Best New Orleans Radio Stations: Jazz, Blues & Funk

Brass, Blues & Bayou Soul

Start with WWOZ's brass-band heritage and Tulane's late-night picks, then drift through HBCU jazz from Houston to Jefferson City and deep Southern soul out of Jackson and Montgomery. Atlanta community radio, Carolina beach grooves, and Hot Springs funk round out a journey across the South's musical bloodlines — every signal carrying a piece of the region's living tradition.

12 live stations

9 browser-playable stations

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WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans logo

WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

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The definitive voice of New Orleans music — brass, jazz, blues, gospel, Cajun and zydeco from a beloved community institution.

View station: WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans
WTUL 91.5 New Orleans logo

WTUL 91.5 New Orleans

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Tulane's volunteer-run NOLA station adds progressive and specialty jazz, blues and reggae alongside campus-rooted local color.

Smooth Jazz 95.3 New Orleans WNOZ logo

Smooth Jazz 95.3 New Orleans WNOZ

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A low-power New Orleans signal devoted to smooth jazz and R&B — a mellower complement to WWOZ's heritage sound.

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WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta logo

WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta

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Atlanta's listener-supported community station threads blues, jazz, soul, gospel and folk through progressive Southern programming.

KJLU 88.9 Jefferson City logo

KJLU 88.9 Jefferson City

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Lincoln University's Jefferson City voice mixes smooth jazz, blues, gospel and classic soul — another HBCU keeping the tradition.

View station: KJLU 88.9 Jefferson City
Randy Soul Radio logo

Randy Soul Radio

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Montgomery-based stream of R&B, classic soul, gospel and jazz — Alabama's feel-good corner of the deep South.

KSYM 90.1 FM San Antonio logo

KSYM 90.1 FM San Antonio

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San Antonio College's student-run signal stretches the South Texas way — jazz, Americana, blues and hip-hop specialty shows.

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