streaming radio
Broadcast radio uses a tower and a transmitter to deliver its signal; Streaming radio provides audio content over a continuous broadband connection. There is no file download associated, instead a stream of content is provided by the server or station to the receiver or listener. Streaming radio may also be known as Internet radio or web radio. Because it is a one to one connection, streaming content may be personalized, so users can control what they want to hear. Many stations offer multiple channels and genres and provide users with the opportunity to personalize their audio content.
Streaming radio stations can be broadcast stations that are providing the same content in an online stream, or online stations that do not broadcast terrestrially. The license to have an Internet radio station is compulsory, meaning that anyone can do so. However, there are licensing rules that include per performance royalty fees to the music industry. There has been a lot of attention from the blogosphere paid to the battle between webcasters and record companies over establishing fair rates. Most stations are free and ad supported.
Streaming radio can be listened to on any device that is able to connect to the Internet, including mobile devices such as the iPhone. There are thousands of Internet radio stations and the music played on streaming radio stations is more varied than on broadcast stations. Streaming radio's diversity is one reason it is growing in popularity. Popular Internet radio stations include Pandora and LastFM.
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SiriusXM now available on Canadian Sonos systems
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Sonos , the Android-friendly speaker system, has been able to stream SiriusXM Radio since 2007, but only in limited geographies. Today, Sirius announced that Canadian subscribers can now remotely stream their favourite stations out to the Wi-Fi-enabled sound system. You can check out our full review ...1 week ago -
Lettore Musicale E Radio In Streaming: Con Clementine
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Autore : Notiziemagazine Clementine unisce un lettore musicale ed una radio da ascoltare in streaming, in un unico software gratuito compatibile con Windows, Mac Os X e Linux. Il programma è disponibile in diverse lingue fra cui l italiano, la sua interfaccia, inoltre, consente di accedere velocemente ...1 week ago -
Slacker Radio tries to break through a flooded streaming music market
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One of our final meetings at CES last week was with Slacker Radios VP of Marketing, Jonathan Sasse, who sat down in a Las Vegas lobby restaurant to tell us what his company has been up to lately. Slacker Radio is one of the many streaming radio offerings that have apps available on the App Store (Pandora, Rdio, ...1 week ago -
All I Wanted For Christmas Was…A Radio Station
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MAYHEM RADIO PRODUCTIONS PURCHASES RADIO NETWORK Radio broadcaster Neal Mayhem’s production company has purchased the infrastructural interests of UnKutHDRADIO.com Mayhem, who hosted a show on the ailing network until two weeks ago, left the station after a dispute over pay and conditions. The radio ...1 week ago -
Slacker Launches App For Android Tablets
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San Diego-based personalized radio streaming firm Slacker and Verizon unveiled a new, Android Tablet version of the companys personalized radio app Wednesday. Slacker and Verizon said that Slackers new Slacker Radio application has been optimized for Android tablets and Verizons 4G LTE connections. The firms did ...2 weeks ago
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