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Go online for worldwide music
November 18, 2007 - 7:44AM
If you're an expat or if you simply like listening to the radio while
Over the past few years, radio stations around the world have started
The concept, known as internet radio, has seen many radio stations
One of Australia's earliest adopters of internet radio was the
In October, the ABC delivered almost half a million live radio
Nearly three-quarters of Radio Australia's Foreign service streams go
Commercial radio stations have also jumped on board.
Nova FM, owned by DMG Radio, has a network of radio stations around
Over the past month, DMG Radio served approximately 350,000 streams
Most of Nova's online audience, 95 per cent, is local, despite being
"Our (internet) audience are probably unable to reach a radio, because
Internet radio allows a station to extend its audience beyond the
The ABC's cricket coverage receives numerous emails and text messages
The reverse also holds true, with many people in Australia listening
Like its Australian counterpart, the British Broadcasting Corporation
The BBC news service is streamed in 33 languages, including Spanish,
One thing to be aware of when listening to internet radio is audio
Spoken word programs, such as talkback and sport, sound the same as a
Internet radio uses compression to ensure that the packets of data
Compression rates can vary anywhere between 22 and 196 kilobits per
There are a number of ways of tuning into internet radio.
LISTEN TO YOUR BROWSER
Any radio station that streams audio over the internet is sure to
The link will typically open a small window that displays a pause/play
SEARCH FOR SOMETHING NEW
If you're looking for something different, try visiting an internet
Some websites allow you to create an account which you can use to
Check out:
HIDDEN IN YOUR MEDIA PLAYER
Most media players have a section listing internet radio stations.
In Windows Media Player, click on the Media Guide tab and then choose
Depending upon how technically savvy you are, you may be able to
SKIP THE COMPUTER
If you have a wireless network (WiFi) in your home, then you may
These units connect to the internet using WiFi and can be placed
Once connected to your network, the radio will download information
Once again, the sound quality depends upon the compression used by the
you work, then you're probably one of a growing band of internet radio
users.
converting their signal into a file and broadcasting over the
internet.
expand beyond their terrestrial boundaries.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The public broadcaster now
streams more than a dozen radio stations over the internet, including
Triple J, News Radio, Dig, and several local ABC stations.
streams, with just over half received within Australia (52 per cent),
followed by China (17 per cent) and the USA (13 per cent).
to China, while, curiously, 15 per cent of Israelis listen to Classic
FM over the internet.
Australia, each streaming audio over the internet.
over the internet.
with the station's radio signal.
they're stuck at the desk," said DMG radio multimedia development
manager, Wade Kingsley.
terrestrial boundaries of its radio transmitter.
from ex-pats living and listening around the world.
to internet radio stations from overseas.
(BBC) streams a number of its radio stations over the internet, with
more than 2.8 million listeners during September 2007.
Arabic and Chinese, while soccer fans can tune into BBC 5 Live to
listen to Premier League Soccer games.For World Music in Australia go
to Fairfields 2 Double V at
http://www.radio2doublev.org/
compression.
typical AM broadcast, but stereo music will not be as good as the
"real thing".
containing the audio, arrive at a speed that doesn't cause the sound
to stop and wait for the next packet - called buffering.
second. Some radio stations provide the same broadcast at different
compression rates, so choose the highest compression rate that your
internet connection and computer will allow, without the sound having
to rebuffer.
include a link to the stream on their website.
button, volume control and information about the program currently
playing. You will typically need to have an audio player such as
Windows Media or Real Audio installed on your computer.
radio directory website. Each directory lists hundreds of different
internet radio stations, grouped by country, language or genre.
store your favourite radio stations.
Just like the web-based directories, the lists were grouped, and you
can browse and listen to a radio station of your choice.
radio. Users of RealPlayer will find a list of radio stations by
clicking on the RealGuide tab, while Apple's iTunes player has a radio
link in the left-hand column.
connect your stereo to your network and play the music on your
computer.
consider buying an internet radio.
anywhere that your WiFi signal reaches.
from an internet radio directory (see Search for something new). You
can then navigate through the directory to find a radio station you
like and play. Some units will also play music stored on your
computer.
internet radio station, so it may not sound as good as a conventional
radio