WMRQ 104.1 Waterbury, CT

WMRQ 104.1 Waterbury doesn't pretend to be something it's not. It's an alternative station with a distinctly 90s grunge backbone, but they're not stuck in the past. You'll hear Nirvana and Pearl Jam next to newer acts like the War on Drugs and Japanese Breakfast. The presentation is minimal - short DJ breaks, no chatter about the weather. For a market like Waterbury, that's refreshing. The station pushes hard into the alternative rock canon but leaves room for indie deep cuts. It feels like a college radio station that grew up and got a real transmitter. Not everything works, though. The dayti…