New Wave Radio: Synthpop and Post-Punk Pop, Streaming Live
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You can listen to new wave radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for "new wave", and press play. More than a hundred stations in the directory are tagged new wave — the synthpop and guitar pop that came after punk, from Blondie and Talking Heads to Depeche Mode, New Order and Duran Duran.
New wave and synthpop
- SomaFM Underground 80s — UK synthpop and new wave from SomaFM in San Francisco, among the most-voted stations in the whole directory.
- 80's New Wave Radio — new wave, synthpop and alternative from the 80s.
- Sfliny Alternative 80's — alternative 80s at 320 kbps.
- Laut.FM SynthPop — synthpop, electropop and futurepop.
- Synthradio — synth and new wave, from Russia.
The 80s, broadly
- 80s80s Radio — 80s pop, rock and new wave from Germany.
- 80s Forever - We Keep The 80s Alive — alternative, indie and gothic 80s from Switzerland.
- Classic 21 80's New Wave — the new wave channel of Belgian public radio's Classic 21.
- Gem Radio New Wave — 70s and 80s new wave from Ireland.
Late 70s
- Teenage Kicks Radio — new wave, pop and electronic music from the late 70s and the 80s; it shares its name with the Undertones song John Peel loved most.
The sound
New wave took punk's energy and gave it hooks, synthesisers and art-school haircuts. MTV opened on 1 August 1981 with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star", and the British synthpop that followed — the Human League, Depeche Mode, Eurythmics — owned the video age. 80s radio, goth and darkwave radio and synthwave radio, its modern echo, go further.
A route in
- SomaFM Underground 80s, for UK synthpop.
- 80's New Wave Radio, for new wave all day.
- Teenage Kicks Radio, for the late 70s.
Search for "new wave" on 72FM to find them all, and save your favourite.
Stations with a page on 72FM
Live New Wave stations from the open directory, most-voted first.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a new wave radio station online?
Yes — SomaFM Underground 80s, 80's New Wave Radio, Sfliny Alternative 80's and Classic 21 80's New Wave play it. Search for "new wave" on 72FM — no download and no account, with the daily free listening included.
What is new wave music?
The pop that came after punk in the late 1970s and 80s: guitar and synthesiser pop from Blondie, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, New Order and Duran Duran.
What was the first video on MTV?
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, when MTV opened on 1 August 1981.
Is there synthpop radio?
Yes — SomaFM Underground 80s plays UK synthpop, and Laut.FM SynthPop plays synthpop, electropop and futurepop.