Furry.FM
Furry.FM or simply FurryFM / Furry FM was a German- and English-speaking furry internet radio station that broadcast material 24 hours per day from January, 2015 to its closure on October 31, 2022. Founded by Bravura Lion, the web radio regularly played music by furry musicians, a wide variety of non-furry music, and offered regular talk shows on furry topics as well as pure entertainment shows and interviews with furry musicians, artists, authors and other guests who had a connection to furry fandom.
The radio station was operated by Bravura, supported by Claudi Laylor and Ivic Wulfe, with Ivic being responsible for the English programming on Furry.FM, especially the weekly South Afrifur Pawdcast.
As of December, 2019, Furry.FM had 15 members on its broadcast team.
| Furry.FM | |
|---|---|
 Official Furry.FM Logo | |
| Host(s) | Various |
| Website | https://furry.fm/ |
| Update schedule | Offline |
| Launch date | Jan 2015 |
| End Date | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Genre | Music |
| Rating(s) | 
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Contents
History[edit]
Furry.FM's debut broadcast in January, 2015 was an original program dubbed Random Furry Talk in which listeners could call the station via Skype and discuss any fandom-related topic they wished. On March 2015 Furry.FM obtained a Music Broadcasting license from SUISA and thus, became permitted to legally broadcast copyrighted music online.
The Furry.FM website was published in May, 2015 and the 24/7 music stream began soon after, with original content such as Random Furry Talk, interviews, special performances, and games remaining part of Furry.FM's programming block.
In August, 2015 Furry.FM began collaborating with the South Afrifur Pawdcast team and began broadcasting material in English every Sunday. Later in August, Furry.FM's broadcasts became accessible internationally.
On October 5, 2022 Bravura announced that the station would cease broadcasting at the end of the month, and that Furry.FM would be hosting one last show on October 23. Replays of the stations older shows would be played 24/7 until the station's broadcast went offline.[1]
At the time of its closure, Furry.FM was the only licensed furry internet radio station that broadcasted material 24/7.
Format[edit]
The Furry.FM Radio format was various from charts, oldies, indie, rock, new age etc. on the programming spectrum. The music program could also be edited by listeners and was changed every week by the station's operators.
Active Shows[edit]
- Furry.FM Talk - Originally known as Random Furry Talk. This was the debut program on the station.
- Interview Shows - An interview with a guest, for example an artist or musician.
- Furry.FM Gamers Life - Furry gaming show with moderators playing awesome games.
- Furry.FM Artstream - Artstream with random guests
- Furry Musicians Showcase Showcase of Furry Musicians
- Music Night Show - Music night shows with a mix of music requests by the audience and the best music from the moderators.
- Live Shows at various places - Live broadcasts from conventions, dances, furry meetups, etc.
- Public Talk Shows - Program where the station's hosts would take calls from listeners.
- South Afrifur Show - English show hosted every Sunday by the South Afrifur Pawdcast team.
Staff[edit]
Management[edit]
- Bravura - Founder
- Claudi Laylor - Community Administration
- Galax Lion - Administration
- Ivic Wulfe - English Community Administration - South Afrifur
Moderators[edit]
- Scratch - English Moderator - South Afrifur
- Doge - English Moderator - South Afrifur
- Raven Song - Digital Artist
- Norman - Moderator
- DJ Kain Hawkins - Moderator / Sound Engineer
- Seraja Hawkins - Moderator
- Tabi - Digital Artist
- Adion - Moderator
- Backgroundgremlin - Moderator
- QuickshotCoyote - Moderator
- Katiba Razz - Moderator
References[edit]
- ↑ Furry.FM Goes Off Air on furry.fm. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Furry.FM on Facebook
- Furry.FM on Twitter
- Furry.FM's website on Main Homepage