Internet Radio For Cars
I know I’m biased because I run an Internet Radio Station, but I was blown away to read the story of an Internet Radio reciever for cars in today’s news. It has just been a matter of time before something like this came along and will be a huge lift to the Internet radio industry.
The obvious problem for the industry has been that the listeners have been tied to a computer. 3G and Bluetooth technology solves this problem and allows the listener access to literally thousands of specialist radio stations.
From the article:
George Parthimos, CEO of Doncaster-based miRoamer, said in an interview his company had signed agreements with internet radio stations from all over the world and brought them together so they could be accessed through miRoamer.com and on devices including car radios and mobile phones.
“Some of them are small garage type stations that might only have five or 10 listeners all the way up to broadcasters which have an audience of up to 5 or 6 million people monthly,” he said.
All up, 30,000 stations are offered, which includes established AM and FM radio broadcasts from all over the world.
“You can listen to anything from traditional terrestrial stations, to internet-only stations, to genre-based stations - jazz, rock, pop, ’80s, ’70s, comedy, talk, finance,” Parthimos, 37, said.
“You’re not tied down to the limitations of terrestrial radio. We see this as an evolution of radio.”
The Blaupunkt radio accesses the internet by connecting via Bluetooth to the driver’s mobile phone, which must be hooked up to a telco’s 3G mobile broadband plan.
I can’t wait to see this become a standard item in all cars. The days of internet radio are almost upon us folks. What do you think about it? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
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