Frequently Asked Questions

Disglobe is a free, browser-based interactive 3D globe that streams live radio stations and ambient field recordings from around the world. Click any dot on the globe to listen instantly. No signup, no ads.

Roughly 2,200 active, geo-located stations are seeded for instant first paint. The full catalog of about 40,000 stations from the Radio Browser community database loads in the background and is cached locally.

Yes. Disglobe is completely free to use. There is no premium tier, no subscription, and no advertising.

Station metadata comes from Radio Browser, a CC0-licensed community-maintained database. Audio is streamed directly from each broadcaster.

No. Disglobe requires no signup or login. Open the page and start listening.

The app itself works offline once visited (it is installable as a Progressive Web App), but live radio streams require an internet connection to play.

Radio stations come and go on Radio Browser, and some broadcasters geo-block listeners outside their region. We periodically probe streams and prune dead ones, but a small percentage may fail at any given moment.

HLS (.m3u8), MP3, AAC, and Icecast streams. HTTP-only Icecast streams are proxied through our Vercel Edge function so they work in HTTPS browsers.

No personal data is collected. Vercel Analytics records anonymous page-view counts. When you play a station, the broadcaster sees your IP just as they would on their own website.

Disglobe presents stations geographically on a 3D globe rather than as a long list. It lets you explore radio by place, discover stations near a coast or city visually, and includes ambient field recordings alongside live broadcasts.