One of the best radio resources for the Korean-American community is RadioKorea [RealAudio]. This radio station is broadcast out of Los Angeles, and it provides a lot of variety in its listening. Kpop lovers will want to listen to this station on Sunday nights from 8-10 p.m. Pacific. During those two hours, discjockeys DJ PK and Grace Lee host the show "WassUP, Where You At?"

Another reliable radio feed is Radio Korea International Live Broadcasting [RealAudio]. This radio station is meant for an international audience, so its format is a little different than some of the other Korean radio stations. I try to find time every week to listen to Korean Pop Interactive [RealAudio], a good pop music show hosted by Sophie. RKI also broadcasts a Kpop show for a Japanese audience in the form of Korea Music Now (Japanese) [RealAudio].

I also like to listen to other stations out of South Korea. When I'm looking for some variety in my listening, I hook up with the live feed from KBS 2FM [RealAudio]. I also find MBC AM [RealAudio] to have a good mix of news, talk and pop music.

Of all the music channels, I think SBS 107.7 Power FM [ASX] tends to play the most music, or at least they seem to be playing more music during the hours in which I have free time to kick back and listen. I like their ASX feed?this format often seems more reliable than RealAudio.

On the weekends, I like the tone of MBC FM [RealAudio]. This station seems nice and soft to my ears, especially on a Sunday afternoon. Sometimes a warm piano concerto is all a person needs.

And then, sometimes I like to get out of Seoul. From Pusan, I can catch the Blue Wave station, PSB [RealAudio], and from Taegu, I can listen to Dream FM [RealAudio]. I'm partial to the Pusan station, mostly just because I like the idea of listening to music from a coastal city. In programming, it's probably not much different than what you might hear on a Taegu channel.

Finally, I try to check in with SBS 103.5 FM [ASX] at least once or twice a week. This station broadcasts music in English, and I like to hear what kind of American/European music is being played in Seoul. Sometimes I hear a Korean pop song, and I think, "Wait, that sounds just like Michael Jackson1x"

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