rubi ka s number one source of live audio entertainment commercial no type of site internet radio & social networking available in english users 1514 registered users june 2014 . 1 owner shigy launched may 2002 ; 14 years ago 2002 05 alexa rank 6 436 865 may 2015 update 2 current status active gridstream productions 3 also known as gridstream or gsp is a non profit internet radio broadcast station that plays rock alternative metal indie and a vast variety of other music as well as talk shows and interviews . founded in 2002 it is one of the oldest existing mmorpg massively multiplayer online role playing game internet radio stations . 4 contents 1 history 2 shows and specials 3 content 4 in game requests 5 radio network 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit gridstream productions was founded around may 2002 5 by anarchy online celebrity lan tarryk kozar and justin boco devane 1 6 and others and continues to be run by some of the original staff and founders . the broadcasts or gridcasting 7 as they call it in a roleplaying sense are hosted from within the virtual worlds of anarchy online and the secret world mmorpg s by funcom . the fan base is mostly ao anarchy online players although there are listeners from other games and even listeners who do not play games . gridstream was one of the very first mmorpg radio stations on the internet and helped to pioneer 8 the concept of broadcasting from within a virtual world it is also currently one of the oldest mmorpg radio stations still broadcasting . shows and specials edit gridstream productions is run by players for players of anarchy online and works closely with funcom and the anarchy online developers hosting parties the large ark holiday parties and the anniversaries of anarchy online 9 contests with in game and sometimes real prizes . gridstream productions has roughly 20 dj s based all over the world with different tastes in music providing a varied listening experience . gridstream also has done interviews like the exclusive they did with nick wheeler of the all american rejects in connection with their in game concert in anarchy online . 10 gridstream has been present at and broadcast from dragoncon . 11 gridstream also planned the first ever official fan convention for anarchy online . it took place during august 10 12 2012 in grand rapids michigan . 12 content edit radio content varies but is mostly rock alternative metal indie electronics talk shows interviews skits funny or fake ads . there are no commercial ads on the station although they do promos for in game organizations or player guilds . the humor and the radio station in general is mostly targeted to adults or mature audiences . in game requests edit gridstream does not have a normal online request system the radio dj s do take suggestions through the gsp forums or use an in game request system available only to the game s players . radio network edit gridstream productions has no plans of leaving anarchy online but may or may not cover other funcom games . august 2 2012 gridstream officially launched their sister station for the secret world and is now broadcasting for tsw regularly . 13 see also edit internet radio list of internet radio stations streaming media references edit gridstream forum . retrieved 2013 07 04 . gridstream.org site info . alexa internet . retrieved may 10 2015 . pc gamer us issue november 2004 page 124 uk issue october 2004 page unknown mentioned by lewis ben 2006 . measuring player perceptions of advertising in online games thesis . louisiana state university . listed in radio by medium . 2010 . isbn 9781158211593 . ao news release about gsp 10th anniversary . archived from the original on june 20 2014 . retrieved june 20 2014 . 2006 may ao community update . retrieved june 20 2014 . ign anarchy online vault interview . retrieved june 20 2014 . stratics anarchy online interview . retrieved june 20 2014 . interview with tarryk . retrieved june 20 2014 . at dragoncon 2006 on the bobby blackwolf show . retrieved june 20 2014 . irrk in game interview . retrieved june 20 2014 . gridstream productions website . retrieved june 20 2014 . yahoo games music and audio in anarchy online article . retrieved june 20 2014 . 2005 anniversary news release . retrieved june 20 2014 . 2007 ingame concert news release . retrieved june 20 2014 . gsp aar interview audio download . retrieved june 20 2014 . aar ingame concert news . retrieved june 20 2014 . pre dragoncon 2007 ao forum staff post . retrieved june 20 2014 . post dragoncon 2007 ao community article . retrieved june 20 2014 . age of conan dragoncon 2007 announcement . retrieved june 20 2014 . ao news release about ao con . retrieved june 20 2014 . funcom tsw developer video timestamp 1 11 25 . retrieved june 20 2014 . funcom tsw post anniversary . retrieved june 20 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gridstream productions & oldid 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