Radio.com

Radio.com
Type Internet radio
Music recommender system
Country United States
Headquarters Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Owner Entercom
Launch date
 July 2010 (2010-07)
Affiliation Entercom
Official website
 radio.com

Radio.com is a free broadcast and internet radio platform owned by Entercom. Radio.com functions as a music recommender system and is the national umbrella brand for Entercom's radio network aggregating its over 235 local Entercom radio stations across the United States. In addition, the service includes thousands of podcasts. It was originally created by CBS Radio and was acquired by Entercom as part of the company's takeover of CBS Radio. The service's main competitors are rival station group iHeartMedia's iHeartRadio, and TuneIn. Radio.com is available online, via mobile devices, and devices such as Chromecast.

History

Radio.com logo used 2017-2018.

Radio.com launched on July 16, 2010 under CBS Radio. It was originally launched as a central website to stream all of CBS's then 130 radio stations, Last.fm and other CBS properties. Among the original features were currently playing information, song history, station and genre searches, presets, blogs, newsfeeds, and social media tools.[1] Later that year the service launched its first app for iOS. In addition the service added custom channels and music from AOL Radio and Yahoo Music.[2] In 2015, the service added a music video streaming option.[3]

On June 25, 2018, Entercom announced that Radio.com would become the exclusive streaming provider for all of its stations, ending its relationship with the third-party service TuneIn. Stations previously owned by Entercom pre-merger were removed July 6, and former CBS Radio stations were removed on August 1.[4]

Availability and supported devices

The service is available through PC/Mac/Chromebook devices, tablets, and smartphones, along with Amazon Alexa-compatible smart speakers and other devices.[5] Entercom has told those with Google Assistant-compatible devices (including Google Home) that it will come to that platform in the coming weeks.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CBS Radio Launches New Online Player". Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. ↑ "CBS Radio Launches Radio.com App For iPhone". 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. ↑ "CBS' Radio.com Launches Streaming Music Videos". TheWrap. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. ↑ "TuneIn Tune Out For Entercom: Radio.com Gets Exclusive". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. ↑ "How to listen to radio stations online at Radio.com: FAQ". Radio.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Google Groups". Google Search. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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