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This is an archive of news about Streaming Radio. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Radiopaq portal goes live
From Radio Today. Posted May 25 2008, 1.51pm
A new website has launched offering podcasts and streaming radio information from thousands of sources in an easy to use modern environment. (more)

iRadeo Lets You Create Streaming Radio from Your Website for Free
From radio.about.com. Posted May 21 2008, 1.00am
Looking for a way to stream music or other audio from your website but don't want to pay a third-party to do it for you? Well, if you have a... (more)

Independent Internet Radio Faces Extinction from Proposed Royalty Rates
From radio.about.com. Posted April 23 2007, 1.00am
If you haven't yet heard, there's a new royalty rate looming for Internet radio station owners which might severely damage the state of streaming radio. According to mp3.com: "The new... (more)

For St. Patrick's Day: Irish and Celtic Music Online
From radio.about.com. Posted March 14 2007, 12.00am
Here's a list of online, streaming Radio stations that feature Irish and Celtic music for your St. Patrick's Day celebration (03/17) or for anytime you're in the mood for the... (more)

Legal Action Anyone?
From ASMeC - Association of Streaming Media Companies. Posted March 13 2007, 4.06pm
The disquite over the Copyright Royalty Board streaming rates has brought up the suggestion of legal action - read latest report in Digital Music News Streaming radio broadcasters are now considering legal action against a recently-revised royalty structure issued by the Copyright Royalty Board. The ruling, which replaces percentage-based royalties with per-play calculations, is widely being viewed as a death sentence for small- and mid-size webcasters. Right now the thought is that the initial response needs to be a legal response, NPR station WXPN general manager Roger LaMay recently told internetnews.com. (more)

The Orchard Licences Pandora
From ASMeC - Association of Streaming Media Companies. Posted February 6 2007, 9.52am
An interesting story in the Digital Music News (http://www.digitalmusicnews.com) regarding a licencing agreement between Pandora and The Orchard. This obviously could have wider implications on how services are licenced in the UK. The Orchard has recently licensed its considerable independent catalog to Pandora Media, a long-running recommendation play. Pandora is now pushing into the UK market with a streaming radio service, a launch that is slated for later this year. The service, already live in the United States, allows users to initiate a custom-tailored stream of songs, starting with a favorite track. (more)

Mercora Gets Facelift
From ASMeC - Association of Streaming Media Companies. Posted January 26 2007, 2.43pm
Mercora gets a facelift amonst new features - as featured in RAIN (http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/012307/index.shtml) With a new site design and the addition of a handful of new services, popular P2P online music site Mercora continues to build out its offerings, mercoraas the service now features nearly 40 streaming radio channels compiled to represent major musical formats like Jazz, Alternative, and World Music. Along with the more pronounced move into the streaming radio market, including a revamped mercora mix centralstreaming radio player, Mercora has also launched a subscription service for support on music-capable mobile devices. (more)

Swedish Radio now streaming 8 channels to cellphones
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 24 2006, 5.18pm
Swedish Radio (SR) is adding more radio channels available over 3G mobile phones. SR began streaming radio channels to cellphones last December with the three pop stations P3 Star, P3 Street and P3 Din gata. Starting May 23 they are being joined by the standard FM version of P3, along with P3 Svea and P3 Rockster, the spoken word/news channel P1, and P4, which carries local stations and (more)

St Patrick's Day: Irish and Celtic Music Online
From radio.about.com. Posted March 17 2006, 11.30am
Here's a list of online, streaming radio stations that feature Irish and Celtic music for your St. Patrick's Day celebration and enjoyment or for anytime you're in the mood for the genuine folk music or Ireland. Start Listening Not The... (more)