# Internet radio options ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640 "2004-12-13T19:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/1 "2004-12-13T19:33:16Z")
I’d like to listen to Internet radio, 'coz my local station has very limited fare. I used to love [Spinner.com](http://Spinner.com) , but I went to it yesterday and it’s been bought over by AOL. I downloaded it anyway, and liked the songs, but it’s got a per-day limit. I also found the sound quality a bit “steely”. Is there any other good Internet radio option? Preferably free, no spyware, etc. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/2 "2004-12-13T19:42:34Z")
Shoutcast seems to be one of the big ones. And if there’s a specific type of programming you’re after, you can always go to Google and type in “%that kind of music% radio”. ---
**Author:** ![EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilHamsterOnCrack)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/3 "2004-12-13T19:59:04Z")
Shoutcast. Definately. Get Winamp 5, and the media library has a great way to access shoutcast stations. If you’re looking for more obscure ones, you can always go to [shoutcast.com](http://shoutcast.com) and just search. At any given moment there’s at least one station for ANY type of music possible. It’s great. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/4 "2004-12-13T20:11:30Z")
Cool. I was just trying out Yahoo’s Launch Cast right now. Much better sound quality as compared to NetscapeRadio. I’ll try out Shoutcast as well. I’m mainly looking for Country and Soft Rock. Does Casey Kasem’s AT40 still play on any radio station ? ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/5 "2004-12-13T20:53:42Z")
iTunes has a bunch of online stuff I have liked. They’re free, too. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/6 "2004-12-13T20:54:33Z")
There’s also [Last.FM](http://www.last.fm) which builds a personalized profile of what you listen to and plays music based on that. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/7 "2004-12-13T21:00:45Z")
I’ve become a big fan of [Epitonic](http://www.epitonic.com/radio.jsp) . You can play up to 500 tracks, selecting the various styles of music you want to listen to, or you can create a playlist of actual songs. Sound quality is excellent, and they have a pretty extensive selection of songs/styles to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/8 "2004-12-14T00:28:04Z")
Shoutcast doesn’t have a speed garage station. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-radio-options/279640/9 "2004-12-14T22:44:11Z")
I’m not sure of this is what you’re looking for, but it might be worth considering: [http://jaeger.blogmatrix.com/](http://jaeger.blogmatrix.com/) > [@](#): > > BlogMatrix Jäger 1.6 is an open source “one-panel” weblog reader and podcast receiver for Windows, Macintosh OS 10.3 and Linux (Red Hat Fedora).