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AOL Radio
Screenshot   The main player window.
Developed by	AOL LLC
Initial release	2008
OS	Mac OS X, Windows, iPhone
Genre	Internet Radio player, Broadcasting - Radio
Website	AOL Radio

AOL Radio powered by CBS Radio, (formerly AOL Radio featuring XM), is an online radio service. AOL Radio is considered to be the largest and most successful internet radio network, and one of the most popular features of AOL.^{[citation needed]}

On April 30, 2008, XM and AOL Radio ended their partnership due to the change in Internet royalty rates ^[1]. On June 10, 2008, a new AOL Radio player debuted with 150 streaming CBS Radio stations.

Contents 1 Early History 2 Marketing 3 Technology 4 History 5 Controversy 6 List of AOL Radio Stations 7 Notable DJs / Mixers / Personalities 8 See also 9 External links 10 References

[edit] Early History

AOL Radio launched as Radio@AOL, essentially a re-branded Spinner.com, using technology from Real Networks on October 16, 2001 as part of the AOL 7.0 software announced that same day.^[2]

In its first month of operation, AOL reported that 2.2 million members accessed Radio@AOL, making it one of AOL's most popular features.^[3]

Initially, Radio@AOL was available only to AOL Members. On May 22, 2002, AOL released the free Radio@Netscape for non-members^[4] as part of the new Netscape 7.0 browser. On August 22, 2002, AOL released Radio@Netscape Plus.^[5] Beginning in 2004, AOL started metering Radio@Netscape to allow only two hours of usage per day. AOL did this to avoid paying copyright royalties and to encourage users to become AOL Members.^[6]

[edit] Marketing

On November 18, 2002, AOL introduced Broadband Radio@AOL, the first online radio service designed for AOL Broadband members.^[7] Broadband Radio@AOL was built into the new AOL 8.0 software, and was the first AOL Radio offering based on the AOL streaming technology Ultravox. By 2003, AOL had migrated most of its AOL Radio products to Ultravox.^[8] It was released in the UK on October 20, 2003.^[9]

On April 11, 2005, AOL and XM Satellite Radio joined together to create Radio@AOL featuring XM.^[10] At the same time, AOL consolidated Radio@AOL and Radio@Netscape as "Radio@AOL featuring XM." This service was available to AOL members and non-members alike, with twenty XM channels offered (fifty more XM channels require a paying AOL subscription). Later in 2002, AOL changed the name of Radio@AOL to AOL Radio to align itself with the AOL Music branding. In July 2005, a web version of AOL Radio was introduced for non-members with unlimited listening. At the end of 2005, Radio@Netscape was officially retired, with AOL Radio being the official brand.

On April 30 2008, AOL and XM Satellite Radio announced the end of their partnership^[11] and the beginning of the new partnership between AOL and CBS Radio. The partnership between AOL and CBS Radio would give AOL access to over 150 of CBS Radio's terrestrial stations.

On June 10, 2008 the AOL CBS player for AIM was released. On June 11, 2008, the new AOL CBS Radio player for the web was released.

[edit] Technology

AOL Radio powered by CBS Radio is supported on Adobe Flash 9 and is compatible with browsers that support Flash 9 on Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac.

Listeners can connect to AOL Radio through the web (http://www.aol.com, http://www.aolradio.com or http://www.aolmusic.com), AOL Client, and AOL Radio for Mac. On July 10th, 2008 AOL released a client for the popular Apple iPhone though the iTunes Application store offering mobile streaming of all stations though WiFi, EDGE and 3G cellular connections. AOL Radio is now also available through the AOL Instant Messenger service (http://www.aim.com), and Winamp (http://www.winamp.com).

[edit] History

AOL Radio can trace its roots to two companies it acquired on June 1, 1999, for $400 million, Spinner.com and Nullsoft.^[12] Spinner.com was formerly known as TheDJ.com. Nullsoft was the maker of the popular Winamp and SHOUTcast products. Both new organizations operated out of the same office in San Francisco. The Spinner.com brand was retired in July 2003, but exists today as an AOL Music blog and a series of channels on AOL Radio.

