A review of the Top 5 Internet Radios  

We got used to listening to our favorite music over the local radio stations for years and oftentimes struggling with bad reception and loads of advertisements. But with the arrival of new technologies such as the Internet, things like listening and playing music can now be done online.

Internet radios have become popular because they offer some freedom compared to the conventional radio programs. They feature niche music, customized playlists, social networking, and even personalized broadcasting. Here are the top 5 internet radio sites that you can try which can make listening to music more enjoyable whenever you are connected to the Net.

1. SHOUTcast is an enormous collection of individual radio stations which is over 700 pages composing of 24 genres. The stations were so many that it is quite daunting to even find the one you prefer. But if you love niche music which cannot be found easily, try using SHOUTcast. This free internet radio can optionally circulate server information like present number of listeners for every channel, music that is playing at each channel and more related data. Site visitors can choose a station and download a playlist for use in their own media player which is SHOUTcast enabled. A SHOUTcast toolbar can also be added to your Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers.

2. With years of playing music over the Internet, Accuradio became a favorite music destination to many internet users. It boasts of over 300 channels of cool music with categories such as classical, rock, jazz, pop, country and many more. AccuRadio is a very popular site with listeners reaching one million per month. The details of the song like the album, title, artist is regularly transmitted making music ripping easier and automated. Its interface can be configured easily and the sound output is of high quality.

3. Live365 features hundreds of individual radio channels, vast selection of music genres, and minimal commercials. Live365 lets you create your own radio station online or listen to other broadcasters of Live365. It has thousand of active stations and some of them play niche music which is seldom heard on FM radios. Broadcasters of Live365 are mostly music lovers and hobbyists but there are also some AM/FM stations that use Live365 to stream their music over the Net. Live365 application can be installed in some mobile devices like iPhones to play music.

4. Last.FM’s strength is on social networking. It lets you bond with other users, exchange ideas or just have a friendly chat. You can tag a particular song or artist if you ‘love’ or ‘hate’ it. Last.FM creates a profile of each user according to their taste of music which is then shown on the profile page of the user. This site uses this information to recommend songs similar to the user’s favorites. Last.FM allows you to have a free user account with them which can access most of its important features but you cannot send or receive private messages, post in their forums, and utilize their music player. Users outside the US, UK and Germany will have to pay €3.00 a month to enjoy Last.FM.

5. There are 39 various radio stations on 1.FM and it includes some of the top stations like Club 1 Radio, Absolute Top 40 Radio and Classic Rock Replay. 1.FM application can be installed on your 3G mobile phone or other mobile devices so you can play music whenever you have access to the internet.

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