BRS Media's Web-Radio Report Strongest Growth Segment of Webcasting is Radio.Business Editors/Entertainment Writers NAB2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 BRS BRS - Big Red Switch. This abbreviation is fairly common on-line. Media's Web-Radio (www.web-radio.com), the web-radio directory of stations broadcasting on the net, released statistics today at NAB 2000 showing a record number of radio stations now broadcasting on the net 24/7. The number of radio webcasters on the Internet continues to climb; this month the total exceeded three thousand five hundred (3,500). Currently 3,537 radio stations "broadcast" their signal on the net; up from 2,261 stations a year ago, and up from a mere 56 in 1996. While half of the radio webcasters are U.S. or Canadian based stations, the healthiest growth continues to come from Internet-only and International broadcasters. "It's phenomenal. The strongest growth segment of webcasting online continues to be radio and radio stations streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. on the net," 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 48 months the number of radio webcasters has leapt from only 56 to over 3,500, an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. increase. One out of four radio stations with a site on the net are now webcasting live." Bundy added, "In fact, each month nearly 100 new radio stations sign-on the net." Thousands of Net radio sites are out there just waiting for you to tune in. Together, traditional broadcasters, and Internet-only start-ups, offer more then 3,500 audio channels that you can listen to through your computer. BRS Media is a full service Internet e-commerce firm that assists radio stations in building and branding on the power of the Net. The company's online divisions include: WEBCASTi, (www.webcasti.com) providing the broadcasting industry with the best webcasting solution for today's Interactive Web. dot.FM & dot.AM (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, RadioWeb.FM (www.radioweb.fm) a full featured web-site hosting service, and the ever popular Web-Radio (www.web-radio.com) 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.com. |
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