NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio is not your typical music station. In fact, calling it 'music radio United States' stretches the term. But there's a rhythm to it. The constant drone of synthesized voices reading advisories, the beeps before alerts, the dead air between transmissions. It's ambient in the purest sense. When you stream NOAA Weather Radio live, you're tapping into a real-time data stream. The low 32kbps bitrate gives everything a lo-fi public-access feel. This station has been the silent guardian of American life since the 1970s, broadcasting from over 1000 transmitters. It's the sound of the…