PASSION for the PLANET is 7 years old

We launched the radio station at 7pm on 10th September 2002.

Thanks to everyone who has helped, passed on feedback, and listened over the last 7 years. During that time we've broadcast more than 61,000 interviews, with more than 3500 guests, and played more than 2.5 million minutes of the planet's best music.

The first track was "Closer To Free" by the BoDeans. This song was chosen for a variety of reasons:

the up tempo guitar heavy sound

the "whoohoo" at the start

it's the theme from "Party of Five" a TV show probably familiar to our target audience [which featured Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell and Jennifer Love Hewitt]

and its lyrics ...

Everybody wants to live how they wanna live

And everybody wants to love like they wanna love

And everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Everybody wants respect, just a little bit

And everybody needs a chance, once in a while

Everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Everybody one, Everybody two, Everybody free

Everybody needs to touch, You know now and then

And everybody wants a good good friend

Everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Everybody wants to live how they want to live

And everybody wants to love who they want to love

And everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Since we started we've also launched ...

an on demand audio service

a TV station

an interactive WebPlayer

And still to come ...

Chantal's written a book, out in October

a revamped on demand service, with lots more content

additions to the WebPlayer, including links to more information

Plus a variety of new features on air. We'll tell you more soon.