Radical.fm
Radical.FM was a digital music streaming service available on
Radical.FM was founded by Thomas McAlevey, who previously launched the radio station Bandit Rock and the website Tomsradio.com.[1][3] Radical.FM is headquartered in Venice, California.
The service was released on iTunes in August, 2013, and on Android in June, 2014 with a catalog of over 25 million tracks.[1][2][3][4]
Radical.FM claims the service relies on human curation for its genres that are used to build "the best personalized radio stations in the world."
The company launched a desktop service in 2014.[5]
In October, 2015, the company introduced RadCasting, personal broadcasting with synchronous music sharing and discovery, where users can broadcast and share their stations with any other user, on mobile or desktop.[6]
As of 2018, this company has shut down.
See also
References
- ^ a b c IDG: Bandit-grundare ska ta sig an Spotify
- ^ a b "Billboard.biz: Radical.fm, Swedish Streaming Start-up, Takes Aim at Spotify's Crown". Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ a b c TechCrunch: Radical.FM Wants To Go After Spotify With An Ad-Free, Listener-Supported Streamed Music Service
- ^ a b LA Times: Radical.FM tries a freemium business model without the premium
- ^ RAIN: Review: Radical.FM launches on the web
- ^ Variety: Radical.fm Launches Personalized Radio Platform Without Ads Or Fees