diff --git a/internal/api/api.go b/internal/api/api.go
index 2e0c6eb9..8c18e6ee 100644
--- a/internal/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/api/api.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger) {
 			authed.Get("/tracks/{id}", h.handleGetTrack)
 			authed.Get("/tracks/{id}/stream", h.handleGetStream)
 			authed.Get("/search", h.handleSearch)
+			authed.Get("/radio", h.handleRadio)
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/radio.go b/internal/api/radio.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7d70e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/radio.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// RadioResponse is the body of GET /api/radio.
+type RadioResponse struct {
+	Tracks []TrackRef `json:"tracks"`
+}
+
+// handleRadio implements GET /api/radio?seed_track=<uuid>.
+//
+// M6 stub: returns a queue containing only the seed track. The full M4
+// implementation (similarity-based candidate pool + scoring) replaces the
+// body without changing the request/response shape.
+func (h *handlers) handleRadio(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("seed_track"))
+	if raw == "" {
+		writeErr(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "bad_request", "seed_track is required")
+		return
+	}
+	id, ok := parseUUID(raw)
+	if !ok {
+		writeErr(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "bad_request", "invalid seed_track id")
+		return
+	}
+	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
+	track, err := q.GetTrackByID(r.Context(), id)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			writeErr(w, http.StatusNotFound, "not_found", "seed_track not found")
+			return
+		}
+		h.logger.Error("api: get radio seed track failed", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "server_error", "lookup failed")
+		return
+	}
+	album, err := q.GetAlbumByID(r.Context(), track.AlbumID)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("api: get radio seed album failed", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "server_error", "lookup failed")
+		return
+	}
+	artist, err := q.GetArtistByID(r.Context(), track.ArtistID)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("api: get radio seed artist failed", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "server_error", "lookup failed")
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, RadioResponse{
+		Tracks: []TrackRef{trackRefFrom(track, album.Title, artist.Name)},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/radio_test.go b/internal/api/radio_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58964c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/radio_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+)
+
+func newRadioRouter(h *handlers) chi.Router {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Get("/api/radio", h.handleRadio)
+	return r
+}
+
+func TestHandleRadio_Stub_ReturnsSeedOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
+	truncateLibrary(t, pool)
+	artist := seedArtist(t, pool, "Beatles")
+	album := seedAlbum(t, pool, artist.ID, "Abbey Road", 1969)
+	track := seedTrack(t, pool, album.ID, artist.ID, "Something", 3, 183_000)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/radio?seed_track="+uuidToString(track.ID), nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newRadioRouter(h).ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var got struct {
+		Tracks []TrackRef `json:"tracks"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got.Tracks) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len=%d, want 1", len(got.Tracks))
+	}
+	if got.Tracks[0].Title != "Something" {
+		t.Errorf("title=%q", got.Tracks[0].Title)
+	}
+	if got.Tracks[0].AlbumTitle != "Abbey Road" || got.Tracks[0].ArtistName != "Beatles" {
+		t.Errorf("ref = %+v", got.Tracks[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleRadio_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
+	truncateLibrary(t, pool)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/radio?seed_track=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newRadioRouter(h).ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleRadio_MissingSeed(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/radio", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newRadioRouter(h).ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("status=%d, want 400", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleRadio_BlankSeed(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/radio?seed_track=%20%20", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newRadioRouter(h).ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("status=%d, want 400", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleRadio_BadUUID(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/radio?seed_track=not-a-uuid", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newRadioRouter(h).ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("status=%d, want 400", w.Code)
+	}
+}