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internet radio stations are, in my opinion, one of the most exciting developments in high tech media in years. Along with the availability of inexpensive sound recording software and the fact that almost everyone now has access to a computer, internet radio stations mean that almost anyone can make webcasts or podcasts of their own. Of course, it is not just private individuals who are making use of internet radio stations. In reality, the vast majority of internet radio stations are owned by big communications firms as internet versions of their own radio stations. But that is just the beauty of the internet - it levels the playing field. Whether you want to listen to top 40 from Las Angeles, or some kid spinning punk rock in Birmingham, Alabama, chances are that you can find it through an internet radio station.

One of my favorite thing about internet radio stations is that they allow you to listen to your favorite radio even if you move out of the city where it is located. I used to love WCBN in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the local college station, when I went to school there. When I moved away, I had to leave many things behind, but not the radio. WCBN has a live, streaming, internet radio station on the web, so you can listen to it exactly the same as if you lived there. This is a great thing in my opinion, because, thanks to internet radio stations, I can hear all of my favorite programs from anywhere in the whole entire country. That simply can not be beat.

Another way to look for internet radio stations is by music type. Any city of a reasonable size is likely to have a few different radio stations, but often the lineup is depressingly uniform across the whole lot of them. This is not the case if you use internet radio stations. You can listen to bluegrass, country, polka, old school soul - you name it and there will probably be an internet radio station dedicated to playing it. The fact is that there are people out there all over the world who want nothing better than to share their music with you and will be simply overjoyed if you were to listen to their internet radio stations. And, of course, it is almost always free - no one can charge for internet radio stations, because if they try, people will just listen to something else.

 

Broadcasting Halifax Country Radio Stations News

YTV searches for Canada's next young superstar in the new summer ... - CNW Group

- Nationwide auditions for singers begin this May in Halifax - Auditions open to all Canadians aged 15 and under - Winner takes home a recording contract - The Next Star website goes live today at www.YTV.com >> TORONTO, April 21 /CNW/ - Do you know ...

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TheStar.com | Business | Canadians should see U.S. ads, CRTC told - Toronto Star

Gatineau, Que.–Canadians are being deprived of those much-hyped American Super Bowl advertisements during the big game each year and this country's simulcasting rules should be tweaked so we can watch them, the federal broadcast regulator heard ...

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Union appeals CRTC ruling to Federal Court of Appeal - CNW Group

OTTAWA, April 1 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada's largest media union says the CRTC is eroding its parliamentary obligation to serve the public interest and consequently is forced to take a critical CRTC broadcasting decision to federal court. The ...

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Should the Canadian government protect automotive jobs? - CNEWS

It seems there are quite a few anti-union spokes-people who don't understand the importance of unions to communities like yours. Not all employers want to pay what you might think your worth,but exploit,pay little,dismiss at will and really don't ...

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Taxes to fall and then rise - bbc

On Monday, the chancellor will admit, by implication, that the government's industrial policy of the past decade has been something of a disaster. Actually to call it an industrial policy is a bit misleading - but what I mean is the Treasury's ...

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