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THE HISTORY OF GROOVE RADIO

1992-2002

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1992
GROOVE RADIO INTERNATIONAL...Swedish Egil launches his own syndicated radio program, dedicated to bringing electronic dance music to the American public on a weekly basis.

1994
GROOVE RADIO celebrates #100 shows in syndication, reaching more than 200 US markets with Music Choice cable radio and commercial radio affiliates including WDRE/New York, 91X/San Diego, KEDJ/Phoenix.

1995
GROOVE RADIO web site becomes available on the internet at: www.grooveradio.com - becoming one the earliest streamers in the world with live broadcasts of Orbital from London's Wembley Arena and from the recording studio of The Future Sound of London. GROOVE TV - the music video companion to GROOVE RADIO - receives a Billboard Magazine Video Nomination for Best Local/Regional TV show/Dance Music.

1996
GROOVE RADIO 103.1FM - Egil spearheads his original 24/7 format on Los Angeles radio station KACD/KBCD - the first in America committed to the advancement of electronic dance music and to championing DJ culture - exposing artists such as Fatboy Slim, Armand Van Helden, Daft Punk, Carl Cox, and The Chemical Brothers.

1997
GROOVE RADIO PRESENTS...Egil lands label deal with PRIORITY RECORDS/EMI dedicated to releasing GROOVE RADIO recordings and innovative electronic music under imprint egil_music.

1998
GROOVE RADIO PRESENTS successfully releases 5 CD compilations. GROOVE TV returns to the L.A. airwaves on KNET-TV UHF 38 broadcasting to 4.6 million homes in Southern California.

2000
GROOVERADIO.COM expands on the internet on the digital date of 01/11/00 and begins to showcase guests including Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Roni Size & Reprazent, Pete Tong, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Timo Maas, BT, John Digweed, Olive, The Crystal Method, and Basement Jaxx.

2001
GROOVERADIO.COM becomes the #1 station for electronic dance music and Top 5 streamer among thousands of stations on the internet. More than 500 DJs have appeared live on Groove Radio including Judge Jules, Christopher Lawrence, Keoki, AK 1200, A Guy Called Gerald, Roger Sanchez, DJ Irene, Tiesto, LTJ Bukem, Aphrodite, Mixmaster Morris, Richard Humpty Vission, Taylor, Dimitri From Paris, Mixmaster Mike, MJ Cole, DJ Rap, DJ Dan, Ming + FS, Mark Farina, D:Fuse, Sandra Collins, Dave Ralph, David Holmes, Sasha, and Ferry Corsten.

2002
GROOVE RADIO celebrates a milestone 10 YEARS dedicated to true electronic dance and DJ culture. Cited by such publications as L.A. Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Industry Standard, Spin, and Billboard, as well as national television exposure by CNN, TechTV, Fox News and KNBC/Los Angeles.

Swedish Egil's original vision continues today...

GROOVE RADIO - The Rhythm of the Future



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