Rinse FM

One of the best free internet radio stations is Rinse FM. Probably the longest-standing example of city-based community radio in Britain, Rinse started out life as a pirate station in 1994 before gaining a commercial license in 2010. It plays garage, grime, dubstep, house, jungle, UK funky, and other dance music genres popular in the United Kingdom. But unlike commercial contemporaries such as Kiss, it has yet to lose the raw-edged excitement of its pirate days.

The station hosts standout residencies from the formative dance music label Hessle Audio and the I Am Grime show, plus slots from the DJs Marcus Nasty, Jyoty, and A Guy Called Gerald. Rinse FM has been described as London's biggest pirate radio station. It provided first exposure to grime artists Dizzee Rascal and Wiley and later provided a home for dubstep DJs such as Skream, Kode9, and DJ Oneman. DJ Geeneus is the station's head.

• Website: https://rinse.fm/
• Founded: 1994