PULSE
DIGITAL BROADCASTING NETWORK
Pulse is a digital broadcasting network that tracks creative content, delivers it intelligently, and builds cognitive profiles of listeners. Think cable TV model with an intelligent guide. Built by Polarity Lab.
The platform carries WBRU, 360 Sound, and the Archive as its core channels. Content flows through three layers: Collection, Intelligence, and Delivery. Every listen carries weight. Every set leaves a pattern. The system remembers.
Powered by Polarity OS. The intelligence layer processes patterns across listener behavior, building cognitive profiles that inform content routing. Not recommendation algorithms. Identity formation. The difference between what gets suggested and what gets understood.
THE RECORDS SYSTEM
COLLECTION
Data enters the system. Listens, ratings, sets, broadcasts, interactions. Raw signal from every touchpoint.
INTELLIGENCE
Polarity OS processes patterns. Cognitive profiles form. Connections between listeners, creators, and content emerge. Weight accumulates.
DELIVERY
Intelligence informs content routing. The right content reaches the right listener at the right time. Not prediction. Recognition.
THE CHANNELS
WBRU
101.1 FMThe original indie radio station. Broadcasting from Providence since 1936. Student-run, community-powered. Now the flagship channel of the Pulse network.
360 SOUND
DIGITALLive DJ sets, community events, and curated mixes. Every set cataloged. Every performance remembered. The sound of Providence, tracked.
ARCHIVE
CATALOGEvery broadcast, session, and set. The memory bank. Nothing gets lost. Content lives here permanently, organized and searchable.
CONTENT & TOOLS
A VERY DISTANT PERSPECTIVE
Long-form conversations that go somewhere. Two pilot episodes completed. Deep Dive with Zay in Providence. Connection Episode in Ottawa. Proof that the format works.
LIVE SESSIONS
Artist performances recorded and broadcast from the studio. Raw, unfiltered, one take. Signal captured at the source.
SHOES ON THE BED
The WBRU podcast. Culture, music, and whatever else lands.
WAXFEED
Music discovery engine. Rate anything. Build your TasteID. A cognitive fingerprint of how you hear music. Every rating carries weight.
FOMDJ
DJ marketing infrastructure. Catalog your sets. Prove your impact. Turn every performance into a permanent portfolio. Every set leaves a pattern.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Pulse runs on Polarity OS, a proprietary cognitive engine built on FastAPI and Neon PostgreSQL. The front end is React and Tailwind CSS, deployed on Vercel. Video infrastructure runs through Cloudflare Stream with 183 clips cataloged. The intelligence layer uses Claude by Anthropic as the Year One cognitive model.
The platform is designed for mobile from day one. React Native applications for iOS and Android will extend the same interface to native devices. Same channels. Same intelligence. Same identity.
Built by Polarity Lab
Providence, Rhode Island // onpulse.tv