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97X (Oxford, OH) "The future of rock & roll" 24-56-128 kbps Real & MP3, 20 kbps Windows Media (20 kbps streams are mono, others are stereo) From Oxford, OH, one of America's legendary alternative rock stations, made famous nationally by Dustin Hoffman's character in "Rain Man" repeating their slogan (with sound effect). |
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AccuBroadway Channels include shows from a given decade, shows by specific composers (Kander & Ebb, Rodgers & Hart/Hammerstein, Sondheim), jazz versions, London casts, an all-overtures channel, and more. (A spin-off of one of the channels of RAIN Radio) |
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AccuJazz |
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Antenne Bayern English-language rock and pop from Germany Two streams: (1) Live "Hot Adult Contemporary" FM simulcast, (2) Interent-only rock version (Deep Purple, Scorpions, Live) called "RockAntenne." Great sound. |
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AT&T WorldNet Radio 47 channels of Internet radio 20kbps mono, Real Audio and Windows Media Produced by RadioAMP (which also does radio stations for Barnes & Noble, BellSouth, RealONE, and Bolt), this is a nice, clean, well-done product. Has all the basics -- skip button, presets, CD cover art, good "Help" section, etc. |
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AudioRealm Links to dozens of independent webcasters that stream in MP3 or WIndows media using this firm's software. (See also Live365 and Shoutcast below.) |
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BBC Radio Online All of the BBC's channels are available here, from pop-station Radio-1 to the news on Radio-5. In addition, most channels have healthy online message boards and chat areas |
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Beethoven.com "The World's Classical Music Station" 32kbps RealAudio and 21kbps Windows Media Atypically for an Internet-only radio station, Beethoven.com actually has live DJs in studios playing the music! Beethoven.com is a very popular classical music site that has a strong and loyal listener following. |
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Cablemusic Twnety mainstream channels 20kbps stereo, Windows Media About 20 mainstream channels of music -- classic rock, Top 40, etc. Player featuers a "balance" control (atypical!) and seven presets that work just like a car radio. |
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Choice Radio Twenty-two channels of mainstream pop, rock, and dance music, including a nice "Voices of Women" channel and a unique "Native American" channel. (Now playing, skip) |
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c|net Radio Live stream for c|net radio news. |
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CyberRadio2000 Classic rock, top 40, hair bands, disco... 32kbps mono, Windows Media Whether you like to dance or to rock out, this station has lots of channels you might love: Sock Hoppin', Doo Wop Corner, Deep Funk, WBMX/Chicago House Classics, Euro Dance Party, Salsation, Ragin' Cajun Zydeco, Old School Jamz, '70s Lite Hits, TV Tunes, Commercial Heaven, Metal, Hair Bands... |
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Digitally Imported Generally the #1 station on the "Shoutcast" system of indepdent Webcasters. Offers five channels of music (Trance, Hard Trance, Hard House, Eurodance, and Classical (also available at MostlyClassical.com) in a wide variety of formats and bitrates. (Listening to MP3 streams requires a player like Winamp) |
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The Iceberg.com Cool, creative stations such as Vinyl FM, Red Seat, 1groove.com and PrimeTicket.net (which rebroadcasts live concerts) set this Canadian webcaster apart from the crowd, plus dozens and dozens of new channels spanning over a dozen genres of music! Requires entry of a Canadian postal code (analagous to a zip code) to listen. |
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IM Networks (a/k/a Sonicbox) |
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KBCO/Boulder The first AAA (Adult Album Alternative) station to use the phrase "World Class Rock" -- thus,. when Clear Channel shut down its innovative "WorldClassRock.com" website, it directed those listeners to this excellent Boulder, CO-based FM station.. |
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KCRW / Santa Monica, CA KCRW is one of the nation's leading NPR radio stations,
offering an eclectic schedule of news, locally and nationally produced
music, public affairs, political analysis and cultural programs. Named
"Best Bit of Everything" radio station by Details magazine, |
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KFOG/San Francisco Another legendary "AAA" radio station (see KBCO above). Note in the screenshot at left that Yahoo is running banner ads for their Internet radio station (Launch) to KFOG's audience. |
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KISS 92 / Toronto "Toronto's #1 hit music station" And has a great-looking website |
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KNAC Pure rock Internet-only hard rock outlet named after a legendary (but now defunct) Los Angeles station |
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KPIG This little FM station in Freedom, CA really was the first terrestrial radio station to have a continous live stream on the net. That, along with creative, non-corporate programming (rock, country, blues, folk) and a good sense of humor, makes KPIG a popular destination |
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LAUNCHcast LAUNCHcast lets users create their own stations by giving the player preferences and rating songs and artists. In addition, you have access to stations created by other LAUNCHcast users. (Recently purchased by Yahoo!) |
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Live365 Live365 is a collection of thousands of independent streamers -- largely amateur/hobbyist radio programmers who set up a playlist from their home or dorm. Requires MP3 player like Winamp or its own custom player. |
