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Looking for Rock station suggestions.

B

buffalochipz

I work in a small office and listen to radio online via an iPad. I've listened to a different rock station every day for the past few weeks. Today it was 97 Rock in Buffalo. Last Friday CHIQ in Winnipeg. The day before WEBN in Cincinnati. I love being able to hear virtually any station I want at the touch of a button but, not surprisingly am suffering playlist burnout. I'm looking for suggestions for a station that digs a little deeper into albums without getting too obscure. It also has to be an actual terrestrial station, not an online-only outlet or Pandora or Spotify. I love hearing DJs and local commercials. I liked hearing funeral announcements and what sounded like an in-house news guy on "The Q" WLQI from Rensselaer, Indiana. I like the small town feel of "K94" WKKI in Celina, Ohio even as they were blasting out Kiss and Volbeat. One day I tried "The Goat" WXYG from somewhere in Minnesota. Loved the variety but a bit too much dusty 60s-era stuff for my taste (Grateful Dead/Donovan/Quicksilver Messenger Service) The Class-X station from Cincinnati was a revelation. A non-profit station playing a mix of deeper cut classic and new rock commercial free.
Any suggestions? My guess is that the station I'm looking for exists in some small town or unrated market where the music is chosen locally.
The trick is to find it.
 
I like two you mentioned both The Goat and Class X are phenomenal stations for deeper album tracks. As far as terrestrial stations you might be limited to stations like the two I just mentioned. There aren't many FM stations owned by major companies that play deeper stuff. A few that are better than the average stations though are 97.1 The Drive WDRV Chicago, WMGK Philly, and WCSX Detroit.
If you want any other suggestions from online stations there are a few I listen to that are better than any terrestrial station out there but those 3 should at least get you started.
 
Here's one I really like: Classic and New Rock from Willmar, MN called 94.1 The Loon, reminiscent of a lot of mainstream rock stations from say 25 years ago that weren't afraid to rock out with some deep cuts and other surprises: https://www.kkln.com Disclaimer I haven't listened in a while and looking at their online playlist they may be more mainstream than they were. But for a glimpse into what they sounded like at least before, among many other gems they played in regular rotation for instance John Hiatt "Cry Love," a great 90s straight ahead rock song.

I'm kind of liking these mainstream rock stations from the east coast that are now mixing classic rock with new stuff and things in between:
95.9 The Rat/Point Pleasant, NJ
93.3 WMMR/Philadelphia
94 HJY/Providence
98 Rock/Baltimore

A few other rock faves:
107.1 WPLA/Plattsburgh, NY plays an interesting mix of active/alt rock from the 90s to today.
92.7 The Ink/Rice Lake, WI has a hair-metal-based format of rockin' tunes.
96.7 KCAL/Inland Empire has a 90s-rock-based format

You might like 107.5 KXTE HD2 DLC Radio/Las Vegas with a deep mix of primarily 80s and 90s rock. https://player.radio.com/listen/station/dlc-radio
 
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