This station was inspired by the knowledge that there is a huge quantity of great music out there that most people are not getting exposed to. We want to play at least a small part in changing that.

What will you hear? If there's a common denominator, it will be a focus on good musicianship and good songwriting. If an artist needs a video to make the song interesting, then, in our humble opinion, THE SONG SUCKS!

We launched with a series of one hour shows. As we grow, we'll add channels focusing more on specific styles but our flagship channel will always have a wider range of material than you'd expect on most radio stations. Led Zeppelin, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Pat Metheny and a little underground all in the same hour? Why not?

We won't play "just the hits", we'll dig deeper into the albums.

Example: U2 is considered by many to be the "biggest band in the world." Yet, unless you bought their last studio album, (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, as of this writing), you haven't heard eight of the 12 songs on the album. Only four songs had a reasonable amount of radio (or video) play. Two of our favourite songs were amongst the eight that didn't get airplay. More importantly, if most people haven't heard the majority of the material from the "biggest band in the world", what hope does a small up-and-coming band have? or an artist or band that doesn't fit into the mainstream?

We believe people are capable of enjoying more than one style of music.

We believe that good music was being made 30 years ago. We believe that good music is being made today. We don't accept that you have to choose one era over the other.

Check us out today at www.planetnerve8.com