Kansas Radio Online: Stations Streaming Live

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

You can listen to Kansas radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for a station's name, and press play. Kansas streams public radio from Lawrence and the High Plains, college jazz from Bethel College and a famous hard-rock channel.

Public and college

  • Kansas Public Radio (KANU 91.5) — classical, jazz and NPR news from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
  • High Plains Public Radio (KANZ 91.1) — classical, folk and NPR for western Kansas.
  • KBCU 88.1 — jazz and college radio from Bethel College in North Newton.

Music

  • Hard Rock Heaven — 80s hard rock and glam metal, the most-voted Kansas station in the directory.
  • Hot 103 Jamz — urban contemporary.
  • 100.3 The Edge — rock.
  • KOGR-LP 98.5 — local blues, jazz and rock.

The sound of the state

Charlie Parker was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and grew up across the state line in the city's jazz clubs; the rock band Kansas came from Topeka. Missouri radio, jazz radio and hard rock radio go further.

Listening from elsewhere

Most of Kansas keeps Central time — six hours behind UTC in winter and five in summer; four western counties use Mountain time.

A route in

  1. Kansas Public Radio, for classical and news.
  2. KBCU, for jazz.
  3. Hard Rock Heaven, for rock.

Across the state line, Missouri radio online is next.

Frequently asked questions

How can I listen to Kansas radio online for free?

Search for the station on 72FM — Kansas Public Radio, High Plains Public Radio and KBCU are in the directory — no download and no account, with an hour a day free.

Is there jazz radio from Kansas?

Yes — KBCU 88.1 from Bethel College, and Kansas Public Radio plays jazz too.

What time is it in Kansas for live radio?

Central time for most of the state: six hours behind UTC in winter and five in summer.