About

24 Hour Kirtan Radio is an Internet radio station playing live recordings of Gaudiya style Kirtan music from temples and Kirtan events worldwide. We are a non-profit organization registered under Swiss law with company number CHE-446.960.094.

Our 3 main goals are

1. to broadcast Gaudiya style kirtan via 24hourkirtan.fm and various other platforms
2. to support 24 Hour Kirtan Mandali at Krishna Balaram Mandir in Vrindavan
3. to support worldwide kirtan events.

Team

• Nanda Kishor – Chief Enabling Officer (Zürich/ZH, Switzerland)
• Radhe Syam Vilas – Audio Engineer (Vrindavan/UP, India)
• David Li – Mobile App Developer (Alhambra/CA, United States)
• Dhyanacandra – App Designer and Raydio Channel Curator (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Contributors

• Warren Anderson – Backend Developer (Cheyenne/WY, United States)
• Jörg Krüger – Web Developer (Dexheim/RP, Germany)
• Nimai Hawkins – Audio Engineer (Melbourne, Australia)
• Tadej Vuzem – Audio Engineer (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Timeline

• April 2018: Mobile app v1.0.0 (beta) launches
• March 2018: RaydioKirtan.FM launches as a new channel with contemporary Vaishnava music, curated by Dhyanacandra
• February 2016: Logo redesign by Angeleski
• January 2016: David Li and Warren Anderson start developing our own mobile app (1st alpha release planned for February, 1st beta for March 2016)
• May 2015: Migrated from CentovaCast/SHOUTcast to Icecast/Liquidsoap
• February 2015: Radhe Syam Vilas starts making high quality recordings at Krishna Baralam Mandir in Vrindavan
• March 2014: Started our Soundcloud
• October 30, 2012: Started 24 Hour Kirtan Podcast
• September 12, 2012: Started using CentovaCast as a backend for the SHOUTcast DNAS server
• September 2 through 8, 2012: Live broadcast of Kirtan Mela Germany (audio stream powered by mayapur.tv)
• April 1, 2012: First live broadcast of Madhava’s kirtan from New Jagannatha Puri Dhama (Zürich, Switzerland)
• September 5, 2011: 24 Hour Kirtan Mandali Radio listed in iTunes Radio Directory
• August 31, 2011: Migrated the static HTML website to WordPress
• March 28, 2011: Went live with first beta version of the website and a Flash-based MP3 player using the SHOUTcast broadcasting tools
• December 12, 2010: Registered domain 24hourkirtan.fm