Radio stations from Costa Rica

There are 20 live radio stations from Costa Rica on this page. The most listened to are 95.5 Jazz, Radio Musical 97.5, Urbano 106 - 105.9 FM - San José, Costa Rica and Faro del Caribe 97.1 FM y 1080 AM. Every stream was tested before publishing, so the play button starts sound rather than an error.

By genre the strongest here are jazz (2), entretenimiento (2), gospel (2), baladas en español (2), musica romantica (2) and instrumental (1). Broadcasts are mainly in spanish (9) and english (1). Stations are spread across the country, with the most coming from Costa Rica, San Jose, San José and Alajuela.

Sound quality varies: 2 stations stream at 192 kbps or higher, the best being Osa Radio Online at 192 kbps, while 9 run at 96 kbps or below and are better suited to a phone on mobile data. By format the mix is MP3 (14), AAC+ (4) and AAC (2). MP3 plays everywhere; AAC gives a cleaner sound at the same bitrate.

Nothing needs to be installed to listen to radio from Costa Rica: the player runs in the browser, on a phone the same as on a computer. Stations you like can be kept with the heart icon — they are stored in your own browser, so they are waiting the next time you open the site, with no account and nothing sent anywhere. The track currently playing is shown at the bottom of the screen for stations that broadcast that information.

Internet radio from Costa Rica is a simple way to keep up with the language and the music of the country from anywhere in the world, whether you moved away, are learning the language, or just want something other than an algorithmic playlist.