Dandelion Radio

Dandelion Radio is an internet radio station from the United Kingdom which, by its own account, takes inspiration from the late John Peel. The station sees itself as independent and self-reliant and plays alternative music away from the mainstream. The programme can be received via the web player on the station’s website or via the direct audio streams.

The programme consists of shows hosted by individual presenters who select their own music. Many shows focus on post-punk, indie and experimental guitar music, with excursions into folk, industrial and related styles. The station’s website introduces the presenters with individual profiles and publishes playlists of past shows.

A fixed institution is the Festive 50, an annual vote among listeners on the best songs of the year, the results of which the station publishes. Dandelion Radio also releases samplers with which it documents its shows. According to its own information, the station is fully licensed.