DARE-FM

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WLIR / DARE.FM is New York's Original Alternative Station! Introducing new music to the New York Metro for over 40 years, WLIR was the nation's first Alternative Rock radio station in 1980. Now streaming today's cutting edge New Music along with the New Wave, Classic Alternative, and Modern Rock that made 92.7 WLIR/WDRE World Famous!

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Popularity

Played at

Missing Persons - Walking In L.A.

1982

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days30.03%

6months80.01%

12months280.02%

Played 11 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

Blondie - Heart Of Glass (Live)

1999-11-23

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months10%

12months100%

Played 2 hours ago

before: 2 months ago

PsychadelicFurs - Pretty In Pink (Live at My Father's Place on WLIR)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months60%

Played 2 hours ago

before: 20 days ago

Police - Message In A Bottle

1979-10-02

Popularity:

7days20.08%

28days60.06%

6months100.01%

12months440.04%

Played 2 hours ago

before: a day ago

OINGO BOINGO - DEAD MANS PARTY (LIVE AT THE RITZ)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months00%

12months40%

Played 3 hours ago

before: 6 months ago

New Order - Love Vigilantes (Live 1987)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.03%

6months40%

12months100%

Played 3 hours ago

before: 19 days ago

BLINK 182 - ALL THE SMALL THINGS

2015-12-18

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months20%

12months20%

Played 3 hours ago

before: 9 days ago

Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours (Live on WLIR)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months100%

Played 3 hours ago

before: 11 days ago

Talking Heads - The Book I Read (Live at Hofstra U on WLIR)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months10%

12months100%

Played 3 hours ago

before: a month ago

Cranberries - Linger (Live)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months00%

12months70%

Played 3 hours ago

before: 6 months ago

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Popularity

First heard

Last heard

B-52'S - Wig

1986-09-15

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard a day ago

Last heard a day ago

MODERN ROCK MIXTAPE - DREW KENYON 032926 Say What

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 7 days ago

Last heard 7 days ago

DJ JL DUB - DARE FM SNDP 3-21-2026 REPLAY

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

DJ JL DUB - DARE FM SNDP 3-28-2026

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

1990-07-01

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Agent 51 - Eastern Street Kids

2025-06-06

Popularity:

7days80.32%

28days140.14%

6months140.02%

12months140.01%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 8 hours ago

METRIC - VICTIM OF LUCK

2026-02-03

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days310.31%

6months310.05%

12months310.02%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 3 hours ago

MODERN ROCK MIXTAPE - DREW KENYON 032226 Volume 10

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 14 days ago

Last heard 14 days ago

B-52's - 52 Girls (Live)

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days30.03%

6months30%

12months30%

First heard 14 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

DJ JL DUB - DARE FM SNDP 3-7-2026 REPLAY

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 15 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

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The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers

2025-05-16

Popularity:

7days200.79%

28days780.78%

6months1580.24%

12months1660.13%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 8 hours ago

Neighbourhood - Hula Girl

Popularity:

7days200.79%

28days770.77%

6months1630.25%

12months1630.13%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 18 hours ago

Cannons - Starlight

2026-01-30

Popularity:

7days210.83%

28days770.77%

6months1610.25%

12months1610.13%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 6 hours ago

almost monday - lost

2025-10-03

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days770.77%

6months1620.25%

12months1620.13%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 8 hours ago

Wolf Alice - White Horses

2025-08-06

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days760.76%

6months1590.25%

12months1590.13%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 6 hours ago

Beach Bunny - Cloud9

Popularity:

7days170.67%

28days740.74%

6months1550.24%

12months2060.16%

First heard 7 months ago

Last heard 11 hours ago

Gorillaz - The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)

2025-09-11

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days740.74%

6months1600.25%

12months1600.13%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 10 hours ago

Turnstile - SEEIN' STARS

2025-04-30

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days740.74%

6months1570.24%

12months3330.26%

First heard 8 months ago

Last heard 16 hours ago

Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

2025-02-21

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days740.74%

6months1540.24%

12months5120.4%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 7 hours ago

Wet Leg - mangetout

2025-07-11

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days710.71%

6months1520.24%

12months1520.12%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 9 hours ago

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Contacts

Address: Garden City, New York 11530

Email: general@wlirfm.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WDAREFM

Instagram: darefm

Phone: +516 515 1027

Website: https://wdarefm.com/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLIR

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Rating is 3%.

Rotation quality is 91% based on last 7 days.

Added to netplayer 2 years ago.

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