diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e649eb..944bb69 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ $ somafm listen groovesalad
 22:27:30 | Mindex - Jagga-jah
 ```
 
+You don't have to write the whole channel name, the first letters are enough.
+
+```console
+$ somafm listen groov
+22:27:30 | Mindex - Jagga-jah
+```
+
 ### Listen to Groove Salad at highest quality:
 ```console
 $ somafm listen groovesalad --quality=highest
diff --git a/src/somafm b/src/somafm
index 959e62f..997366b 100755
--- a/src/somafm
+++ b/src/somafm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function help() {
 
 function listen() {
   local playlist=$(curl -s -H 'Accept: application/json' https://somafm.com/channels.json | \
-    jq -r ".channels | map(select(.id == \"${channel}\")) | .[]" | \
+    jq -r ".channels | map(select( (.id == \"${channel}\") or (.id | test(\"^${channel}\")) )) | limit(1;.[])" | \
     jq -r ".playlists | map(select(.quality == \"${quality}\")) | limit(1;.[]) | .url")
 
   case "${playlist}" in