Radio Paradise Relocates to Eureka

Press release from Radio Paradise:

Internet radio pioneer Radio Paradise is excited to announce its relocation to Eureka, California from Los Angeles, CA. Along with a new headquarters near the waterfront in Eureka’s Old Town neighborhood, they are launching a newly refreshed website, branding and a completely redesigned player for their popular DJ-mixed channels.

Now occupying a large office space adjacent to the historic Carson Block building, the radio station — affectionately known as “RP” by their listeners — is settling into the neighborhood, welcoming longtime and new listeners who stop by to visit the headquarters. The new space has plenty of plant-filled lounges and work areas for employees, which will also host the public during its planned “Open Studio” during Old Town’s Arts Alive, which falls on the first Saturday of every month from 6 to 9 PM. The Open Studio will feature a different local band or DJ each month, along with a planned karaoke night.

RP was founded in 2000 by William and Rebecca Goldsmith in Paradise, CA, and soon redefined radio for the internet era. Known for its eclectic DJ mixed channels, RP is also renowned for bucking the traditional commercial radio format. Free for all users, the station plays no advertisements and is solely funded by voluntary support from its worldwide listeners. With 300,000+ registered users and annual traffic to the site reaching over 3 million unique visitors, the station has solidly established itself as an internet institution. Throughout the years, Radio Paradise has been featured in Time Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Popular Science — and they regularly make top lists of music streaming options. RP also sets itself apart from other services by offering the highest audio quality available online.

No algorithms are used to create RP’s channels. Instead, William draws on his over fifty years of DJ experience to craft the four channels currently offered. His DJ skills were honed during his time at well-known radio stations such as KFAT, KPIG, KLRB, WCAS, and KPOI. William is also known for inaugurating the world’s first full-time webcast at KPIG in August 1995. Currently, Radio Paradise listeners can choose from the eclectic Main Mix, Mellow Mix, Global Mix, and Rock Mix, all mixed by William in the new location’s studio, a late nineteenth-century vault in the Victorian-era headquarters.

In the near future, the station is planning to launch more channels, hosted by other well-known DJs, as well as a new interview-based channel, Radio 2050. This new channel will feature interviews, focusing on “doers,” not “thinkers,”  who are actually doing things to make the world a better place for future generations. The interviews, when edited and aired, will take the form of stories told by the subjects interspersed with music matching the theme or tone of the segment. These interviews will run 24/7 like RP’s other channels.

In addition to the new headquarters, website, channels, and Open Studio events, Radio Paradise has plans for launching a suite of tools on their website, developed over decades by William for his own production use, for listeners to curate and produce their own personal radio channels on the station’s website while utilizing RP’s extensive music library. In the future, select users will be granted the ability to add to the existing collection of over a million tracks, with 16,000 of those songs being in the currently active play library.

Perhaps the biggest change is the addition of William’s daughter, Alanna, to the staff of RP. “I’m very excited about the two of us working together. She brings a deep love and appreciation for music, a wide range of digital skills, a phenomenal energy level, and a tremendous enthusiasm for all that Radio Paradise is and can be,” William said.

For additional information visit – https://radioparadise.com