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Over 30 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting to the world. All music hand-picked by SomaFM's award-winning DJs and music directors.
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The In-Sound
60s/70s Hipster Euro Pop where psychedelic melodies meets groovy vibes.
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Bossa Beyond
Silky-smooth, laid-back Brazilian-style rhythms of Bossa Nova, Samba and beyond
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Tiki Time
Classic Tiki music and Vintage island rhythms to sip cocktails by.
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DEF CON Radio
Music for Hacking. The DEF CON Year-Round Channel.
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Groove Salad
A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
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Groove Salad Classic
The classic (early 2000s) version of a nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
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Synphaera Radio
Featuring the music from an independent record label focused on modern electronic ambient and space music.
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Drone Zone
Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.
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The Dark Zone
The darker side of deep ambient. Music for staring into the Abyss.
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Metal Detector
From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.
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Illinois Street Lounge
Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.
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Suburbs of Goa
Desi-influenced Asian world beats and beyond.
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SomaFM Specials
Now featuring Afternoon Jazz, Wavepool, DubX, The Surf Report & More!
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The Trip
Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.
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Sonic Universe
Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic, avant-garde takes on tradition.
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ThistleRadio
Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches
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Boot Liquor
Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers
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Seven Inch Soul
Vintage soul tracks from the original 45 RPM vinyl.
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Left Coast 70s
Mellow album rock from the Seventies. Yacht not required.
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Underground 80s
Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave.
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Fluid
Drown in the electronic sound of instrumental hiphop, future soul and liquid trap.
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Lush
Sensuous and mellow female vocals, many with an electronic influence.
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PopTron
Electropop and indie dance rock with sparkle and pop.
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Covers
Just covers. Songs you know by artists you don't. We've got you covered.
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cliqhop idm
Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music.
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Dub Step Beyond
Dubstep, Dub and Deep Bass. May damage speakers at high volume.
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Beat Blender
A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.
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Deep Space One
Deep ambient electronic, experimental and space music. For inner and outer space exploration.
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Space Station Soma
Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.
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n5MD Radio
Emotional Experiments in Music: Ambient, modern composition, post-rock, & experimental electronic music
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Vaporwaves
All Vaporwave. All the time.
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Secret Agent
The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too!
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Chillits Radio
Celebrating 25 years of music, chilling and camping
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Heavyweight Reggae
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady classic and deep tracks.
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Mission Control
Celebrating NASA and Space Explorers everywhere.
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Indie Pop Rocks!
New and classic favorite indie pop tracks.
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Digitalis
Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.
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Folk Forward
Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics.
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Black Rock FM
From the Playa to the world, for the annual Burning Man festival.
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SF 10-33
Ambient music mixed with the sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic.
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SF Police Scanner
San Francisco Public Safety Scanner Feed
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SF in SF
Author readings and discussions from the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and genre literary fields.
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SomaFM Live
Special Live Events and rebroadcasts of past live events
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Xmas in Frisko
SomaFM's wacky and eclectic holiday mix. Not for the easily offended.
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Christmas Lounge
Chilled holiday grooves and classic winter lounge tracks. (Kid and Parent safe!)
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Christmas Rocks!
Have your self an indie/alternative holiday season!
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Jolly Ol' Soul
Where we cut right to the soul of the season.
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Department Store Christmas
Holiday Elevator Music from a more innocent time.
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Doomed
Where every day is Halloween: Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.
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Groove Salad
A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
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Drone Zone
Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.
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Deep Space One
Deep ambient electronic, experimental and space music. For inner and outer space exploration.
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Space Station Soma
Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.
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Indie Pop Rocks!
New and classic favorite indie pop tracks.
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Groove Salad Classic
The classic (early 2000s) version of a nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
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Secret Agent
The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too!
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Lush
Sensuous and mellow female vocals, many with an electronic influence.
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Synphaera Radio
Featuring the music from an independent record label focused on modern electronic ambient and space music.
