57 Years of Soul Music Radio

Soul 57 is a purely internet-based station from Canada that, according to its website, broadcasts around the clock. The programme revolves around soul, funk, disco, funky house and jazz-funk, complemented by blues, gospel and Motown, Stax and Chess recordings. The station presents itself as an archive of deeper soul and describes itself as a meeting point for fans of this style; an independent assessment of this claim is not available.

The website is also a tribute to the African American radio DJs of earlier decades. Names mentioned include Frankie Crocker, Jocko Henderson, Petey Greene and Red Alert. The focus is thus less on a single on-air personality than on the tradition of soul radio from American cities.

The station is connected with the magazine Sepia Magazine Online, which appears as a co-sponsor. There is also an associated YouTube channel called Soul 57 TV, a podcast series and a page with track information. Details on the founding year, station management and presenters are largely missing from the website.