Yes. KEXP is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does KEXP take?

Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — a radio station whose DJs still choose every record.

Does KEXP work on a phone?

Yes. KEXP works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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KEXP

A radio station whose DJs still choose every record

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Instant · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2001

What KEXP actually is

The Seattle public station streams live with human presenters and publishes a complete, searchable playlist of everything it has aired, timestamped to the minute. Its archive of in-studio live performances runs to thousands of sessions, all free to watch or stream.

Why it is worth your time

Hear something on the stream, open the playlist page, and you have the artist within seconds, which turns passive listening into a dependable way to find records.

Common questions

Is KEXP free?: Yes. KEXP is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does KEXP take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — a radio station whose DJs still choose every record.
Does KEXP work on a phone?: Yes. KEXP works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is KEXP?: We list it under Sound & Signal — music discovery that beats the algorithm. Hear something on the stream, open the playlist page, and you have the artist within seconds, which turns passive listening into a dependable way to find records.

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Sound & Signal

KEXP

A radio station whose DJs still choose every record

Visit kexp.org More Sound & Signal

kexp.org

Instant · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2001

What KEXP actually is

Why it is worth your time

Hear something on the stream, open the playlist page, and you have the artist within seconds, which turns passive listening into a dependable way to find records.

Common questions

Is KEXP free?: Yes. KEXP is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does KEXP take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — a radio station whose DJs still choose every record.
Does KEXP work on a phone?: Yes. KEXP works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is KEXP?: We list it under Sound & Signal — music discovery that beats the algorithm. Hear something on the stream, open the playlist page, and you have the artist within seconds, which turns passive listening into a dependable way to find records.