Ascent Radio is an independent, commercial-free online radio station based in Chico, California, founded in 2021 by Jonathan Bristow. Its fully hand-curated, free-form programming focuses on socially conscious music from the civil rights era to the present, ranging from soul, R&B and hip-hop to Americana, pop and rock. The station also publishes a music blog and the "Conversations" podcast and is available 24/7 through its web player and its own iOS/Android app.
![This Land (Remix) [From the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon] [feat. Black Thought] — Gary Clark Jr. & The Roots](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music123/v4/1b/7f/30/1b7f3002-1b91-b68e-70bc-7d8e8514331c/054391938435.jpg/200x200bb.webp)
![Almost Home (Karaoke Instrumental Version) [Originally performed by Mariah Carey] — Pumped Up Hits](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/v4/9c/d8/1d/9cd81d1b-c003-d439-4928-0c61c89aa7fc/cover.jpg/200x200bb.webp)
![Maria Maria (feat. The Product G&B) [Radio Mix] — Santana](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music112/v4/5d/cc/48/5dcc4850-35e3-239a-3fde-dbade47cddfe/886970629324.jpg/200x200bb.webp)
