RADIO ON THE INTERNET
I’m sure everyone
is dying to know about what radio on the internet is about, I mean clues in the
name right! Well, I don’t want to keep you all in suspense, it is radio that is
accessible on the internet. This includes other forms such as web radio, net
radio, streaming radio, e-radio, online radio and webcasting (music streaming
is also referred to webcasting). These are all produced via the internet.
Internet radio involves
all different types of streaming media, and is usually something which is a continuous
stream of audio, which cannot be paused or replayed during and after the actual
cast, this is much like traditional broadcast media. Also internet radios are
very worldwide and can be heard from anywhere as they don’t rely on the radio
waves to transmit the news, but use are connected with the internet, which is
why they are so international. This can also be the factor of the boost in
ratings, because people who live in Japan, can hear the American radio station
and vice versa, and it also allows the audience to have a chance to listen to
the different types of radio if their own local radio station is not appealing
enough to them. An internet radio talks about what a traditional broadcast would
talk about such as the news, sports, music those kind of features, so that it
again is appealing to their audience and has a variety of genres for the
audience to listen too. Lucky us!
Let’s talk about an
advantages of having these internet radio’s because personally I love them, I
mean how else would I keep updated with all the talk shows about Chris Brown.
Firstly, the good thing about radio on the internet is that its provides the
world with choices, as we don’t need to be stuck at home being forced to listen
to the radio, which doesn’t relate to you at all! But we can go on the internet
and search up radios from one country to another, about anything that we went,
touching on any topic that we desire, the world is our oyster!
Another advantage
from the broadcasting side of things, is how easy it is to set up, and the
money that people that own the internet radios can make. Although, it may seem
very technical to make your on radio on the internet all you need is a couple
of decent microphones, a computer and some worth material, this is what will
get you started. There are tons of sites you can go on to make your own
internet radio station in less than two hours and make it become sensational.
However, you won’t be rolling in the cash too quickly, you have to start things
slow, get your radio station popular and have a good audience as this is what
starts to build this new internet sensation, and when it starts to get more
developed, adverts can start to be used to promote other people. This is a very
good way of starting earn more money, especially if people want to be part of
the action, as the internet is a huge network and thousands of people are
likely to see it.
On the other hand,
although internet radios seem like the dream, they do have their disadvantages.
One of the disadvantages link back to the amount of the choices that there are,
as sometimes this can almost become time consuming. This is because although
there a thousands of sites with so many different information, if you want to
listen to something new and fresh and have a specific idea in mind, it may take
quite some time to find, shifting through the billions of pages that have come
up. So, not only will it waste your time if you do not find it, it will waste
energy and battery life, when you could have been doing something a lot more
productive.
Another unfortunate
disadvantage that comes from radios on the internet and is something we have
all definitely gone through, are internet crashes. The internet is not always
the angel we hope it to be as sometimes it can just stop connecting within a
click of your fingers and no matter how much you have paid to keep it updated
and top quality, we will always face these outrages. Overall, internet radios
are as reliable as the internet connection.
Overall, by looking
at this information about radio on the internet, I think that there are more
good aspects you can get out of it, as it is reaching out to so many different
people, not only the little city we live in. I’ve learnt that when doing my own
radio news, I’d like to also reach out to different countries to keep my views
up, although I know how much hard work it’s going to be to manage, as it is
something that needs to be constantly updated and kept top notch and different,
otherwise I think they’ll be sticking to their own internet radios.
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