# Online Music Sources?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774 "2005-12-08T22:57:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774/1 "2005-12-08T22:57:13Z")

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My office is mostly just me and is a bit too quiet. Is there a legal online source of music, like say a radio station or broadcast I can listen to, preferably without downloading any new software?

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774/2 "2005-12-08T23:02:17Z")

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> **[Music and Podcasts, Free and On-Demand | Pandora](https://www.pandora.com)**
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> Play the songs, albums, playlists and podcasts you love on the all-new Pandora. Sign up for a subscription plan to stream ad-free and on-demand. Listen on your mobile phone, desktop, TV, smart speakers or in the car.

Give it a few songs or artists and it figures out what else you might like. Free, and a pretty good catalog. Been listening to it all week.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774/3 "2005-12-08T23:04:50Z")

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[Radio Locator](http://www.radio-locator.com/)

It doesn’t say whether or not software is needed, though.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774/4 "2005-12-08T23:12:38Z")

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> [@Troy McClure SF](#):
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> [http://pandora.com](http://pandora.com)

Oh, and it runs in a minimizable Flash player, in-browser… no software downlaod.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774/5 "2005-12-08T23:15:28Z")

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Apple’s iTunes Radio Stations. Decent selection, most aren’t crap.

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**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources/334774/6 "2005-12-08T23:20:36Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> [Radio Locator](http://www.radio-locator.com/)
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> It doesn’t say whether or not software is needed, though.

Nope, they stream through the browser. You are my new favorite doper. My life sucks less now.