Oldiewelle Wien

Oldiewelle Wien is an internet radio station from Vienna which, according to its own description, plays oldies, new German wave and Austropop. According to the website, the station is run by Alfred Schwarzer, who says he compiles the music by hand. The focus is on tracks from the decades of roughly 1950 to 1980, which listener messages describe as a mix of classics and lesser-known pieces.

The programme can be received via the website’s web player as well as through online radio directories, smartphone apps and WLAN radios. On the website, listeners especially praise the music selection and the absence of advertising and news. One listener writes that Cat Stevens’ “Old Schoolyard” was played, a track one rarely hears on the radio otherwise. According to the website, there are no moderated shows so far; the music essentially runs without presenters.