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Underground 80s
Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave.
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Left Coast 70s
Mellow album rock from the Seventies. Yacht not required.
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DEF CON Radio
Music for Hacking. The DEF CON Year-Round Channel.
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Folk Forward
Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics.
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Beat Blender
A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.
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Boot Liquor
Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers
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The Trip
Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.
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The Dark Zone
The darker side of deep ambient. Music for staring into the Abyss.
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ThistleRadio
Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches
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Bossa Beyond
Silky-smooth, laid-back Brazilian-style rhythms of Bossa Nova, Samba and beyond
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Suburbs of Goa
Desi-influenced Asian world beats and beyond.
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PopTron
Electropop and indie dance rock with sparkle and pop.
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Heavyweight Reggae
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady classic and deep tracks.
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Sonic Universe
Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic, avant-garde takes on tradition.
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Seven Inch Soul
Vintage soul tracks from the original 45 RPM vinyl.
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Illinois Street Lounge
Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.
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Fluid
Drown in the electronic sound of instrumental hiphop, future soul and liquid trap.
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Dub Step Beyond
Dubstep, Dub and Deep Bass. May damage speakers at high volume.
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Mission Control
Celebrating NASA and Space Explorers everywhere.
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Vaporwaves
All Vaporwave. All the time.
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Christmas Lounge
Chilled holiday grooves and classic winter lounge tracks. (Kid and Parent safe!)
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Black Rock FM
From the Playa to the world, for the annual Burning Man festival.
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cliqhop idm
Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music.
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The In-Sound
60s/70s Hipster Euro Pop where psychedelic melodies meets groovy vibes.
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Tiki Time
Classic Tiki music and Vintage island rhythms to sip cocktails by.
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SF 10-33
Ambient music mixed with the sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic.
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Metal Detector
From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.
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Digitalis
Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.
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Covers
Just covers. Songs you know by artists you don't. We've got you covered.
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Department Store Christmas
Holiday Elevator Music from a more innocent time.
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n5MD Radio
Emotional Experiments in Music: Ambient, modern composition, post-rock, & experimental electronic music
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SomaFM Specials
Now featuring Afternoon Jazz, Wavepool, DubX, The Surf Report & More!
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SomaFM Live
Special Live Events and rebroadcasts of past live events
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Xmas in Frisko
SomaFM's wacky and eclectic holiday mix. Not for the easily offended.
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Doomed
Where every day is Halloween: Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.
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Christmas Rocks!
Have your self an indie/alternative holiday season!
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Chillits Radio
Celebrating 25 years of music, chilling and camping
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SF Police Scanner
San Francisco Public Safety Scanner Feed
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Jolly Ol' Soul
Where we cut right to the soul of the season.
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SF in SF
Author readings and discussions from the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and genre literary fields.
70s
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Left Coast 70s
Mellow album rock from the Seventies. Yacht not required.
alternative
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Indie Pop Rocks!
New and classic favorite indie pop tracks.
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Underground 80s
Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave.
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Folk Forward
Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics.
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PopTron
Electropop and indie dance rock with sparkle and pop.
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Digitalis
Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.
ambient↑
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Groove Salad
A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
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Drone Zone
Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.
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Deep Space One
Deep ambient electronic, experimental and space music. For inner and outer space exploration.
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Groove Salad Classic
The classic (early 2000s) version of a nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
-
Synphaera Radio
Featuring the music from an independent record label focused on modern electronic ambient and space music.
-
The Dark Zone
The darker side of deep ambient. Music for staring into the Abyss.
-
Mission Control
Celebrating NASA and Space Explorers everywhere.
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SF 10-33
Ambient music mixed with the sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic.
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Doomed
Where every day is Halloween: Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.
americana↑
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Boot Liquor
Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers
bossanova↑
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Bossa Beyond
Silky-smooth, laid-back Brazilian-style rhythms of Bossa Nova, Samba and beyond
celtic↑
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ThistleRadio
Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches
chill↑
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Chillits Radio
Celebrating 25 years of music, chilling and camping
eclectic↑
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Black Rock FM
From the Playa to the world, for the annual Burning Man festival.
