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| The station was started in February 2000 by Bill Goldsmith and his wife Rebecca Goldsmith. It derives its name and is operated from ], ]. Bill has been a DJ at various stations (including ] |
The station was started in February 2000 by Bill Goldsmith and his wife Rebecca Goldsmith. It derives its name and is operated from ], ]. Bill has been a DJ at various stations (including ], KFAT, KLRB, WCAS, and KPOI) since 1971, as well as working as a radio station manager, and a radio & TV engineer. | ||
| Radio Paradise was featured in a '']'' magazine article of ], ] on the future of radio through an interview with Bill. | Radio Paradise was featured in a '']'' magazine article of ], ] on the future of radio through an interview with Bill. | ||
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Radio Paradise is a popular Internet radio station that defines itself as "eclectic online rock radio". The channel differs from most FM channels and other Internet stations in that the music played is not limited to any specific genre but instead represents great variety. Radio Paradise mostly plays different styles of pop and rock music, but occasionally also everything from jazz to classical to electronic music and world music. All of the styles are DJ-mixed. The station has no commercials, and is instead financially supported by its listeners through donations and purchases via on-line stores.
Radio Paradise streams are available in MP3, HE-AAC (AAC+), WMA and RealAudio in various bitrates, and can be accessed through Apple's iTunes radio tuner service as well as the Shoutcast Radio search feature available in the Winamp player and the Shoutcast web site. The record number of concurrent listeners (as of January 2006) has passed the 10,000 mark.
The web site offers listeners the ability to rate and comment individual songs on the playlist, as well as songs on the Listener Review Channel, which consists of songs uploaded by listeners to be considered for airplay.
Aside from providing a varied selection of music, Radio Paradise also has a lively on-line community via its song comments, forums, journals and comments sections on the web site. More than 20,000 users have registered from various parts of the world, and the community is growing daily.
History
The station was started in February 2000 by Bill Goldsmith and his wife Rebecca Goldsmith. It derives its name and is operated from Paradise, California. Bill has been a DJ at various stations (including KPIG, KFAT, KLRB, WCAS, and KPOI) since 1971, as well as working as a radio station manager, and a radio & TV engineer.
Radio Paradise was featured in a TIME magazine article of April 19, 2004 on the future of radio through an interview with Bill.
External links
- Time Magazine article (subscription required)
- Interview with Bill on Planet Geek!
- Paradise Around The World
- And Now For Some *Real* Radio: The death of corporate rock radio. Readers extol glorious alternatives. Listen up!
- Community Google map