Internet radio
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Internet radio (also known as web radio, net radio, streaming radio and e-radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted broadly through wireless means. Internet radio involves a streaming medium that presents listeners with a continuous "stream" of audio over which they have no control, much like traditional broadcast media; in this respect, it is distinct from "on-demand" file serving. Internet radio is also distinct from podcasting, which involves downloading rather than streaming. Many Internet radio "stations" are associated with a corresponding traditional (or "terrestrial") radio station or radio network. Internet-only radio stations are independent of such associations.
See also
- Comparison of streaming media systems
- Electronic commerce
- Internet radio audience measurement
- TuneIn Radio
- Internet radio device
- Internet radio licensing
- Internet talk radio
- List of Internet radio stations
- List of streaming media systems
- Mbone, experimental "multicast backbone"
- Radio music ripping
- Radio over IP
- Radiobeta
- Simulcast
