Comments on: Now Flourishing on the Web: Old-Timey Radio

By: Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:59:46 +0000

Jim, I believe the Web operators pay a per stream to both the publisher and (unlike over the air radio) whoever owns the masters.
Alan, agreed. Believe the AOL Radio iPhone app does some of this already.
Bjorn, yup, CBS now powers AOL Radio (Yahoo, too). But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re listening to a CBS terrestrial station.

By: Bjorn Tipling

Bjorn Tipling — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:05:43 +0000

I listen to AOL Radio all the time, which I think is actually CBS radio, isn’t it?

By: Alan Sanders

Alan Sanders — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:25:41 +0000

i’ve thought for some time that streaming radio would have a bright future if people could listen to their favorite radio stations (rather than generic channels) on portable devices like the iPhone and iPod touch. This is already possible on computers, of course, since a great many radio stations stream their broadcast via their websites.

By: Jim Yates

Jim Yates — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:21:24 +0000

What is the current payment scheme for music on these stations? Do they get to go free like their over the air cousins?

By: Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:10:38 +0000

Good question. Let’s find out.

By: Dan Frommer

Dan Frommer — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:40:42 +0000

Does OneStat measure CBS streams people are listening to via the AOL Radio app on iPhones and iPod touches?

If so, that might explain some (most?) of the jump. I’ve been listening to some Chicago radio here in NY via the iPhone, which I never would have done otherwise.