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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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The Ramona Flowers - Human

2025-03-21

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days510.5%

6months510.08%

12months520.04%

Played 3 minutes ago

before: 9 hours ago

Pretenders - Day After Day

2008-09-23

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days20.02%

6months70.01%

12months340.03%

Played 8 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

Touch and Go - Would You...?

1999-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days40.04%

6months110.02%

12months430.03%

Played 11 minutes ago

before: 3 days ago

Jesus Jones - Real, Real, Real

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days30.03%

6months70.01%

12months330.03%

Played 14 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

Two-Door-Cinema-Club - Happy-Customers

Popularity:

7days70.28%

28days190.19%

6months610.09%

12months3060.24%

Played 17 minutes ago

before: a day ago

Ramones - Poison heart

1992-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days40.04%

6months110.02%

12months440.04%

Played 22 minutes ago

before: 4 days ago

Kajagoogoo - Too Shy

1983

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days20.02%

6months80.01%

12months360.03%

Played 26 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

Reel Big Fish - Take On Me

2010-10-12

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days30.03%

6months80.01%

12months380.03%

Played 28 minutes ago

before: 3 days ago

Foster The People - Worst Nites

2019-09-06

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.03%

6months30%

12months60%

Played 32 minutes ago

before: 10 days ago

Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up

1984-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days30.03%

6months90.01%

12months470.04%

Played 36 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

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Popularity

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Last heard

REM - Near Wild Heaven

Popularity:

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First heard 15 hours ago

Last heard 15 hours ago

MODERN ROCK MIXTAPE - Drew Kenyon 022226 Best Of 2025

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 2 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

DJ JL DUB - DARE FM SNDP 2-14-2026 REPLAY

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 2 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

DJ JL DUB - DARE FM SNDP 2-21-2026

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 2 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Grip Weeds - Give Me Some Of Your Ways

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 5 days ago

Last heard 5 days ago

THE KILLERS - READ MY MIND

2006-09-27

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 6 days ago

Last heard 6 days ago

BLUR - Boys & Girls

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 6 days ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Morrissey - Suadehead

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 6 days ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Smiths - There is a light that never go

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 6 days ago

Last heard 6 days ago

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

1979-05-11

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 6 days ago

Last heard 6 days ago

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Gorillaz - The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)

2025-09-11

Popularity:

7days210.83%

28days530.52%

6months530.08%

12months530.04%

First heard 20 days ago

Last heard 4 hours ago

sombr - Undressed

2025-03-21

Popularity:

7days210.83%

28days520.51%

6months1450.22%

12months2450.19%

First heard 7 months ago

Last heard 5 hours ago

The Ramona Flowers - Human

2025-03-21

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days510.5%

6months510.08%

12months520.04%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 3 minutes ago

Wolf Alice - White Horses

2025-08-06

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days510.5%

6months510.08%

12months510.04%

First heard 20 days ago

Last heard 2 hours ago

Cannons - Starlight

2026-01-30

Popularity:

7days190.75%

28days510.5%

6months510.08%

12months510.04%

First heard 20 days ago

Last heard 6 hours ago

almost monday & Jordana - jupiter

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days510.5%

6months1440.22%

12months2380.19%

First heard 7 months ago

Last heard 5 hours ago

Inhaler - Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)

2025-02-07

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days500.49%

6months1320.2%

12months2170.17%

First heard 7 months ago

Last heard 9 hours ago

Beach Bunny - Cloud9

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days500.49%

6months1010.16%

12months1010.08%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 39 minutes ago

almost monday - lost

2025-10-03

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days490.48%

6months490.08%

12months490.04%

First heard 20 days ago

Last heard 7 hours ago

Royel Otis - who’s your boyfriend

2025-08-21

Popularity:

7days180.71%

28days490.48%

6months490.08%

12months490.04%

First heard 20 days ago

Last heard 4 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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Rotation quality is 91% based on last 7 days.

Added to netplayer a year ago.

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