Akoo.com Launches Online Digital Radio Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ELMWOOD PARK Elmwood Park, village (1990 pop. 23,206), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1914. It is chiefly residential. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000 Akoo.com, an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the entertainment network, today announced it has launched a 24-hour, commercial-free digital radio network, Radio Akoo, at http://www.akoo.com. Comprised of nine digital music channels, including Hit List, New Releases, Dance, R&B, Rap, Alternative Rock, 80's, Country and Channel X (electronica  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. ), Radio Akoo is powered by Music Choice, the world's largest provider of commercial-free digital music. Radio Akoo is fully integrated with akoo.com's proprietary scheduling technology. As a result, users may schedule Radio Akoo music channels within their day's playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. to simplify and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the entire listening experience. "Radio Akoo provides our users with an even broader array of music and entertainment choices," said Tammi Franke, akoo.com's vice president of business development. "And, by combining Radio Akoo with our scheduling and automation capabilities - something unique to our website - we further enhance the online experience." About akoo.com Akoo.com is an Internet entertainment network that combines a comprehensive selection of audio and video content with proprietary technology that simplifies and automates Internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. . Founded in 1999, the company is based in Elmwood Park, Ill. Akoo.com's website at http://www.akoo.com features programming from more than 3,300 worldwide radio and television stations, several thousand music videos and movie trailers and additional audio/video programming in numerous categories, including news, sports, television and business. To enhance this broad range of content, akoo.com features proprietary technology to simplify and enhance the online experience, including a search engine for Internet broadcasting, a scheduling capability that allows users to build customized playlists and the akoo dial, which manages playlists and automates the entire online experience. In July 2000, akoo.com also introduces Kima, wireless consumer technology that retransmits audio from a PC to any home stereo See stereophonic. or portable radio system within 1,000 feet. |
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