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FROM HAMBURG TO THE WORLD.
FOUNDED IN 1977.
Radio Sylvia started as a pirate in 1977. We stand for free and alternative radio - around the clock, around the world.
AGAINST THE MAINSTREAM.
AGAINST THE NORM.
We don't care for the omnipresent commercial rubbish. We focus on Punk, Metal and Alternative.
RADIO AND ROCK MUSIC.
OUR PASSIONS.
We are a dedicated team of long-time radio and music enthusiasts hailing from Germany, the UK and the USA.
ON AIR: -
Radio Sylvia broadcasts climate-friendly
We are getting greener! Our 192k main stream now runs on a server of a Finnish data center that obtains its energy from wind and hydro power. The other streams (128k and 64k) remain unchanged - for quite some time they are already hosted in a data center running on renewable energy.
The old 192k stream is now offline. In case you have problems receiving our main stream, feel free to contact us via info@radiosylvia.de. Additional tips can be found on our FAQ page.
Radiorandale
We'll repeat the current "Radiorandale" on 17th June from 6 p.m. to midnight CET (online, without shortwave). For further details see our schedule.
Harte Zeiten
Unfortunately there will be no "Harte Zeiten" show in June. The next programme is scheduled for 14th July.
Agatha Rabiata on Radio Sylvia
Agatha Rabiata is back and will present an own monthly programme on Radio Sylvia. It may still take a while - details will follow in due course...
Radio Sylvia broadcasts 24/7 on three streams. Our stream servers are running on renewable energy:
You can find all details about our streams here.
A tip for our technically minded listeners: This website displays the state of our streaming servers.
(Our complete schedule can be found here.)
The current Single of the Week is the track "Devotion" by the American band Pink Spiders.
Are you looking for the name of a track you heard on Radio Sylvia? No problem! Here you can see what we've played the last seven days.
The operation and maintenance costs of an internet radio station are considerable. So donations are greatly appreciated. With a donation you help to secure Radio Sylvia's future. Click on the "Donate" button and enter an amount of your choice. Thanks a lot!
We are getting lots of submissions and enquiries from bands and artists, who would like to be played on Radio Sylvia. We listen to your music and add it to our playlist if we like it and it matches our format. But due to time constraints, we cannot reply to every enquiry. Thanks for your understanding!
Radio Sylvia is run by a dedicated team of long-time radio and music enthusiasts and can look back on an eventful history. After its foundation in July 1977, the station was on the air as a pirate for many years on FM as well as long, medium and shortwave. In January 2009 we returned and are now broadcasting legally from our studios in Hamburg via internet and shortwave.
Our aim has always been (and still is today) to provide a musical alternative to the omnipresent musical mishmash. Details about our music format can be found here.
