Reserve a time. Join NINJAM. Make radio.
SLOjam is a public-access radio station powered by NINJAM and Icecast. Contributors reserve time slots, join the NINJAM room during their slot, and broadcast live. When no one is broadcasting, the station plays fallback music automatically.
No audio hardware required — everything runs on a BeagleBone Black.
LIVE Now broadcasting
Open /live to listen in your browser, or use VLC:
https://slojam.muciomartinez.com/radio/
Listen: Listen Live
Sign up for NINJAM: Create an account
Reserve a show slot: View schedule
Station status: Live status
SLOjam is rooted in the real Central Coast music community. The New Times Music Awards 2025 featured 7 competing genres, and the local calendar regularly includes:
Sources: New Times SLO Music Awards 2025, Concerts in the Plaza (Mission Plaza, Fridays Jun–Sep), SLO Brew Rock, Fremont Theater, The Siren, Live Oak Music Festival, Bandsintown SLO, and the broader Central Coast scene.
To broadcast on SLOjam, you need a NINJAM client. Download the official client or use the Reaper plugin:
Quick start: Download Cockos NINJAM, connect to 192.168.3.67:2049, join room PUBLIC-RADIO.
1. Sign up for a NINJAM account
2. Reserve a time slot on the calendar
3. Join the NINJAM room during your slot:
Server: 192.168.3.67:2049
Room: PUBLIC-RADIO
That's it. The station handles the rest automatically.
NINJAM participants connect to the station's NINJAM server. The BBB mixes their audio and streams it to Icecast. Listeners tune in via VLC, browser, or any Icecast-compatible player.
When no one is broadcasting, fallback music plays automatically. Dead-air detection ensures the station never goes silent.