On Monday, Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips joins Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 at 11 AM Eastern.

On Tuesday, KEXP hosts Girls for a live performance at 3 PM Eastern.

On Wednesday, Absolute Radio airs a live performance from Jarvis Cocker at 2 PM Eastern.

On Thursday, Roseanne Cash is the guest on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.  The show begins at Noon Eastern.

On Friday, Brandi Carlile joins WXPN’s “World Cafe” beginning at 2 PM Eastern.

Stations in the U.S., Europe and Africa Attract Large Fan Bases

DALLAS – November 11, 2009 – RadioTime.com today released its first-ever Top 19 Hip Hop Radio Stations list, which features stations based in five different countries and broadcasting in five different languages among the most popular with RadioTime users.

The five most popular stations are:

1. WQHT-FM “Hot 97” (New York City)
2. Sky Rock FM – 96.0 FM (Paris, France)
3. Choice FM – 107.1 FM (London, England)
4. KXOL-FM 96.3 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
5. Homeboyz Radio – 91.5 FM (Nairobi, Kenya)

Internet-only radio stations are well-represented, with 181.FM The Beat, Hot 108 Jamz and 1Club.FM ranking sixth, 12^th and 16^th respectively.

“We found that old-school hip hop is holding its own against the current Top 40, with several stations such as KDAY, 1club.fm 90s Hip Hop, Sky.FM Classic Rap and RadioIO Classic Hip Hop all making the list,” says Dan Halyburton, President, RadioTime, Inc.  “The RadioTime.com directory creates a worldwide radio tuner for hip hop fans to search for and find their favorite and new music and on-air personalities outside their local markets on their computers, mobile phones and Internet-connected home entertainment devices.”

View the top hip hop music stations all the way up to number 49 and keep up with the

latest RadioTime news and information at http://inside.radiotime.com

1. WQHT/New York, NY
2. Sky Rock FM/Paris
3. Choice FM/London
4. KXOL-FM/Los Angeles, CA
5. Homeboyz Radio/Nairobi, Kenya
6. 181.FM The Beat/Internet Stream
7. Kiss 100/London
8. DWAV/Philipines
9. Ado FM/Paris
10. WKYS/Washington, D
11. WPGC/Washington, DC
12. Hot 108 Jamz/Internet Stream
13. BBC Radio 1XTRA/London
14. WVEE/Atlanta, GA
15. WBBM-FM/Chicago, IL
16. 1Club.FM:  90s Hip Hop/Internet Stream
17. KMIH/Seattle, WA
18. Capital FM/Nairobi, Kenya
19. WPOW-FM/Miami, FL

About RadioTime

RadioTime provides an easy means of finding local, national, or global radio programming airing on stations in 140 countries and broadcasting in 55 different languages.  Listeners can use RadioTime to automatically detect what is airing on their local stations, browse by affiliates, and search for specific programs or on-air personalities, not just station call letters or genre.  The RadioTime service also powers a wide range of consumer electronic devices and software applications.

RadioTime, founded in 2002, is based in Dallas, Texas. More information is available at www.radiotime.com.

We have compiled the 49 most popular hip hop stations on RadioTime.com and RadioTime-powered devices.  The list certainly has an international feel to it with 5 different countries and 5 different languages represented in the top 19.  New York’s Hot 97 takes the number 1 spot followed by stations from Paris, London, and Los Angeles.

Many internet-only outlets also make the list with 181.FM’s The Beat taking the top spot among internet-only radio stations.

