Hearts of Space
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| Genre | Ambient, new-age, electronic, space, and related contemplative music |
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| Running time | 60 minutes, weekly |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | 100+ NPR stations (2009),Sirius XM Satellite Radio |
| Hosted by |
1973–1974 Stephen Hill 1974–1986 Stephen Hill, Anna Turner 1987–present Stephen Hill |
| Created by | Stephen Hill |
| Produced by | Steve Davis |
| Executive producer(s) | Stephen Hill |
| Air dates | since 1973 |
| Website | HOS.com |
Hearts of Space is a United States weekly syndicated public radio show featuring music of a contemplative nature drawn largely from the ambient, new-age and electronic genres, while also including classical, world, Celtic, experimental, and other music selections. For many years, the show's producer and presenter, Stephen Hill, has applied the term "space music" to the music broadcast on the show, irrespective of genre. It is the longest-running radio program of its type in the world. Each episode ends with Hill gently speaking a catchphrase: "Safe journeys, space fans...wherever you are."
Hearts of Space was created in 1973 by Stephen Hill, co-produced by Hill and Anna Turner. It was first broadcast as Music from the Hearts of Space, a three-hour long late-night show on KPFA in Berkeley, California. It was hosted by Hill under the on-air pseudonym "Timotheo", with Turner becoming co-host from 1974 to 1986 as "Annamystic".
Shortened to a one-hour version, it entered syndication on public radio in January 1983, and quickly grew in popularity, signing its 200th station within three years. In December 2009, it was still broadcast by over 200 public radio stations weekly. Until April 1, 2010, Hearts of Space show was also broadcast nightly by XM Satellite Radio. Beginning on its Audio Visions channel in 2001, older shows aired weeknights at 11 PM ET. The current week's show was broadcast on Saturdays at 9 AM ET, then repeated on Sundays at 9 PM ET. After the merger, Sirius XM Satellite Radio moved the program to its Spa channel until discontinuing it. On January 4, 2013, the show celebrated a milestone broadcasting its 1000th program on the 40th anniversary of its debut. As of January 6, 2016, 1,099 installments of the show have been produced.
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