# Building radio stations at SoundCloud

DevFeed: [Building radio stations at SoundCloud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-radio-stations-at-soundcloud-2008.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//building_radio_stations_at_soundcloud>)

Published: 2016-07-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/soundcloud-backstage-blog.md>)

Topics: [consistency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/consistency.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>)

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## AI overview

SoundCloud describes the design principles behind its radio-like Artist Stations discovery feature. The article emphasizes balancing novelty and familiarity while maintaining consistency and context so listeners can enjoy a lean-back music experience across mobile and web.

## Source excerpt

Over the last 100 years we have dialed into radio stations at home, on the road, or in the office to access a curated mix of top hits delivered to us by our favorite DJ. With more and more of our daily activities taking place online, we find our source of music now comes from a mix of our mobile phones, our desktop computers and the radio - and is available to us whenever we need it. The amount of music available today is endless. The music scene has never been so vibrant. A proliferation of production tools at low cost and the ease at which an artist can share their sounds, gives everyone the opportunity to share their work at any time, with only a few clicks. Keeping this in mind, we set out to determine: How can we bring a radio like experience to SoundCloud that would enable you to tune-in and lean back?