KEXP Skip

Tracking since May 21, 2026.

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• May 27, 2026
  description

  KEXP.org streams great music around the clock, but every now and then a song comes on that just isn't for you. This extension adds two small buttons to KEXP's player so you can mute the stream and have it come back on automatically once the song you don't like is over.
  
  What it does:
  - Skip Song — mutes the audio until the next playlist entry begins
  - Skip Block — mutes through the rest of this block of music and the next air break, then unmutes when a new block starts
  
  How to use:
  Install the extension and visit kexp.org. Two pill buttons appear immediately to the left of KEXP's volume control. Click Skip Song to mute the current track; click Skip Block to mute the whole run of songs leading into the next DJ break. Click the active button again to cancel and unmute manually.
  
  A note on timing:
  KEXP's stream has a buffer (usually 15 to 30 seconds, but it varies with your connection). The playlist API the extension watches updates on broadcast time, so when it says "the next song just started," you're typically still hearing the tail of the previous one. The extension does not try to compensate for this — buffer length is too variable for a fixed delay to work. In practice the unmute may come back a few seconds early or late. Treat the buttons as a rough "mute for a while," not a surgical skip.
  
  Privacy:
  This extension only runs on kexp.org pages. While a skip mode is active it polls KEXP's public playlist API (api.kexp.org) every 10 seconds to detect track changes. It collects no personal data, sends nothing anywhere else, and stores nothing on your device.
  
  Lightweight:
  No background processes. No popups. No permissions beyond running on kexp.org. Three small files, zero dependencies, vanilla JavaScript.
  
  Source code: https://github.com/L13w/KEXP-volume-chrome-extension

  We love, Love, LOVE our KEXP DJs, and they can be enthusiastic about playing certain music. Which is great for people who love that music, but sometimes that's just not you. This extension adds two small buttons to KEXP's player so you can mute the stream and have it come back on automatically once the current song or block is over.
  
  What it does:
  - Skip Song — mutes the audio until the next playlist entry begins
  - Skip Block — mutes through the rest of this block of music and the next air break, then unmutes when a new block starts
  
  How to use:
  Install the extension and visit kexp.org. Two pill buttons appear immediately above KEXP's volume control. Click Skip Song to mute the current track; click Skip Block to mute the whole run of songs leading into the next DJ break. Click the active button again to cancel and unmute manually.
  
  A note on timing:
  KEXP's stream has a buffer (usually 15 to 30 seconds, but it varies with your connection). The playlist API the extension watches updates on broadcast time, so when it says "the next song just started," you're typically still hearing the tail of the previous one. The extension does not try to compensate for this — buffer length is too variable for a fixed delay to work. In practice the unmute may come back a few seconds early or late. Treat the buttons as a rough "mute for a while," not a surgical skip.
  
  Privacy:
  This extension only runs on kexp.org pages. While a skip mode is active it polls KEXP's public playlist API (api.kexp.org) every 10 seconds to detect track changes. It collects no personal data, sends nothing anywhere else, and stores nothing on your device.
  
  Lightweight:
  No background processes. No popups. No permissions beyond running on kexp.org. Three small files, zero dependencies, vanilla JavaScript.
  
  Source code: https://github.com/L13w/KEXP-volume-chrome-extension

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