# Tel me about Internet Radio **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 11, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767 "2007-05-11T22:22:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/1 "2007-05-11T22:22:20Z")
How do I get it? Can I get it free? Any particular recommendations? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Viscera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/258eb7/32.png) [@Viscera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viscera)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/2 "2007-05-11T23:03:23Z")
I use [Live365](http://www.live365.com). I believe it is free to signup and listen to the tons of different stations, though you may have to download their player software (or maybe not). I pay about 50 bucks a year to be a VIP member, which helps support the station I usually listen to. I do it because I like a small genre of music which is not played on the regular radio stations. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/3 "2007-05-11T23:52:06Z")
Don’t count on it being around for long. In about a month, the [Internet Radio Equality Act (H.R. 2060, S. 1353)](http://www.savenetradio.org/) will go into effect and essentially kill all but the biggest and most profitable stations. It’s quite a shame, as I’ll miss Pandora and di.fm. ---
**Author:** ![snailboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/4 "2007-05-12T03:03:05Z")
You can check out [Shoutcast](http://www.shoutcast.com). Their stations work with Winamp, Windows Media Player, and various other players and they have thousands of stations. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/5 "2007-05-12T08:30:36Z")
Shoutcast does indeed rock. I hope this dumbass bill gets countered by some common sense. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/6 "2007-05-12T12:16:54Z")
I heartily recommend [Pandora](http://www.pandora.com/). And [SaveNetRadio](http://www.savenetradio.org/). ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/7 "2007-05-12T13:41:02Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Don’t count on it being around for long. In about a month, the [Internet Radio Equality Act (H.R. 2060, S. 1353)](http://www.savenetradio.org/) will go into effect and essentially kill all but the biggest and most profitable stations. It’s quite a shame, as I’ll miss Pandora and di.fm. [/QUOTE] The Internet Radio Equality Act is was might _save_ internet radio. It was made in response to the rate increase that will kill internet radio. (You probably read your cite a little too quickly 😉 ) Oh, and another vote for Pandora, it’s freaking great. ---
**Author:** ![KidKaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@KidKaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidKaos)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/8 "2007-05-12T14:01:48Z")
[Begin Plug] OK gotta plug myself. You can check out our totally free internet talk radio show at [StupidStation.com](http://www.StupidStation.com) **Warning!** it is not for those under the age of 18 and/or easily offended. Also its really stupid. [End Plug] Seriously there are simply tons of free internet radio shows out there to listen to. Some of them actually worth your time. Dont get roped into paying for some service that puts them all together for you. Just take the time to search the internet and find the ones that hit your personal interests. It can be fun and entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/9 "2007-05-12T14:51:42Z")
[Texas radio](http://www.khyi.com/), yee-haw. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/10 "2007-05-12T17:00:36Z")
[QUOTE=Revtim] The Internet Radio Equality Act is was might _save_ internet radio. It was made in response to the rate increase that will kill internet radio. (You probably read your cite a little too quickly 😉 ) [/QUOTE] Um … yeah. That’s what I meant. It was a typo. A really long typo. 😃 Either way I _really_ hope the copyright board doesn’t get away with this crap. The very idea that net radio should be slammed for fees that terrestrial radio stations are not obligated to pay is absurd. But that’s another thread. Funny thing, I haven’t seen anything on Last.fm about it (or maybe I haven’t looked in the right places). Is Last.fm planning on staying on the air after June 15th? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tel-me-about-internet-radio/403767/11 "2007-05-12T18:46:45Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Funny thing, I haven’t seen anything on Last.fm about it (or maybe I haven’t looked in the right places). Is Last.fm planning on staying on the air after June 15th? [/QUOTE] Last.fm is based in the UK, so is unaffected..