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Online Streaming of Christmas Music at All-Time High

Dateline: 12/17/05

By Corey Deitz, About.com

BRS Media says a record number of holiday stations are webcasting online this year, including over 100 Internet only radio stations that are currently streaming Christmas music. That's up from just 61 Internet only stations in 2004.

Plus, of the more than 275 terrestrial radio stations featuring seasonal favorites this year more than 90 are webcasting their signal online, up from just 67 one year ago.

Both on-air and online, the number of Christmas stations on the web is at an all time high. This year online listeners can choose from nearly 200 stations that are broadcasting holiday music 24/7.

Internet-only radio stations are up 38.2% from last year while terrestrial radio stations streaming “Holiday Music” online are up 26.3% from 2004. The total number of Christmas stations streaming their Christmas music has quadrupled from just five years ago.

"It’s extremely exciting to see the growth in the number of Holiday stations webcasting online," says George T. Bundy, Chairman & CEO of BRS Media Inc. "Now Internet Radio listeners can choose from a worldwide assortment of nearly two hundred stations streaming holiday cheer."

- Portions from a BRS Media Press Release

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