The show has its own website which enables fans to converse in chat rooms and forums while listening to the broadcast.

The show is celebrated live each year in different locations around the globe with a lineup consisting of many trance artists.

[1] Tracks from A State of Trance are also available on a number of streaming services, including Spotify,[3] iTunes, Deezer, Tidal and Anghami.

Episode 182 was the last to air on ID&T Radio, as the show was canceled unexpectedly after the station decided to change its music policy.

In addition, the Dutch DJ and producer Ruben de Ronde began to co-host the program with Armin van Buuren.

[5] The label A State of Trance was formed in 2003 as a sub-label to its Dutch parent company Armada Music.

The label is focusing on both young producers (such as Filo & Peri, 8 Wonders, Robert Nickson, and Galen Behr) as well as established artists (like Markus Schulz, Sunlounger, Sean Tyas, Signum and Vincent de Moor).

Although the program usually takes the format of a mixture of two hours in which the latest musical developments are presented, special episodes are also made: broadcasts of recorded sessions, the programs in which the Tune of the Year is chosen, the Year Mix, the anniversary editions, as well as various specials.

Each regular broadcast features five songs selected as Tune of the Week, Future Favourite, Service for Dreamers, Trending Track and Progressive Pick.

Armin van Buuren annually releases a double mix CD of A State Of Trance compilations, as listed below: Armin van Buuren annually records so-called Year Mixes that comprises the crème de la crème of trance music from the previous year.