Piraten.FM - 14

Piraten.FM - 14 taps into the Netherlands' long pirate radio tradition. The German-language programming is unusual - you'd expect Dutch, but here it's German, likely serving the border region or German expats. The music is a broad mix, heavy on schlager and folk, with occasional pop hits thrown in. There's no pretense here. It's community radio in the truest sense: rough around the edges, with DJs who sound like they're broadcasting from a shed. And that's its charm. The signal crackles, the transitions are messy - but it's alive. You won't hear slick American-style radio. Instead, you get a g…