The advent of streaming radio

Radio has been a good friend to all of us through the years. It was always that thing you kept switched on in the background and turned whenever a favorite song was played.With the proliferation of the Internet, radio too found a way into it via a format known as streaming radio.

The streaming format enables the transfer of data (which is what music is in its basic format) in little pieces. These pieces are deleted soon after they are played and therefore only a miniscule amount of space is taken at any time to enable radio to come through the internet line.This enables broadcasters and the music industry to not worry too much about music being pirated through this medium, as there is no permanent storage of the data.

Listening to music online has become a rapidly growing pastime, as internet access has become cheaper and easier (e.g. mobile internet).Listening to internet radio free of any of those annoying commercials that you keep hearing on normal radio stations is extremely pleasing.This is one of the reasons why internet radio has become popular. Another reason is the ability to find almost any specialty radio station. Whether you like top 40, techno, reggae, rapcore etc., you can find it easily on the net. The best part is that you don’t have to spend time tuning into anything; all you have to do is search and click on the link you want. It’s as simple as that.