Radio Paradise is a popular Internet radio station that defines itself as eclecticism online rock radio . The channel differs from most FM radio 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 music and rock music music, but occasionally also everything from jazz to classical music 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 streaming are available in MP3, HE-AAC, Windows Media Audio and RealAudio in various bitrates. The record number of concurrent listeners (as of June 2005) has passed the 8,500 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, California. Bill has been a DJ at various stations and is a long-time radio lover.

Radio Paradise was featured in a TIME magazine article of April 19, 2004 on the future of radio through an interview with Bill.

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