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Over 20 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting from San Francisco. All music hand-picked by SomaFM's award-winning DJs and music directors.

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Underground 80s

Centered around UK Synthpop of the early 80s, you'll hear music from Human League, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, A Flock of Seagulls, New Order and Ultravox, as well as lesser-known but critically acclaimed artists from the time such as New Musik, Comsat Angels, Lene Lovich, Fad Gadget and Robert Hazard.

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Lush

Sensuous and mellow vocals, mostly female, with an electronic influence.







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Groove Salad

A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves. Downtempo electronica featuring artists such as Kruder & Dorfmeister, Fila Brazila, Dhzian and Kamien, Afterlife, Zero Seven, Nightmares On Wax, Shantel, Groove Armada and artists on Pork Recordings, Waveform Records and Cafe del Mar recordings.

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Deep Space One

NEW! A soundtrack for deep space exploration, both inner and outer.

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Groove Salad

A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.

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Lush

Sensuous and mellow vocals, mostly female, with an electronic influence.

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Drone Zone

Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.

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Def Con Radio

Music for Hacking and serious coding.

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SF 10-33

Ambient music mixed with the sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic.

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Dub Step Beyond

Dubstep, Dub and Deep Bass. May damage speakers at high volume.

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Space Station Soma

Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.

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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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Folk Forward

Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics.

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BAgel Radio

What alternative rock radio should sound like.

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Digitalis

Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.

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Sonic Universe

Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic, avant-garde takes on tradition.

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Secret Agent

The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too!

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Suburbs of Goa

Desi-influenced Asian world beats and beyond.

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Boot Liquor

Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers

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Illinois Street Lounge

Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.

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The Trip

Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.

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cliqhop idm

Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music..

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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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Underground 80's

Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave.

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Beat Blender

A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill..

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Doom

Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.

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Black Rock FM

From the Playa to the world, for the 2013 Burning Man festival.

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It all began because there was nothing good to listen to on the radio...

Broadcasting from a converted warehouse in San Francisco, our high quality 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 over 20 unique channels available (plus several annual holiday channels, and more in the works and ready to go as our resources allow).