Jeff Hallock, Vice President of consumer product marketing and strategy for Sprint, said "The addition of Rhapsody Radio (Buy Direct) gives customers a popular catalog of commercial-free streaming music, music news and independent music videos which will allow Sprint customers a new way to discover artists."
Rhapsody Radio includes "Urban Hitz Radio," "Alternative Radio," "Country," "70s Station" and "Pop Hits," as well as "Beats N Breaks," which features the beats from many of today's most popular songs and allows subscribers to "freestyle" rap to the instrumental tracks.
Customers can also hear streaming podcasts from KCRW - Santa Monica 89.9 FM (KCRW.com), National Public Radio's Southern California flagship station, including "Morning Becomes Eclectic," which showcases live recordings of in-studio performances by independent and unsigned artists and the popular "Le Show" with satirist Harry Shearer.
Customers will also be able to receive music news and reviews and music videos from IMNTV, part of the Global Music International Company.
Real provides an online music-subscription service with more than 1.15 million subscribers.
Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Services is available nationwide to customers with a Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Phone
Customers can purchase Rhapsody Radio by typing in channel 39 in the Sprint Media Player or by going to the Music & Radio folder and selecting the new channel; the cost is $6.95 per month for unlimited access.
Rhapsody Radio is the latest of four streaming music channels available to Sprint customers.
- From a Sprint Press Release
