sunshine.fm

modern media for palm springs coachella

built for humans. powered by agents.

the radio the newsroom the lab
Sat Singh at the SunshineFM studio — mid-century Palm Springs

the radio

weekend radio · fri noon – mon noon
on air
human rhythm engine
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the human rhythm engine — sunshinefm doesn't program by genre or algorithm. it programs by how humans actually feel across a day. five states, five energy levels. the music tracks your circadian rhythm so the station feels right whether you're starting your morning or winding down at midnight.
5am – 8am
rise
50–80 bpm
orientation. breath. early light.
8am – 12pm
flow
80–110 bpm
focused. sustained. unobtrusive.
12pm – 5pm
lift
110–140 bpm
momentum. confidence. motion.
5pm – 9pm
gather
70–100 bpm
warm. social. sunset-lit.
9pm – 5am
drift
40–90 bpm
nocturnal. intimate. strange.
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the newsroom

intelligence from the desert
stargate
coachella valley ai & tech

Stargate, AI, and the Coachella Valley

$500B for AI infrastructure — can the desert compete? A look at what the valley has, what it's missing, and why geography might matter more than anyone thinks.

jan 22, 2025 · 9 min read
trojan
media & culture
Hollywood's AI Trojan Horse
apr 6, 2025 · 7 min read
vision
coachella valley
Palm Desert Had an AI Vision. Then It Didn't.
mar 5, 2026 · 5 min read
radio
business
Nobody Builds Radio Stations Anymore. So We Did.
mar 5, 2026 · 5 min read
only published when something is worth saying. all stories →

the lab

ai experiments in public

we build weird things with ai and release them into the desert. some work. some don't. all of it happens in public.

live experiment

coachella valley
intelligence layer

a machine-readable intelligence operation covering ai and business in the coachella valley. citation-first. built for llms and the humans who build them.

enter the experiment →
coming soon

desert
chat

an anonymous local ai experiment. who else in the valley is thinking about the same things you are?

coming soon

valley
map

a living map of ai activity in the coachella valley — institutions, builders, experiments, anchor nodes.

about sunshinefm

palm springs coachella

SunshineFM is a pirate-style radio station and public experiment broadcasting from the Coachella Valley.

It's run by one human working alongside an evolving network of AI agents — writing, researching, creating, composing, and producing the station in real time. The entire thing is a test of what a media operation might look like in the age of AI and LLMs.

Most of the music is AI-generated. Much of the programming is AI-assisted. The curiosity — and the orchestration — are human.

Between the generated music and the human rhythm engine, you'll hear news and views from the world of AI — exploring how these tools are reshaping creativity, business, and everyday life globally and here in the desert.

SunshineFM isn't programmed by algorithms chasing hits, downloads, or record label playlists. It's built around how humans experience a day: curious, reflective, distracted, occasionally weird.

As AI reshapes music, film, radio, and the entire creative economy, we're asking a simple question: what does a radio station look like in the AI era?

We don't have the answers. But we're experimenting — and we're broadcasting.

And yes — there will be merch.

Broadcasting from Palm Springs Coachella · 350 days of blue skies and sunshine · building the intelligence layer at aicoachellavalley.com · upskilling our workforce at aicoachellavalley.org · written words at sunshinefm.beehiiv.com · follow @CoachellaAI on X