Valley Free Radio

Valley Free Radio is the kind of station that restores your faith in community broadcasting. Broadcasting from western Massachusetts, this volunteer-run outfit plays an eclectic mix that defies easy categorization. One hour it's old-timey folk, the next it's deep-cut indie rock, then a local punk demo you'll never hear anywhere else. The DJs curate with genuine passion, not algorithms. You'll hear everything from underground hip-hop to experimental noise, and somehow it all coheres. The station's low-power FM roots give it a scrappy, live-wire feel. Terrible production values? Sometimes. But t…