BRS Media's Web-Radio Division Reports a Steady Number of Stations Still Webcasting.Business/Entertainment Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 BRS BRS - Big Red Switch. This abbreviation is fairly common on-line. Media's Web-Radio (www.web-radio.fm), the most comprehensive directory of stations broadcasting on the Net, released their latest statistics today at The NAB Radio Show. Their numbers indicate that, despite ongoing developments from high profile broadcasters, a steady number of radio stations continue broadcasting on the Net 24/7. The number of radio webcasters on the Internet has held steady, maintaining the milestone mark of more than five thousand (5000). Currently 5153 radio stations "broadcast" their signal on the Net; up from 4058 stations a year ago. The current number includes those radio stations that have suspended their online streaming due to the AFTRA AFTRA American Federation of Television & Radio Artists Recorded Commercials Contract and ongoing issues with regards to record companies performance royalty fees. While little more than half of the radio webcasters are U.S. or Canadian based, the healthiest growth is now coming from International broadcasters. "It's notable that, despite these ongoing developments, the growth segment of webcasting is from both International and Internet Only broadcasters." remarked George T. Bundy, Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BRS Media Inc., "In a span of 6 years the number of radio webcasters has leapt from only 56 to over 5000. That's a sizable siz·a·ble also size·a·ble adj. Of considerable size; fairly large. siz  a·ble·ness n. increase." Bundy added, "One out of every three radio stations
with a site on the Net are now webcasting."Thousands of Net radio sites are out there just waiting for listeners to tune in. Together, traditional broadcasters and Internet-only start-ups offer more than 5000 choices that one can listen to through their computer. And this month marks the 6th year that BRS Media has been tracking and linking radio on the Internet. BRS Media, a member of the International Webcasting Association (www.iwa.fm) and the National Association of Broadcasters, is a full service Internet e-commerce firm that helps radio stations and multimedia web sites build and brand on the power of the Web. The company's online divisions include: dotFM & dotAM (www.dot.fm) (www.dot.am), domain registrar See domain name registrar. of premium .FM & .AM (TLD (Top Level Domain) The highest level domain category in the Internet domain naming system. There are two types: the generic top level domains (gTLDs) such as .com, .org, and .net, and the country codes, such as .ca, .uk and .jp. See gTLD and Internet domain name. ) domains. WEBCASTi AM/FM AM/FM Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation AM/FM Auto-Mapping/Facilities Management , (www.webcasti.fm) providing the broadcasting industry with the best webcasting solution for today's Interactive Web, and the ever popular Web-Radio (www.web-radio.fm) the leading portal for "Tuning In tuning in, v process in which a therapeutic touch practitioner centers himself or herself so as to be aligned with or “in tune” with a healing energy “frequency,” so that the patient may choose to join the practitioner (tune " radio on the Internet. BRS Media Inc. can be found on the World Wide Web at www.brsmedia.fm. Tsia Harris BRS Media Inc. 760 Market St Suite 958 San Francisco, CA. 94102 Tel: 888-697-2860 Fax: 888-418-2782 Email: tharris@brsmedia.fm |
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