This site made me fall in love with internet radio again
Radio Garden is a unique website that allows users to explore live radio stations from around the world. Users can navigate a 3D globe and listen to various stations, offering a diverse auditory experience. The platform emphasizes the personal connection of local stations, making it a refreshing alternative to traditional music apps.
- ▪Radio Garden features a 3D globe with glowing dots representing live radio stations worldwide.
- ▪The site allows users to listen to a variety of content, from jazz in Tokyo to soccer commentary in Buenos Aires.
- ▪It was created in 2016 as a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and several universities.
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Try This This site made me fall in love with internet radio again Tune into real stations from nearly every country with Radio Garden. Try This By Sam Singleton, Assistant Editor, PCWorld Jun 3, 2026 5:00 am PDT Image: Radio Garden There’s something strangely fun about spinning a globe and landing on a random radio station from the other side of the planet. That’s the whole appeal of Radio Garden. It turns live radio into a kind of digital world tour. The site drops you onto a 3D globe covered in glowing green dots. Each dot is a live radio station somewhere on Earth. You can move around the planet, zoom in, and click any station to start listening. I’ve listened to sweet late-night jazz from a station in Tokyo and randomly popped into chaotic live soccer match commentary in Buenos Aires.
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