diff --git a/web/src/plugins/radio/RadioTab.tsx b/web/src/plugins/radio/RadioTab.tsx
index 9945e14..7015166 100644
--- a/web/src/plugins/radio/RadioTab.tsx
+++ b/web/src/plugins/radio/RadioTab.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ const THEMES = [
   { id: 'cherry', color: '#e74c6f', label: 'Cherry' },
 ];
 
+function createParticleTexture(color: string): string {
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width = 64;
+  canvas.height = 64;
+
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  if (!ctx) return '';
+
+  const gradient = ctx.createRadialGradient(32, 32, 3, 32, 32, 32);
+  gradient.addColorStop(0, 'rgba(255,255,255,1)');
+  gradient.addColorStop(0.35, color);
+  gradient.addColorStop(0.7, color.replace('rgb(', 'rgba(').replace(')', ',0.42)'));
+  gradient.addColorStop(1, 'rgba(0,0,0,0)');
+
+  ctx.fillStyle = gradient;
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, 64, 64);
+
+  return canvas.toDataURL('image/png');
+}
+
 // ── Component ──
 export default function RadioTab({ data }: { data: any }) {
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -154,8 +174,10 @@ export default function RadioTab({ data }: { data: any }) {
     if (globeRef.current && containerRef.current) {
       const style = getComputedStyle(containerRef.current.parentElement!);
       const accentRgb = style.getPropertyValue('--accent-rgb').trim();
+      const particleTexture = createParticleTexture(`rgb(${accentRgb})`);
       globeRef.current
-        .pointColor(() => `rgba(${accentRgb}, 0.85)`)
+        .particlesColor(`rgb(${accentRgb})`)
+        .particlesTexture(particleTexture)
         .atmosphereColor(`rgb(${accentRgb})`);
     }
   }, [theme]);
@@ -194,31 +216,33 @@ export default function RadioTab({ data }: { data: any }) {
     if (!containerRef.current || places.length === 0) return;
 
     if (globeRef.current) {
-      globeRef.current.pointsData(places);
+      globeRef.current.particlesData([places]);
       return;
     }
 
     // Read accent color from theme
     const initStyle = getComputedStyle(containerRef.current.parentElement!);
     const initRgb = initStyle.getPropertyValue('--accent-rgb').trim() || '230, 126, 34';
+    const particleTexture = createParticleTexture(`rgb(${initRgb})`);
     const globe = new Globe(containerRef.current)
       .backgroundColor('rgba(0,0,0,0)')
       .atmosphereColor(`rgb(${initRgb})`)
       .atmosphereAltitude(0.12)
       .globeImageUrl('/nasa-blue-marble.jpg')
-      .pointsData(places)
-      // Radio Garden geo format: [lng, lat]
-      .pointLat((d: any) => d.geo[1])
-      .pointLng((d: any) => d.geo[0])
-      .pointColor(() => `rgba(${initRgb}, 0.85)`)
-      .pointRadius((d: any) => Math.max(0.12, Math.min(0.45, 0.06 + (d.size ?? 1) * 0.005)))
-      .pointAltitude(0.003)
-      .pointResolution(6)
-      .pointLabel((d: any) =>
+      .particlesData([places] as any)
+      .particlesList((d: any) => d)
+      .particleLat((d: any) => d.geo[1])
+      .particleLng((d: any) => d.geo[0])
+      .particleAltitude(0.0008)
+      .particlesSize(6)
+      .particlesSizeAttenuation(false)
+      .particlesColor(`rgb(${initRgb})`)
+      .particlesTexture(particleTexture)
+      .particleLabel((d: any) =>
         `<div style="font-family:system-ui;font-size:13px;color:#fff;background:rgba(30,31,34,0.92);padding:6px 10px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid rgba(${initRgb},0.3);pointer-events:none">` +
         `<b>${d.title}</b><br/><span style="color:#949ba4;font-size:11px">${d.country}</span></div>`
       )
-      .onPointClick((d: any) => handlePointClickRef.current?.(d))
+      .onParticleClick((d: any) => handlePointClickRef.current?.(d))
       .width(containerRef.current.clientWidth)
       .height(containerRef.current.clientHeight);
 
@@ -235,23 +259,6 @@ export default function RadioTab({ data }: { data: any }) {
       controls.autoRotateSpeed = 0.3;
     }
 
-    // Scale points + load detail tiles on zoom change
-    let lastAlt = 2.0;
-    const BASE_ALT = 2.0;
-    const onControlsChange = () => {
-      const pov = globe.pointOfView();
-      const alt = pov.altitude;
-      // Only recalc when altitude changed significantly (>5%)
-      if (Math.abs(alt - lastAlt) / lastAlt < 0.05) return;
-      lastAlt = alt;
-      const scale = Math.max(0.1, alt / BASE_ALT);
-      globe.pointRadius((d: any) => {
-        const base = Math.max(0.12, Math.min(0.45, 0.06 + (d.size ?? 1) * 0.005));
-        return base * scale;
-      });
-    };
-    controls.addEventListener('change', onControlsChange);
-
     globeRef.current = globe;
 
     // Pause rotation on any globe interaction (drag, scroll, touch)
@@ -271,7 +278,6 @@ export default function RadioTab({ data }: { data: any }) {
     window.addEventListener('resize', onResize);
 
     return () => {
-      controls.removeEventListener('change', onControlsChange);
       el.removeEventListener('mousedown', onInteract);
       el.removeEventListener('touchstart', onInteract);
       el.removeEventListener('wheel', onInteract);