentras, Relax FM and Easy FM — music.
  • Start FM — underground, at 320kbps.
  • Vaikų radijas — children's radio.

Latvia

  • Latvijas Radio 1 — news and talk.
  • Latvijas Radio 2 — Latvian pop.
  • European Hit Radio — hits, with many channels, including Latvian hits.
  • Radio SWH — rock and news.
  • Retro FM Riga, Energy and Avtoradio — in Russian.

Estonia

  • Vikerraadio — Estonian public radio's main channel.
  • Klassikaraadio — classical.
  • Raadio 4 — public radio in Russian.
  • Rock FM — rock, at 320kbps.
  • Raadio Kuku — talk.
  • Sky Plus — hits, with a drum and bass channel.
  • Raadio Elmar — Estonian music.

The singing nations

The Baltic song festivals, with choirs of tens of thousands, are central to all three countries — the independence movement of 1987–91 is remembered as the Singing Revolution. Russian radio and Finnish radio go further.

Listening from abroad

Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian stations keep Eastern European Time — two hours ahead of UTC in winter and three in summer.

A route in

  1. LRT Klasika, for classical music.
  2. Latvijas Radio 1, for Latvian news.
  3. Vikerraadio, for Estonian public radio.
  4. Rock FM, for rock.

Across the Gulf, Finnish radio online is next.

Frequently asked questions

How can I listen to Baltic radio online for free?

Search for the station on 72FM — LRT Radijas, Žinių radijas, Latvijas Radio 1 and Vikerraadio are in the directory — no download and no account, with an hour a day free.

Is there Russian-language radio in the Baltics?

Yes — Estonia's public Raadio 4, and Retro FM, Energy and Avtoradio in Latvia.

Is there classical radio from the Baltics?

Yes — LRT Klasika and Estonia's Klassikaraadio.

What time is it in the Baltics for live radio?

Two hours ahead of UTC in winter and three in summer.