Welcome to the Internet Radio News and Reviews blog. On a regular basis I will be covering news stories, and review various Internet radio happenings and stations and services.
Internet radio is starting to make serious inroads to traditional AM/FM radio, and satellite radio as well. It is thought that it may not impact satellite radio as much, as that will be useful in areas where one cannot get a good wireless signal to your mobile device or car Internet system.
While AM/FM has served us well, ownership consolidation has stifled format innovation, and now in many markets there is little choice in available formats to listen to. Enter Internet radio, and now anyone can put up a station, the FCC process does not apply, and it can be up within days rather than years, I've seen some stations take 20 years to finally be set up, built, and on the air from the time the application is submitted until it finally hits the air. The other matter is less cost, and more coverage area. AM/FM is limited to a specific coverage area the transmitter can hit, further limited by its transmitting power, and even terrain and buidding construction.
So watch for new developments, I'll be posting much more over the months and years to come.
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