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It all began because there was nothing good to listen to on the radio... Broadcasting from a warehouse in San Francisco, our high quality MP3 ... See more internet broadcasts reach around the world. Rusty Hodge, SomaFM's founder, had been experimenting with online radio since 1995. After helping other companies with their streaming media operations, he decided that no one was going to create the online radio station he wanted to listen to, so he did it himself. We started testing the station in 1999, and officially launched SomaFM.com in February 2000. Drone Zone was our first station, Groove Salad our second, Secret Agent our third. Over time we would add more channels, now with 18 unique channels available (plus 2 annual holiday channels, and more in the works and ready to go as our resources allow). The station is going strong. We get over 5.8 million "listener hours" a month, which makes us one of the larger internet-only broadcasters. But we're not looking to increase our audience by playing more mainstream music. We look for music and formats that aren't available on commercial radio, or formats that are "not being done right" as Rusty puts it. We have always believed that there are plenty of people out there who would really get into the music we play once they discovered us. It seems that a lot of people agree, as we have garnered a lot of positive media coverage of SomaFM and had steady growth over the years.

Listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting over 25 unique channels from San Francisco. http://somafm.com/

Provide music and "theme formats" that aren't available on commercial radio, exposing our listeners to really great music they wouldn't otherwise be able to find! (Having a "mission" sounds too corporate. Really we just want to play awesome music that you can't find anywhere else.)

Listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting 25+ unique channels of music from San Francisco to the world from http://somafm.com/

1999

Groove Salad: A nicely chilled plate of ambient beats and grooves. Secret Agent: The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too! Drone Zone: Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats. Indie Pop Rocks!: New and your favorite classic indie pop tracks. cliqhop idm: Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music. Beat Blender: A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill. Tag's Trip: Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes. Illinois Street Lounge: Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow. Space Station Soma: Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica. Doomed: Dark music for tortured souls Boot Liquor: Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers Lush: Sensuous and mellow vocals, mostly female, with an electronic influence. Digitalis: Digitally affected analog rock with a DIY mentality. Sonic Universe: NuJazz + avant-garde EuroJazz. Transcending the world of jazz with experimental takes on tradition. And our annual holiday channels that run from November through the first week in January: Xmas in Frisko: SomaFM's wacky and eclectic holiday mix. Not for the easily offended. Christmas Lounge: Chilled holiday grooves and classic winter lounge tracks. (Kid and Parent safe!)

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