The
Fascinating News About Internet Radio
Stations
Listening To Commercial Free
Music Never Had It So Good!
Online this and online that!
Yep, everything else is offered so why not ad-free
music?
Like most people that I know,
I have long since grown tired of commercial radio.
Let's face it. The mainstream radio stations have
nothing to offer. College radio and NPR are not
much better.
Really, the wave of the
future is Internet radio stations. It is not that
the typical Internet radio station is better than
any other kind of radio. It is simply that there
are so many choices.
Not only can you listen to
most of your favorite stations on the Internet, but
you can also listen to a lot of ones that exist
uniquely for Internet broadcasting. It really is a
great thing.
Types Of Internet Radio
Stations
There are Internet jazz radoi
stations, Internet talk radio stations – you
name it and it is out there. You can listen to any
of the stations practically from anywhere on earth.
There is no need for you to even buy your own music
anymore!
Starting Your Own Internet
Radio Station
One of the great things about
on line radio is how democratic it is. To get a
commercial license for conventional radio
broadcasts, you need to have millions of dollars
and an "in" at the FCC. In contrast, anyone can run
their own Internet radio stations.
Although it can be tough to
get recognition, you can certainly play Internet
radio for friends. These friends, in turn, can show
your Internet radio station to other people.
Internet radio stations can spread by word of mouth
faster than almost any other medium.
Even if you can't get a good
Google ranking, you can still probably get a lot of
visitors to your site. With list-servs, e-mail, my
space, and all of the other ways that people
publicize things, even small Internet radio
stations can be extremely successful.
Beware When
Starting Your Own Radio Show
The only problem with
Internet radio stations is intellectual property
rights. If you are running a small Internet radio
station by yourself, you probably do not have the
money to pay the record labels (which you
absolutely MUST DO). Independent Internet radio
stations, you see, do not make any money.
They are generally run for
the love of the craft. This means that, if you are
caught or noticed, you can be sued for thousands of
dollars. Although it is rare, it has happened to
some Internet radio stations.
Choose Music Carefully For
Your Online Radio Station
This means that you should
always be careful what you play. Most of the
independent Internet radio stations that I am
familiar with play independent music.
The record labels behind
these independent musicians tend to be less greedy,
and eager to get the publicity that Internet radio
provides. So, are you ready to become an online
DJ?
All about music
|
