This page explains how SonoZoom organizes and presents radio and podcast listings, and what the different levels of review mean.
How listings are organized
Listings are grouped by genre, mood, country, language and topic using the metadata available for each station or podcast. Order on lists reflects playability and general popularity signals from our data sources; it is not a paid ranking and not a review score.
Review levels
- Auto-catalog. Data imported from public third-party sources. It has not necessarily received manual editorial review. Most listings on SonoZoom are at this level.
- Verified. SonoZoom has checked key details, such as the name, location and that the stream or feed works, against an official or reliable source.
- Editorial. A page where SonoZoom has added its own useful context beyond the imported data. Editorial pages are limited in number.
Verified and editorial status are never assigned automatically. They apply only when the corresponding review has actually been done, and a listing can be moved back to auto-catalog if its information is no longer accurate.
Ratings
Station ratings shown on SonoZoom come only from signed-in listeners. When a station has no ratings, we say so instead of showing an estimated score.
Reporting problems
If a stream is unavailable or a listing contains inaccurate information, please tell us. See Corrections and Updates for what to include.
Our aim
We aim to keep public information on SonoZoom useful and current. Because most data comes from third parties and can change at any time, some listings may be out of date. Learn more about where our data comes from in Data Sources and Verification.