There are many advantages to having internet radio but probably the most beneficial one is the versatility and mobility that you get from enjoying your favorite programs on the go. Sites like Pandora and even the iTunes listing of radio stations all offer you some of the best programming on the internet while trimming out most of the fat – commercials and what not. And there is really nothing like taking your laptop to the park and enjoying the fresh air or getting some work done in your favorite bistro – all while listening to your favorite station on the move.

The advent of 4G internet has really made it easier to enjoy the kind of radio you like from almost anywhere. If you happen to live in a 4G hotspot and you got your service through internet.clear.com then you probably know what I’m talking about. You can stream music and sports while chilling out at your favorite bar or pass the time or even clear your thoughts with some wholesome programming that you found online. And while you still might get commercials, the advertisements on internet radio are typically consolidated into smaller, easier to digest blocks that don’t break up the flow of the session.

Mobile technology has gone another step forward into the future. The days of old are really behind us and we can see an interesting and brighter future ahead of us. Handheld radios where popular when they were first introduced. Everyone had to have one, the kid next door, and the woman across the street and even the high school principal.

Today, no one is in a rush to get home and listen to the baseball game or hear the president deliver his infamous speech. Why should Read more!

Internet Radio is a fantastic thing. It is more popular than ever with the tremendous increase in Web Active cell phones, and other small mobile devices like the newest tablet computers and highly portable WiFI machines.
The Internet Radio stations are customizable, and the users can shape what they are hearing to their own taste, while being exposed to new artists as well. Most of this is supported by advertising, which is minimal. The ads Read more!

Everyone has used the radio at one point in their lives. The moment you sit in a car, you’re reaching for the radio dials and finding your favorite station. But for some of us who work jobs very far away from our home towns (like myself for some time) or even radio aficionados, that station is just not available on the local dial. That station has to be found through the Internet.

Internet radio began in the early 1990s in Read more!

Streaming media is one of the true wonders of the internet. As high speed internet has become more common services that stream either radio, television or other media have flourished. Streaming media allows you to enjoy internet media without using up valuable space on your computer. But how does it work?

Here’s a basic overview of how streaming media works. When you connect to an internet radio station or start streaming a movie the first thing your computer does is set up a Read more!

Internet radio is simply a great thing for music lovers. These services will let you tailor the music to your liking, and remember your choices for the next time you log in.
Advertising keeps the free portion of these services alive. But if you opt in for a paid subscription you can get a better overall experience.
Pandora is one of best liked internet radio services. There is a huge selection of music available with regular audio ads running between songs on a set schedule. The artist or genre or song type is matched by to Read more!

Internet radio is widely available today, and with the strong adoption of 3g and 4g cell phones, the future is bright. There are also applications available to let you use internet radio at home or in the car, without a computer.
The best free internet radio services around today include:
Pandora. This is a site that has been around for a number of years now. It offers both free and paid subscriptions. The free service is accompanied Read more!

Internet radio is a method of audio transmission that is similar to conventional radio. Unlike the traditional radio signal, Internet radio is broadcast instantly to computers or other electronic devices by way of the Internet.

There are different categories of Internet radio which include standard regular FM/AM radio, music suggestion, or a radio network soley for the Internet; streaming technology is used for all of these. When an audio or video signal is streamed it is constantly being acquired by a user in a signal. Streaming media is built-in to a form Read more!

I recently had to relocate from the San Francisco Bay Area to Charlotte, and although it was a hard move because I’d be leaving such an incredibly diverse region of the country, one of the most difficult things to leave behind was my favorite Bay Area radio station. Not only did they play incredible tunes that were quite frequently cutting edge and avant-garde, but just listing to the dj’s provided a cool SF vibe that’s hard to come by. Fortunately the radio station is owned by Cumulus which owns a total portfolio of 350 stations nationwide (ranging from Abilene to Youngstown) and they stream their broadcasts live via the internet. What that means is that I can be sitting in my living room in Charlotte while I listen to the pulse of the Bay Area and feel like I’m still right there in the thick of things. In fact, I recently went back to SF for 10 days of fun, and it was by listening to my station via Cumulus before leaving that I was able to tap into which concerts and live music venues I was going to put on my itinerary while planning visits with friends from the area. While my Bay Area station is a classic rock format, Cumulus covers them all from country to sports talk and everything in between. So, if you’re ever feeling house-bound and want to take a trip to another city without leaving the comfort of your own home, why not take a trip via Cumulus and get put right in the center of a city’s music and news scene.