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Covers
Just covers. Songs you know by artists you don't. We've got you covered.
electronic↑
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Groove Salad
A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
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Space Station Soma
Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.
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Groove Salad Classic
The classic (early 2000s) version of a nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
-
Lush
Sensuous and mellow female vocals, many with an electronic influence.
-
Synphaera Radio
Featuring the music from an independent record label focused on modern electronic ambient and space music.
-
Underground 80s
Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave.
-
DEF CON Radio
Music for Hacking. The DEF CON Year-Round Channel.
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Beat Blender
A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.
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The Trip
Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.
-
Fluid
Drown in the electronic sound of instrumental hiphop, future soul and liquid trap.
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Dub Step Beyond
Dubstep, Dub and Deep Bass. May damage speakers at high volume.
-
Mission Control
Celebrating NASA and Space Explorers everywhere.
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Vaporwaves
All Vaporwave. All the time.
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cliqhop idm
Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music.
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Digitalis
Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.
folk↑
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Folk Forward
Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics.
hiphop↑
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Fluid
Drown in the electronic sound of instrumental hiphop, future soul and liquid trap.
holiday↑
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Christmas Lounge
Chilled holiday grooves and classic winter lounge tracks. (Kid and Parent safe!)
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Department Store Christmas
Holiday Elevator Music from a more innocent time.
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Xmas in Frisko
SomaFM's wacky and eclectic holiday mix. Not for the easily offended.
-
Christmas Rocks!
Have your self an indie/alternative holiday season!
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Jolly Ol' Soul
Where we cut right to the soul of the season.
industrial↑
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Doomed
Where every day is Halloween: Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.
jazz↑
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Sonic Universe
Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic, avant-garde takes on tradition.
live↑
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SomaFM Live
Special Live Events and rebroadcasts of past live events
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SF Police Scanner
San Francisco Public Safety Scanner Feed
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Chillits Radio
Celebrating 25 years of music, chilling and camping
lounge↑
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Secret Agent
The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too!
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Illinois Street Lounge
Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.
metal↑
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Metal Detector
From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.
news↑
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SF 10-33
Ambient music mixed with the sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic.
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SF Police Scanner
San Francisco Public Safety Scanner Feed
oldies↑
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Seven Inch Soul
Vintage soul tracks from the original 45 RPM vinyl.
-
The In-Sound
60s/70s Hipster Euro Pop where psychedelic melodies meets groovy vibes.
pop↑
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The In-Sound
60s/70s Hipster Euro Pop where psychedelic melodies meets groovy vibes.
reggae↑
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Heavyweight Reggae
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady classic and deep tracks.
rock↑
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Indie Pop Rocks!
New and classic favorite indie pop tracks.
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Left Coast 70s
Mellow album rock from the Seventies. Yacht not required.
specials↑
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DEF CON Radio
Music for Hacking. The DEF CON Year-Round Channel.
-
n5MD Radio
Emotional Experiments in Music: Ambient, modern composition, post-rock, & experimental electronic music
-
SomaFM Specials
Now featuring Afternoon Jazz, Wavepool, DubX, The Surf Report & More!
-
SomaFM Live
Special Live Events and rebroadcasts of past live events
spoken↑
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SF in SF
Author readings and discussions from the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and genre literary fields.
tiki↑
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Tiki Time
Classic Tiki music and Vintage island rhythms to sip cocktails by.
world↑
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ThistleRadio
Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches
-
Bossa Beyond
Silky-smooth, laid-back Brazilian-style rhythms of Bossa Nova, Samba and beyond
-
Suburbs of Goa
Desi-influenced Asian world beats and beyond.
-
Tiki Time
Classic Tiki music and Vintage island rhythms to sip cocktails by.
