Star FM

Star FM is the kind of station that gets the Filipino music scene right. It's not trying to be underground or avant-garde. Instead, it plays the hits you actually hear in jeepneys and karaoke bars across the archipelago. Think Rivermaya and Parokya ni Edgar mixed with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. The playlist moves fast, keeping energy high during commutes. Announcements are minimal, which works. You won't get long talk segments or pretentious deep cuts. It's reliable radio, the kind that makes you hum along without thinking. The signal reaches far, from Manila to Mindanao. For something more…