[edit] Controversy

On 28 November 2007, AOL announced that they may shut down their web radio services after a 38 percent increase in royalties to air music. Yahoo! and AOL discontinued directing users to their radio sites after SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization that collects royalties on the behalf of sound recording copyright owners (SRCOs) and featured artists for non-interactive digital transmissions, began collecting the higher fees in July.^[13]

[edit] List of AOL Radio Stations

• 1-Hit Wonders
• 20th Century
• '70s Black Music
• '70s Country
• '80s Alternative
• '80s Black Music
• '80s Country
• '80s Dance
• '80s Hip-Hop
• '90s Alternative
• '90s Country
• '90s Hip-Hop
• '90s Indie
• '90s Pop
• '90s R&B
• 1-Hit Wonders
• Abstract Beats
• Adult Alternative
• Acoustic Blues
• Acoustic Rock
• Adult Rock
• African Music
• All 2Pac
• All B.I.G.
• All Blues
• All Dave Matthews
• All Faith & Tim
• All Green Day
• All James Taylor
• All Janet Jackson
• All Luther Vandross
• All Madonna
• All Mariah Carey
• All Michael Jackson
• All Number 1 Radio.com
• All Korn
• All Pearl Jam
• All Pumpkins
• All R. Kelly
• All Metallica
• All Radiohead
• All Slayer
• All Springsteen
• All Stevie Wonder
• All Tori Amos
• Alt Country
• Alternative Mix
• Ambient
• Americana
• Amor
• Amp Radio
• Anime Radio
• Awesome '80s
• Baroque
• Beautiful Music
• Best of 2007
• Big Band & Swing
• Bluegrass
• Blues Women
• Bollywood and Beyond
• Bollywood Classic Hits
• Bop
• Brand New Indie
• Brazilian Music
• Brit Pop
• British Invasion
• Celtic
• Christian
• Christian Country
• Christian Rock
• Christmas 365
• Classical 101
• Classic Country
• Classic Disco
• Classic Hard Rock
• Classic Hip-Hop
• Classic Love Songs
• Classic Punk
• Classic Rock
• Classic Soul
• Comedy Attack!
• Comedy Classics
• Country Duets
• Country Love
• Daft Punk Radio
• Dancehall
• Death Metal
• Deep Classic Rock
• Dirty South
• Disco House
• DJ AM
• DJ Sets
• Dub
• Electric Blues
• Electronica
• Emo
• Father Bride Dance
• Female Focus
• Final Fantasy
• First Dance
• Folk
• French Classics
• French Scene
• Fresh 100
• Funk
• Gay Anthems
• Gay Pride
• German Folk Music
• German Schlager
• Global Beats
• Gothic
• Hair Metal
• Hard Rock
• Hawaiian
• Heartbreak Hotel
• Indie Rock Mix
• Indietronica
• Industrial
• Jam Bands
• Japanese Pop
• Jazz Fusion
• Jazz Latino
• Jazz Mix
• Jazz Vocalists
• Jungle- D&B
• Kids Pop
• Klezmer
• Late Night Mix
• Lite Piano
• Lite Rock
• Love Stinks
• Lullabies
• Martini Lounge
• Melancholia
• Mixtapes
• Modern Gospel
• Motown Sound
• Movie Scores
• Movie Tracks
• Nature Sounds
• Neo-Soul
• New Age
• New Alternative First
• New Country First
• New Hip-Hop First
• New Orleans Sounds
• New Pop First
• New R&B First
• New Smooth Jazz
• New Wave
• Oldies Hits
• Opera
• Outlaw Country
• Patriotic Songs
• Party Hits
• Patriotic Songs
• Paino Rock
• Pop Idols
• Pop Latino
• Pop Mix
• Pop Remixes
• Pop Rock
• Progressive
• Psychic Radio
• Punk U
• R&B and Soul Mix
• R&B Slow Jams
• Reggae Roots
• Reggaeton-Urbano
• Regional Mexicano
• Relax Trax
• Renaissance
• Rockabilly
• Rock Anthems
• Rock Ballads
• Rock Cover Songs
• Rock Instrumentals
• Rock Latino
• Romantic Classical
• Romantic Jazz
• Sabor Cubano
• Sailing Away
• Salsa
• Satisfaction
• Showtunes
• Shuffle
• Shuffle Hits
• Sinatra Style
• Ska
• Smokin' Trax
• Smooth Jazz
• Songwriters
• Southern Gospel
• Southern Rock
• Spinner.com Radio
• Spook Show Radio
• Sports Jamz
• Star Jr.
• Super '70s
• Surf Rock
• Techno
• The First Dance
• This Is Radio Clash
• Top Alternative
• Top Christian
• Top Classical
• Top Country
• Top Dance
• Top Hip-Hop
• Top Jams
• Top Jazz
• Top R&B
• Traditional Gospel
• Trance
• Tropical
• TV Tunes
• Underground Hip-Hop
• Video Game Scores
• Wedding Songs
• West Coast Hip-Hop
• World Music
• WorkOut Songs
• WTF
• Xtreme Alt Rock

[edit] Notable DJs / Mixers / Personalities

• DJ AM^[14]
• The Untouchable DJ Drastic^[15]

[edit] See also

• LAUNCHcast
• SHOUTcast

[edit] External links

• AOL Online Radio Guide
• AOL Radio Blog

[edit] References