Here is the complete list:

1.    WQHT/New York, NY

2.    Sky Rock FM/Paris

3.    Choice FM/London

4.    KXOL-FM/Los Angeles, CA

5.    Homeboyz Radio/Nairobi, Kenya

6.    181.FM The Beat/Internet Stream

7.    Kiss 100/London

8.    DWAV/Philipines

9.    Ado FM/Paris

10.   WKYS/Washington, DC

11.    WPGC/Washington, DC

12.    Hot 108 Jamz/Internet Stream

13.    BBC Radio 1XTRA/London

14.    WVEE/Atlanta, GA

15.    WBBM-FM/Chicago, IL

16.    1Club.FM:  90s Hip Hop/Internet Stream

17.    KMIH/Seattle, WA

18.    Capital FM/Nairobi, Kenya

19.    WPOW-FM/Miami, FL

20.    876 Radio/Internet Stream

21.    WEDR/Miami, FL

22.    WWPR/New York, NY

23.    WRDW/Philadelphia, PA

24.    KTTB/Minneapolis, MN

25.    1.FM Jamz/Internet Stream

26.    Sky.FM Classic Rap/Internet Stream

27.    Generations FM/Paris

28.    KBXX/Houston, TX

29.    181.FM The Box/Internet Stream

30.    WPWX/Chicago, IL

31.    WUSL/Philadelphia, PA

32.    Blackbox FM/Bordeaux, FR

33.    WJHM/Orlando

34.    Generations Rap FR/Internet Stream

35.    KDAY/Los Angeles, CA

36.    KBFB/Dallas, TX

37.    Zoo Radio/Milan, Italy

38.    Black Beats FM/Internet Stream

39.    NRJ Groove/Internet Stream

40.    Only Rai/Paris

41.    Defjay Radio/Internet Stream

42.    WGCI/Chicago, IL

43.    WZMX/Hartford, CT

44.    WHTA/Atlanta, GA

45.    KCAQ/Ventura, CA

46.    WBLX/Mobile, AL

47.    WBTS/Atlanta

48.    KMEL/San Francisco

49.    RadioIO Classic Hip Hop/Internet Stream

On Monday, Absolute Radio airs a live performance from Band of Skulls at 2 PM Eastern.

On Tuesday, David Gray visits KCRW for a live performance on “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” The show begins at Noon Eastern.

On Wednesday, Robbie Williams performs at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.  He will be in-studio at 6 AM Eastern.

On Thursday, Neko Case is the guest on WFUV’s “Words and Music from Studio A.” The shows starts at 9 PM Eastern.

On Friday, Norah Jones visits WXPN’s “World Cafe” for a live performance and a discussion about her new album, “The Fall.”  “World Cafe” airs at 2 PM Eastern.

RadioTime President Dan Halyburton is among the 2010 honorees from the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame in Nashville.  He has been honored for a 39 year radio career that has included stops at WWOK/Miami, WTVR/Richmond, WTCR/Huntington, WFMS/Indianapolis, WDGY/Minneapolis, WQAM/Miami, and KPLX/KLIF/Dallas.  He spent 25 years at Susquehanna’s KPLX/KLIF in Dallas before heading to Emmis in New York in 2006.

Along with Dan, Cy Blumenthal and Michael Hammond will be honored by the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame on February 23rd.  Also, on that day, the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame will induct Bill Bailey, Laurie DeYoung, and Rudy Fernandez.

RadioTime congratulates all of the the 2010 honorees from the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame and the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame.

Click here for more information on the honorees.

RadioTime offers many options for election coverage today.

CNN will have the latest news from around the country throughout the day.  Special election programming is scheduled for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper 360, and Larry King Live.  Larry’s guest tonight will be former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura at 9 PM Eastern.

Commentary can be heard from both liberal and conservative hosts throughout the day.  On the conservative side, RadioTime offers Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Dennis Miller, and more.  On the liberal side, listeners can tune to Air America, Randi Rhodes, and others.

CNN has picked out “Ten Races Worth Watching Around the Country.” RadioTime gives you local coverage from all of these political hot spots today:

1.  New York’s 23rd Congressional District – WRVO

2.  New Jersey Governor – 1010 WINS

3.  Same-Sex Marriage Vote in Maine – WLOB

4.  Medical Marijuana Vote in Maine – WLOB

5.  Civil Unions in Washington state – KOMO

6.  New York Mayor – 1010 WINS

7.  Boston Mayor – WBZ

8.  Atlanta Mayor – WSB

9.  Houston Mayor – KTRH

10.  Virginia Governor – WTOP

On Tuesday, Bon Jovi stops by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.  The band’s live performance begins at 6 AM Eastern.

