FlyCast 2.0 Allows BlackBerry Users to Cache Radio Wirelessly to Their Mobile Devices.Users Can Now Take Enhanced Versions of Their Favorite Stations with Them, with or without a Connection LANCASTER, Pa. -- FlyCast, the popular mobile broadcasting service, today debuted "wireless station caching," the ability to enjoy favorite radio stations on a mobile device anywhere, even without a wireless connection. With FlyCast 2.0, users can quickly store their favorite stations to their mobile devices when connected to a cellular or Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. , then disconnect from the network and listen to the stations at their leisure. Version 2.0 of the company's popular BlackBerry application, available today, offers an enhanced listening experience by presenting music stations in a track-based cover flow, enabling in-application music purchases and providing time shifting See timeshifting. (programming) time shifting - A technique used to work around problems due to the Year 2000 and the "millennium bug". Time shifting involves translating date fields in a database back by a fixed number of years to avoid year 2000 problems with the database skip-ahead and skip-back functionality. FlyCast 2.0 solves many common mobile music challenges - significantly reducing battery drain and cellular data usage charges, improving the listening experience, and making it easy to buy songs, even after they are broadcast. FlyCast 2.0's caching technology allows users to enjoy the following features: * 3 Plays/30 Days --Cached content is maintained in the context of the station and can be kept for a maximum of 30 days or three plays, whichever occurs first; * In-Application Purchasing - Users can purchase tracks with the click of a button from within the application, even after the song has been broadcast; * Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. integration -- Users can Tweet or "recommend" songs they like from FlyCast. Links are then posted to their Twitter account and followers can click on the link from any Twitter reader and be immediately taken to that station and hear the entire song. Unlike other services, FlyCast 2.0 offers over-the-air (OTA (Over The Air) Refers to any wireless system such as AM/FM radio and network television that uses open space as its transmission medium. ) caching of stations and does not require a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. connection. Additionally, stations can be "burst-cached" much faster than real-time, requiring only minutes of connectivity to cache hours of web and terrestrial broadcasts. Listening to cached stations can dramatically reduce battery drain and cellular data usage charges. "With FlyCast 2.0, we've introduced a new type of broadcast experience that benefits listeners, broadcasters, and content providers alike," said David Kennedy
David Anthony Kennedy (June 15, 1955 – April 25, 1984) was born in Washington, D.C. He was the fourth of eleven children of Robert F. , FlyCast 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. . "We've focused on addressing common problems encountered by those who enjoy the mobile media experience, and in doing so we've also dramatically enhanced the quality of that experience. Now, listeners can see what they are hearing, audition it prior to purchase, recommend it and buy it." Pricing and Availability FlyCast 2.0 is available as a free download by browsing to http://www.flycast.fm from a supported BlackBerry device and has been submitted to the BlackBerry AppWorld store and will be available there shortly. The free version allows unlimited streaming. Users can also choose from two, one-time only premium upgrade fees that offer station caching -- $9.95 for five hours and $19.95 for 20 hour versions, good for the life of the device. This one-time pricing model is unique in the industry. Individual tracks from the cached stations can be purchased at any time from within the FlyCast application. FlyCast 2.0 supports the BlackBerry Storm, Bold and Curve and will be available for the iPhone, iPod Touch A flash-based iPod from Apple that was modeled after the iPhone. It is essentially a thinner iPhone without the phone capability and uses a touch screen for navigation rather than the illustrious click wheel. Like the iPhone, the only physical button displays the main menu. and Android An open platform for cellphones from the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Based on Linux, Android includes a library of Java classes for building mobile applications. Android and GPhone devices later this year. Extensive Channel Line-up FlyCast now has over 1500 channels of content in the network, including local radio stations, news, talk, sports, weather, traffic and all genres of music. Partners include FOX News, Entercom, AccuRadio, Bonneville International The company was founded in 1959 by evangelist Dr. Percy B. Crawford. , the Cromwell Radio Group The following list are the current stations owned by Cromwell Radio. The list differs slightly from their site, because they do not update it very often. Tennessee Market: WBUZ 102.9 FM WVNS 102.5 FM WQZQ 1550 AM Kentucky Market: WBIO 94.7 FM WXCM 97. , the Genesis Communication Network, KGOW Communications, KFMB, Midwest Television, Sandusky Radio Seattle, .977 Music, 1.FM, 1Club, Sky.FM, Digitally Imported Digitally Imported (DI.fm) is a multi-channel Internet radio service based in New York city, that specializing in electronic dance music genres. It also offers other genres of music through its sister network, SKY.fm. , RadioIO, LA Talk, Radio Paradise Radio Paradise is a popular and pioneering Internet radio station that defines itself as "eclectic online rock radio". The channel differs from most FM channels and other Internet stations in that the music played is not limited to any specific genre but instead represents great , Martini in the Morning, FuzeBox Media, Jelly, Radio, Liberty News Radio, Blog Talk Radio, SmoothJazz.com, The Score and Comedy104. The company also offers "White Label" and DirectLink products for any content owner seeking to stream media over mobile, including bands, sports franchises, universities and athletes. EDITOR'S NOTE: FlyCast logos and high resolution screen shots are available at www.flycast.fm/press/. About FlyCast FlyCast delivers radio and video content - music, sports, news, traffic, weather and talk - to portable cellular and WiFi devices. The company has more than 1500 content partners providing regional, national and specialty content to subscribers every day. Founded in 2006 by a group of seasoned media industry veterans, FlyCast puts the content consumers crave in the palms of their hands. FlyCast also works with CDNs and ISPs to improve quality of service for stream delivery. FlyCast is a registered trademark of FlyCast Inc. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. The iPhone and iPod Touch of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Apple Computer Corp. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. |
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