WRKN "Alt 92.3" LaPlace, LA

WRKN Alt 92.3 broadcasts from LaPlace, a small town in Louisiana's River Parishes. It's an alternative station serving the greater New Orleans area, and it does exactly what you want from alt radio: a solid mix of hits and deeper cuts. The playlist skews toward the '90s and 2000s - think Radiohead's "Karma Police" next to The Strokes' "Last Nite" - but newer bands like Greta Van Fleet pop up now and then. The signal reaches across Lake Pontchartrain, and somehow the static makes it feel authentic. It's not trying to be fancy. No overproduced DJ banter, just music and the occasional community b…