HXO fm

HXO fm broadcasts from somewhere in Greece with a signal that sounds like it's powered by a car battery and a dream. That's not a knock. The low-fi warmth gives the music an intimacy most polished stations lack. The playlist is a heady mix: one minute you're hearing a scratchy rebetiko classic from Sotiria Bellou, the next a fuzzy garage band from Thessaloniki you'll never find on Spotify. There's no genre loyalty here, just a curator with taste and a hard drive full of oddities. The station's Greek identity is unmistakable, but the music often drifts into Balkan brass, Mediterranean folk, and…