Louisiana Proud! This is such a cool radio station! This is a local affiliate of National Public Radio out of the local university, University of Louisiana. They do such a great job with local zydeco, cajun and Louisiana swamp pop. My favorite programs are when they have the local music talent on, and the entire show is in French Cajun dialect. There aren't any advertisements on this station, since it's on the left side of the dial, and is supported by listeners. So if you're listening, be sure to cough up some scratch for these guys and gals broadcasting from the swamps! This station still gets a bunch of the nationally syndicated radio shows from across the country, but the best stuff is certainly the locally produced shows. If you're a fan of accordions, which we all are, of course, then tune in, turn on! 88.7! This radio station never has any call in contests, but that's okay. Fortunately, you may tune in this station on your smart speaker by asking for the call letters, KRVS. read more

Thank goodness for KRVS, KBON and WWOZ in New Orleans. Real. Actual. Radio stations. Most of mainstream radio lost many of us years ago. Recycled noise isn't entertainment. Thank goodness for KRVS. Makes the local airwaves worthwhile. I've always enjoyed the extra mile they go during festival season. Keep up the good work. If I could give KRVS more stars, I would. read more

KRVS is a listener-supported, public radio station, located in Lafayette, Louisiana that plays Cajun music, Zydeco, Blues, Jazz, Swamp Pop, Swamp Rock, Louisiana singer/ songwriter music, and many other types of music created and played in Louisiana. KRVS is committed to artists and performances unique to the language, culture and music of south Louisiana. They also air programs synonymous with NPR such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Car Talk, World Caf, Thistle & Shamrock, American Routes and This American Life. KRVS is a regional public radio facility licensed to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Housed on the campus, KRVS began broadcasting in 1963. Located in Burke-Hawthorne Hall, KRVS reaches out to 651,000 Louisiana residents in 12 parishes across the southern portion of the state. In addition, KRVS' programming is available worldwide via www.krvs.org. As a non-commercial, non-profit public radio station, KRVS is supported by listener contributions, station fundraising activities, program underwriting, corporate and business support, gifts and endowments, institutional and foundation grants. I listen to KRVS a few times a week from my office in Austin, Texas. The radio station does live broadcasts from various festivals that, when I listen in on, make my heart break from homesickness. I thank the heavens for KRVS online broadcasts. **Most of the descriptive information was taken from the KRVS website.** read more