I don't want to be too delinquent in my "audio prof" postings, though. So, here's a little bit of info.
I must admit that I have never viewed myself as much of an internet radio guy. But, as I got to think about this blog post, I suppose I am. I have been a subscriber to RHAPSODY for years. And, although I have mainly used it to listen to specific albums--I have started to listen to their radio station options as well.
And, it seems like many others are doing some sort of internet radio listening. Check out this Arbitron data from the Center for Media Research at MediaWeek.
| Average US Weekly Online Radio Audience, Persons 12+ | ||||
| | Monday-Friday 6AM-7PM | Monday-Sunday 6AM-Midnight | ||
| | Cume Persons | Avg 1/4-Hour Persons | Cume Persons | Avg 1/4- Hour Persons |
| America Online's AOL Radio Network | 834,500 | 169,000 | 1,443,100 | 114,800 |
| Clear Channel Online Music and Radio | 655,300 | 101,200 | 831,600 | 57,000 |
| Live365 | 356,500 | 50,600 | 509,200 | 30,300 |
| Microsoft's MSN Radio &WindowsMedia.com | 474,000 | 92,200 | 581,700 | 50,800 |
| Yahoo Music/LAUNCHcast | 1,541,700 | 312,300 | 2,482,900 | 195,200 |
| TOTAL: All Five Networks | 3,672,200 | 725,300 | 5,629,000 | 448,100 |
| Source: ComScore Arbitron, September 2005 | ||||
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Rob, I am addicted to LAUNCHcast. It is always on in my office, and I cannot imagine work without it. I am far too unorganized for CDs. The interesting development is that my desktop compter is basically a $2,000 radio, which seems a bit silly.
I like launchcast as well. It's the nearest thing to how the radio experience was for me as a kid. You never knew what would come on and that was why it was cool. Also worth checking out (if you haven't already)is the music genome project at http://www.pandora.com/. Kind of a neat radio model for learning listener preferences based on characteristics of the music.
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