METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCAST STATIONS 2021 - 2022 BROADCAST SEASON
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We can give unqualified recommendations
for the six (6) North American streams listed below:

1st Tier - Excellent:

Metropolitan Opera (128K AAC)

2nd Tier - Very Good:

Classical MPR (128K MP3)
IPR Classical (128K MP3)
KAMU HD-1 (192K MP3)
KBIA HD-2 (Classical 90.5) (256K AAC)
KDFC (128k AAC)

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NOTE: When the Met starts its broadcast earlier than GMT
1800/EDT1:00PM, some stations will time delay the
start to GMT 1800/EDT 1:00PM

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STATION (Link in this column is to station home page)	BEST STREAM(S) (Link in this column is to the preferred stream link - stereo unless otherwise noted)	ALTERNATE STREAMS (Links in this column are to alternative stream links - stereo unless otherwise noted)	NOTES (current Stream Status/ program variations)
KEY TO STREAM INFORMATION: RP = Real Player | WMP = Windows Media Player MP3 = MP3 file format (Use WINAMP to play this file type) | M = Mono stream
ALL CLASSICAL Portland, Oregon, USA	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	x	XNO opera
AZPM Classical Tucson, Arizona, USA	192K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 48K MP3 M for 56k & higher	cNO opera
Blue Lake Public Radio Twin Lake, Michigan, USA	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher	x	XNO opera
CapPublicRadio - Music Sacramento, Califorfnia, USA	48K AAC (use WINAMP) for 64k Single ISDN and higher	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher	XNO opera
CBC MUSIC [formerly CBC2] Toronto, CANADA	96K AAC (use VLC only) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher	64K AAC (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher 48K AAC for 56k & higher	Carries their own opera The 96K AAC stream has intermittent clicking (about once a minute) Not carrying the Met on 2/26/2022 When a Met broadcast starts earlier than EDT 1:00PM, CBC Music will ALWAYS begin its Met broadcasts at EDT 1:00PM
ClassicalHQR Wilmington, North Carolina, USA	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher		xWFMT Series
Classical IPR (Interlochen Public Radio) Interlochen, Michigan, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	x	CWFMT Series
Classical MPR Minnesota, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	48K AAC (use WINAMP) for 56K & higher	CNO opera
Classical NH Concord, New Hampshire, USA	256K AAC for 384K & higher	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	CListen- Lists "Opera"
Classical WMUK 89.9 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher	x	xWFMT Series
CPR Classical Denver, Colorado, USA	48K AAC for 56k & higher	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	XListen (Still lists MET)
ICI Musique Classique Montreal, Quebec, CANADA	192K AAC for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 96K AAC (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	Listen When a Met broadcast starts earlier than EDT 1:00PM, ICI Musique will ALWAYS begin its Met broadcasts at EDT 1:00PM.
IPR Classical (Iowa Public Radio) Iowa City, Iowa, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	CWFMT Series
JPR Classics and News Ashland, Oregon, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	x	NO opera When a Met broadcast starts earlier than EDT 1:00PM, Jefferson Public Radio will ALWAYS begin its Met broadcasts at EDT 1:00PM.
KAMU-HD1 College Station, Texas, USA	192K MP3 (Use WINAMP) for256K DSL/Cable & higher	64K AAC (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	WFMT Series When a Met broadcast starts earlier than EDT 1:00PM, KAMU will ALWAYS begin its Met broadcasts at EDT 1:00PM.
KBIA HD-2 (Classical 90.5) Columbia, Missouri, USA	256K AAC (use WINAMP) for 384k DSL/Cable & higher	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	NO opera When a Met broadcast starts earlier than EDT 1:00PM, KMUC will ALWAYS begin its Met broadcasts at EDT 1:00PM.
KDAQ (Red River Radio) Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112 Dual ISDN & higher	x	CLISTEN (Still lists MET)
KDFC San Francisco, California, USA	128K AAC for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher	128K MP3 for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher 32K AAC (use WINAMP) for 56k & higher	xNO opera
KENW Portales, New Mexico, USA	32K AAC (use WINAMP) for for 56k & higher	x	WFMT Series When a Met broadcast starts earlier than EDT 1:00PM, KENW will ALWAYS begin its Met broadcasts at EDT 1:00PM.
KGHI Westport, Washington, USA	112K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections & higher	x	MNO opera
KING Seattle, Washington, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 56k & higher	x	6/18 - Seattle opera; 6/25 - NO opera Will not carry the MET Strauss Elektra on 4/16/2022
KTTZ Lubbock, Texas, USA	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	x	xLISTEN (Still lists MET)
KUCO Edmond/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	128K AAC (useWINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	xWFMT Series
KUSC Los Angeles, California, USA	96K aacPlus (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for112k Dual ISDN & higher 64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	6/18 thru 7/9 - LA Opera on Air NOTE: If you hear a white noise while playing the aacPlus stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page
KVNO Omaha, Nebraska, USA	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable & higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable & higher 32K AAC (use WINAMP) for 56K & higher	XLISTEN (Still lists MET)
KWTU (Classical 88.7) Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	64K AAC (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	64K MP3 M (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	xWFMT Series
Maine Public Classical Portland, Maine	64K MP3 M (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	x	Prob. WFMT Series, but LISTENX
Metropolitan Opera (Free Stream) New York, New York, USA	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher	128K MP3 (useWINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher	The Met's own stream does not carry broadcasts that are delayed/not "live"
NCPR Canton, New York, USA	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	x	NO Opera Stream only plays in VLC (will not play in WINAMP) All Met Broadcasts on NCPR start at GMT 1800/EST 1:00PM
VPM Richmond, Virginia, USA	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual USDN & higher	x	xWFMT Series
VPR CLASSICAL (Vermont Public Radio) Vermont, USA	64K aacPLUS (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISN & higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher 24K MP3 M (use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher	CWFMT Series
WBAA CLASSICAL West Lafayette, Indiana, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	x	CxNo Opera
WBJC Baltimore, Maryland, USA	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable & higher	x	CWFMT Series
WCLV Cleveland, Ohio, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable& higher	xx	xNo Opera
WCPE Wake Forest, N. Carolina, USA	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 48K AAC (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher 64K OGG VORBIS (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	XNo Sat Opera
WDPR Dayton, Ohio, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	xz	XxWFMT Series
WFIU 1 Bloomington, Indiana, USA	64K AAC (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	128K MP 3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	CWFMT Series
WFMT Chicago, Illinois, USA	128K aacPLUS (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	WFMT Series aacPLUS Stream: If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page
WFSQ-FM Panama City, Florida, USA	224K AAC for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	112K AAC for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher 40K AAC (use WINAMP) for 56k & higher	XWFMT Series
WGTE Toledo, OHIO, USA	96K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	x	CWFMT Series
WHRB Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA	64K aacPLUS (use WINAMP) for 56k & higher	128K  MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	Non Sat Opera - listen to SUNDAY opera aacPLUS Stream: If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page
WHRO Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	x	MRecheck Fri nite
WKNO Cordova, Tennessee, USA	56K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN & higher	x	CWFMT Series =-- WKNO or WKNO-HD2?
WNED CLASSICAL Buffalo, NY, USA/Toronto, Ontario, Canada	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable & higher	x	xWFMT Series
WOMR Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable & higher	x	M2:00PM EDT - WFMT Series
WOSU-Classical 101 Columbus, Ohio, USA	128K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable & higher	x	LNo opera
WPSU 1 State College, Pennsylvania, USA	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112 Dual ISDN & higher	x	No opera AAC stream only works in VLC (not Media Player Classic)
WQCP 91.5 FM Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA	32K AAC (use WINAMP) for 56k & higher	64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112 Dual ISDN & higher	B
WQED Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	192K AAC (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	none	xLISTEN - did WFMT, then Pittsburgh Opera and then some more WFMT (Off sked)
WQXR New York, New York, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	48K aacPLUS (use WINAMP) for 56k & higher	6/18 -Lafont Audition Finals; 6/25 - "Special Programming" & Eventually WFMT aacPLUS Stream: If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page
WRTI Classical Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	z	xWFMT Series
WUFT Classic Gainesville, Florida, USA	96K AAC For 112 Dual ISDN & higher	80K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112 Dual ISDN & higher	WFMT Series
WUOT Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	96K MP3 for 256k & higher & scaled	z	xWFMT Series
WVTF Roanoke, Virginia, USA	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	x	xListen - prob no opera