-
Beat Blender
A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.
-
Black Rock FM
From the Playa to the world, for the annual Burning Man festival.
-
Boot Liquor
Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers
-
Bossa Beyond
Silky-smooth, laid-back Brazilian-style rhythms of Bossa Nova, Samba and beyond
-
Chillits Radio
Celebrating 25 years of music, chilling and camping
-
Christmas Lounge
Chilled holiday grooves and classic winter lounge tracks. (Kid and Parent safe!)
-
Christmas Rocks!
Have your self an indie/alternative holiday season!
-
cliqhop idm
Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music.
-
Covers
Just covers. Songs you know by artists you don't. We've got you covered.
-
Deep Space One
Deep ambient electronic, experimental and space music. For inner and outer space exploration.
-
DEF CON Radio
Music for Hacking. The DEF CON Year-Round Channel.
-
Department Store Christmas
Holiday Elevator Music from a more innocent time.
-
Digitalis
Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.
-
Doomed
Where every day is Halloween: Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.
-
Drone Zone
Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.
-
Dub Step Beyond
Dubstep, Dub and Deep Bass. May damage speakers at high volume.
-
Fluid
Drown in the electronic sound of instrumental hiphop, future soul and liquid trap.
-
Folk Forward
Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics.
-
Groove Salad
A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
-
Groove Salad Classic
The classic (early 2000s) version of a nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
-
Heavyweight Reggae
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady classic and deep tracks.
-
Illinois Street Lounge
Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.
-
Indie Pop Rocks!
New and classic favorite indie pop tracks.
-
Jolly Ol' Soul
Where we cut right to the soul of the season.
-
Left Coast 70s
Mellow album rock from the Seventies. Yacht not required.
-
Lush
Sensuous and mellow female vocals, many with an electronic influence.
-
Metal Detector
From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.
-
Mission Control
Celebrating NASA and Space Explorers everywhere.
-
n5MD Radio
Emotional Experiments in Music: Ambient, modern composition, post-rock, & experimental electronic music
-
PopTron
Electropop and indie dance rock with sparkle and pop.
-
Secret Agent
The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too!
-
Seven Inch Soul
Vintage soul tracks from the original 45 RPM vinyl.
-
SF 10-33
Ambient music mixed with the sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic.
-
SF in SF
Author readings and discussions from the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and genre literary fields.
-
SF Police Scanner
San Francisco Public Safety Scanner Feed
-
SomaFM Live
Special Live Events and rebroadcasts of past live events
-
SomaFM Specials
Now featuring Afternoon Jazz, Wavepool, DubX, The Surf Report & More!
-
Sonic Universe
Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic, avant-garde takes on tradition.
-
Space Station Soma
Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.
-
Suburbs of Goa
Desi-influenced Asian world beats and beyond.
-
Synphaera Radio
Featuring the music from an independent record label focused on modern electronic ambient and space music.
-
The Dark Zone
The darker side of deep ambient. Music for staring into the Abyss.
-
The In-Sound
60s/70s Hipster Euro Pop where psychedelic melodies meets groovy vibes.
-
The Trip
Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.
-
ThistleRadio
Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches
-
Tiki Time
Classic Tiki music and Vintage island rhythms to sip cocktails by.
-
Underground 80s
Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave.
-
Vaporwaves
All Vaporwave. All the time.
-
Xmas in Frisko
SomaFM's wacky and eclectic holiday mix. Not for the easily offended.
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SomaFM News:
Something to aspire to: "Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. 20-Jan-25
We fixed a bug in our iOS app that affected using Airplay to video devices (like AppleTV), where the audio played, but the volume control didn't work and it took over the whole screen. Update is live in the app store now. 13-Jan-2025 [more news]
Fundraising Update as of January 24 at 7PM PST: So far today we've raised $2,296, and for the month $35,484. We still are trying to raise $19,515 more by the end of the month.
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