The future of online radio is looking bleak the Copyright Royalty Board raised the rates earlier this month but KEXP (90.3 FM) isn't sweating it. The University of Washington-owned station has made the jump from FM to dot-org gracefully, taking home a Webby Award for best radio Web site in the process. Along with streaming its diverse musical programming in high-quality, uncompressed audio, the station has built a solid selection of free podcasts, including a sizable "Live Performances" archive of in-studio sessions featuring bands such as the Long Winters, Beirut and Band of Horses. And, of course, there's the witty banter you've come to expect from public radio (www.kexp.org). Andy Vihstadt
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