What songs are being played on New York radio stations right now? Or in London? And in Los Angeles? To find out, just visit Radio Garden, the online map dedicated to radio stations from all over the world.
This interactive map allows users to choose from countless cities across the globe and from just as many radio stations. It is also a very useful tool for practicing a foreign language and improving listening skills.
With Radio Garden it is possible to listen to radio stations in virtually every language—offering global access to diverse audio content and cultural perspectives with just a few clicks.
The Radio Garden website is the result of a collaboration between researchers from Transnational Radio Encounters, a consortium of European universities based at Martin Luther University in Halle, Germany, and the Moniker Institute in Amsterdam.
Among the various universities involved, Transnational Radio Encounters draws on contributions from scholars at London Metropolitan University, the University of Sunderland, and the University of Copenhagen—researchers united by a passion for music, media, and, of course, radio. Radio is seen as a fundamental medium in the history of exchanges between different cultures, an idea that also lies at the heart of the Radio Garden project.
The interactive globe provides access to frequencies from Northern Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and much more, offering a journey around the world through different languages, sounds, and stories.