On Wednesday, former Philadelphia Phillies Larry Bowa and Ricky Bottalico get fans ready for Game 5 of the World Series.  They’ll be co-hosting shows on WPEN from 10 AM – 2 PM Eastern.  WPEN’s pregame coverage for Game 5 begins at 7 PM with postgame coverage beginning at approximately midnight.

On Thursday, BBC Radio 6 airs a concert from Jethro Tull, recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984 at 7:30 PM Eastern

On Friday, Phoenix visits WXPN’s World Cafe at 2 PM Eastern.

RadioTime celebrates Halloween this weekend with “Halloween Haunts.” The channel features links to Halloween music and Halloween radio dramas.

Listeners can tune into a stream of Orson Welles’ original “War of the Worlds” broadcast from 1938.  Also, WMPG in Portland, Maine will air a live Halloween-themed radio drama on Saturday night.

In addition, WWOZ presents live coverage of the Voodoo Music Festival all weekend from New Orleans.  They’ll have live performances from Papa Grows Funk, George Clinton, Trombone Shorty, and others.

On Monday, “The Nightmare of a Halloween Week” begins on “Nights with Alice Cooper.”  The show airs at 7 PM Eastern on WILZ.

On Tuesday, World Series fever starts to heat up in Philadelphia when the all-time hit king, Pete Rose, hosts his own show on WPEN-FM.  The show starts at 10 AM Eastern.

On Wednesday, the baseball theme continues as WXPN gets you ready for Game 1 of the World Series when The Baseball Project visits World Cafe.  The show begins at 2 PM Eastern.

On Thursday, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe is the guest on WFUV’s “Words and Music from Studio A” at 9 PM Eastern.

On Friday, WXPN welcomes Mike Doughty as the guest for their “Free at Noon” concert series.  Doughty performs live at 12 PM Eastern.

Awarded the title of Best iPhone Radio Application (terrestrial division) at this year’s MacWorld Expo and dubbed the “Best radio hub around” by Rolling Stone magazine, WunderRadio has already been downloaded by over 250,000 iPhone users who use it to listen to AM/FM and Internet radio stations from across the world. It is currently the number one paid radio application for Windows Mobile on Handango.

BlackBerry owners can now browse the enormous directory provided by RadioTime, to find radio stations that meet their needs and tastes, searching by location and over 400 different genres such as music, talk, sports, and entertainment. Users can save presets for faster tuning to their favorite stations and use the RadioTime Guide to automatically detect what is airing on their local stations, browse by affiliates like the BBC, Bloomberg or Sirius and search for specific programs or on-air personalities.

“With WunderRadio, BlackBerry users can utilize the built-in Twitter directory to connect with an on-air DJ, while streaming their favorite station in the background, and never miss an e-mail. It’s radio BlackBerry-style,” said Josh Carroll, President of Jeyo, the developer of the BlackBerry version of the software.

WunderRadio for BlackBerry allows users to listen to radio in the background while using other applications on the phone and elegantly handles incoming calls. It also provides playback of more media types including global broadcasts and podcasts – even connecting WunderRadio to your Bluetooth speaker system or headset.

“With the addition of the BlackBerry version, WunderRadio is truly becoming the new standard for listening to radio on mobile devices,” said Alan Steremberg, President of Weather Underground, the developers of the original application.

Bill Moore, CEO, Radio Time, explains: “WunderRadio leverages the RadioTime Guide to provide a wider selection of stations than any other tuner available for BlackBerries. Everything that made WunderRadio for the iPhone and Windows Mobile so popular is available for BlackBerry: the most comprehensive worldwide channel list, a wide range of audio formats, reliable listening and integration with your device.”