Boxout.fm

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boxout.fm
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City New Delhi, India
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Internet radio
History
First air date
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) [1]
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website boxout.fm

Boxout.fm is an online, community radio station based in New Delhi, India. It was founded in April 2017 [2] by Mohammed Abood (DJ MoCity) and indie musician Sahej Bakshi (Dualist Inquiry). [3] [4] It broadcasts live from Gulmohar Park in New Delhi seven days a week with programming beginning each morning at 09:00 IST (UTC+05:30) and ending at 01:00 IST. Boxout.fm's shows are then archived for streaming free of charge to a global audience on Mixcloud. [5]

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According to its founders, the radio station was born of a need for a community-run music platform focused on showcasing alternative music and culture in India. [6]

These radio programs are hosted by a collective of thirty resident DJs in addition to a large and growing number of broadcasts from guest DJs and cultural figures from India and around the world. [7] The radio also welcomes submissions from artists looking to contribute musically to the station's programs. [8]

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Mohammed Abood Uraibi, best known as DJ MoCity or simply Mo, is an Iraqi-born DJ, MC and promoter, known for having co-founded Reggae Rajahs, the first Reggae Sound System in India. MoCity also founded The 264 Cru, a Dubai-based music, arts and culture collective, 264 Records, a record label based in Dubai, and most recently boxout.fm, South Asia’s first online community radio.

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