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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