2. What is Internet Radio? INTERNET RADIO (aka web radio, net radio & streaming radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet rather than over the public airwaves. (Wikipedia)
3. That’s why broadcasting over the Internet is often referred to as “WEBCASTING” since it’s not transmitted “broadly” over the open airwaves but over the World Wide Web instead. Internet Radio
4. Internet Radio vs. Podcasts As Wikipedia explains it, “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.
5. In this respect, Internet Radio is distinct from “on-demand” file serving or “podcasting” (which involves DOWNLOADING the audio file rather than simply receiving a “streaming audio source”). Internet Radio vs. Podcasts
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8. You type in an Internet Address, a small “player” pops up on your screen and immediately starts playing the audio “stream” (or “webcast”)… just like a regular radio! Internet Radio
9. And unless you record each show yourself, no part of the webcast remains on your computer after it runs.
10. It simply “plays” when you locate the right “stream” by typing in a web address (instead of turning the radio dial).
11. Internet Radio vs. Podcasts INTERNET RADIO IS:PODCASTS ARE: ACTIVE The signal is “pushed” to you. PASSIVE You have to download the file first. IMMEDIATE Starts immediately. Plays in its own “media player” DELAYED Only starts after you download the file . Have to open in your “media player”. LIVE It’s a Live Audio Stream . ARCHIVED Available to download from a library of files. PREDICTABLE Shows appear at a regularly scheduled time and interval. UNPREDICTABLE Shows appear randomly and infrequently.
12. Internet Radio vs. Podcasts Size Matters INTERNET RADIO PODCASTS EACH SHOW REACHES ONLY REACH MULTIPLE LISTENERS EACH TIME ONE LISTENER AT A TIME