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Lycos Radio: Pure Jazz |
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MediAmazing Allows you to create your own "station" by choosing which formats you want to hear. Requires registration (~10 questions). |
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MSN Music Microsoft's multi-streamer site, which acts like a cross between Spinner or Radio Free Virgin's original channels and LAUNCHCasts' customization |
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MTV Radio Approximately 60-channel network of channels covering various types of music, but mostly those that might appeal to MTV's, MTV2's, and VH-1's core viewerships. Promos and Music News from MTV. Features a "skip" button. |
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NME Radio Cutting-edge new music mixed with popular favorites 32kbps, Windows Media |
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Nova 100 Melbourne, Australia's newest FM From the press release (December 2001): "Tthere is only one commercial radio station in Melbourne that guarantees no more than four minutes of advertising per hour (less than half the advertising content of other FM's)... Only on Nova 100 will you hear a mix of modern rock, alternative, pop, dance and hip hop..." |
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NPR: National Public
Radio The NPR website includes links to all NPR member station websites, many of which stream their programming on the Web, plus audio archives including today's programs (posted after they air on the West Coast) and up to six years' worth of past programs. |
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NRJ Hit music from Paris |
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Radio@AOL Rebranded version of Spinner 20kbps mono, RealAudio Radio@AOL is only available to AOL users with recent versions of the AOL client software. Features a slightly different selection of channels than AOL-owned Spinner (see below). |
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Radio Free Virgin Radio Free Virgin has 40+ channels that vary from mainstream to niche, from Adult Alternative and Modern Rock to stations such as The Crossroads (blues), an all-soundtrack channel, and even "Garbage Radio," a channel dedicated to the band of the same name. ("Lite" version works immediately; full version requires program download.) |
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radioio Adult album alternative (triple A) format: "Intelligent, eclectic mix of acoustic centered alternative, rock, folk, and world music. strong playlist emphasis on current and upcoming releases (75%) with material from the 90s, 80s, and 70s. phish, u2, REM, patty griffin, steely dan, ryan adams, grateful dead, elvis costello, midnight oil. visit www.radioio.com/playlist.php for a list of this week's adds" |
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Radio Margaritaville Nice variety: Paul Simon, Allman Brothers Band, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, Donald Fagan, etc. Seemingly live -- with actual DJs! However, no custom player -- plays through standard RealPlayer interface. (No "skip" and no "Now playing," but tight and bright!) |
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Radio Paradise Programmed by KPIG's Bill Goldsmith, Radio Paradise is a reaction against increasingly commericialized terrestrial radio. Nice variety of Alternative music: Genesis, Radiohead, Suzanne Vega, Bob Marley, etc. etc... |
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RAIN Radio A 14-channel Internet radio station developed by the interns at "RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter," a web-based daily trade publication (here). Includes indie rock, avant-garde classical, "Motel California" (AOR), and more. |
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Shoutcast Shoutcast is actually a listing of hundreds of independent
MP3 streamers of almost every conceivable kind of audio. The quality of
these streams can vary widely, but with a little searching you're likely
to find something you want to hear. Listening to Shoutcast streams requires
an MP3 player such as Winamp for Windows, or iTunes for the Mac. |
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Sirus Satellite Radio This satellite radio provider also offers all of its 100+ professionally programmed stations, via a nicely designed and useful web-based player. |
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Spinner The largest multi-channel webcaster, Spinner offers over 150 channels in a variety of genres spanning almost every format you're likely to hear on traditional radio. Requires a download. |
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Ultimate 80s Ultimate-80s is "your only live music station dedicated exclusively to bringing you the best of the 1980s, today [and] is proud to currently have Richard Blade and Richard Skinner, both 1980s radio icons, as DJs (Digital Jocks)..." |
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Village Voice Radio Features occasional live shows, interviews, and even concerts! |
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Virgin Radio UK Good webcast of the popular UK adult CHR FM radio station. Also features two Internet-only "sidechannels." |
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WGN Radio Historic and still very popular Chicago news/talk station. Mostly original content, including an archive of interesting bits from past shows. |
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WOLF FM |
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XACT Radio |
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More coming soon: Cornerband.com, Hard Radio, WebRock.net, HotCountryHits, BoomerRadio, KCRW/Los Angeles, WQXR/New York City, SmoothJazz.com, Perfect 10 (Singapore), JazzFM.com, Ani-Ko Radio, Measurecast-rated stations #31-50, and others. NetRockRadio, Skyline Jazz, FlareSOUND, Sunlite-Radio, (Are you a Webcaster? Get listed! Click here. |
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| MC: 15 live radio stations from Singapore (about half in English) |
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