 

ADDITIONAL STATIONS CARRYING METROPOLITAN OPERA - June 11, 2022
STATION (Link in this column is to station home page)	BEST STREAM (Link in this column is to the preferred stream link - stereo unless otherwise noted)	ALTERNATE STREAMS (Links in this column are to alternative stream links - stereo unless otherwise noted)	NOTES (current Stream Status/ program variations)
KEY TO STREAM INFORMATION: RP = Real Player | WMP = Windows Media Player MP3 = MP3 file format (Use WINAMP to play this file type) | M = Mono stream | all streams tested on 12/2/19
BBC RADIO 3 UNITED KINGDOM	96K stereo aacPlus suitable for 384K Dual ISDN connections and higher [This links to a 320K stream in the U.K. only]		6/11/2022 - The Rake's Progress starts at GMT 1830/EDT 1:30PM
DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR Berlin, GERMANY	104K (VBR) stereo Ogg Vorbis for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher	128 MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher 56K Ogg Vorbis for 112K Dual ISDN connections and higher 33K Ogg Vorbis M for 56K connections and higher 64K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112K Dual ISDN connections and higher	2
HR2 KULTUR Frankfurt, GERMANY	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher	48K MP3 M for 56K & higher and scaled	3.
NDR KULTUR Hamburg, GERMANY	128K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled	x	x
RADIO 4 NETHERLANDS	192K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 256k & higher	96K MP3 (use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher	5
SVERIGES RADIO P2 Stockholm, SWEDEN	192K aacPlus [WINAMP] for 256K DSL/Cable & higher	96K aacPlus [WINAMP] for 112K Dual ISDN & higher 192K MP3 for 256K DSL/Cable & higher 128K MP3 for 256k & higher 32K aacPlus [WINAMP] for 56K & higher 64K MP3 for 128K & higher	aacPlus streams: If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page
WDR 3 Cologne, GERMANY	256K MP3 [WINAMP]	256K AAC Use Media Player Classic (on Windows 7, will not work in Chrome Browser) 128K AAC Use Media Player Classic (on Windows 7, will not work in Chrome Browser)	3

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