Looking for a way to stream music or other audio from your website but don't want to pay a third-party to do it for you? Well, if you have a website, can FTP files, and edit using Notepad or a similar ascii editor, then try iRadeo. (Right: the iRadeo Player, Graphic Credit: © iRadeo)

iRadeo is a free streaming radio platform that allows anyone to stream their MP3 or WAV files. Once installed, iRadeo will automatically detect and stream any supported file format that has been uploaded to a specified directory.

You download the iRadio files, open the config.php file to update your settings and preferences, then upload all the files and folders to your own web server. Then, you simply insert the iRadeo player code into any webpage and visitors can stream your playlist. The amount of maximum listeners is only limited by your web hosting limitations.

The iRadeo website has all the files you need and simple documentation...and it's free!

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Sonoro Audio recently commissioned a survey on listening habits. 560 people surveyed spent 16,814 hours per week listening to audio entertainment. 57% of that time was spent with AM, FM, or Internet Radio.
* 39% of their time was spent listening to FM Radio
* 23 % of their listening time was using MP3 players/iPods
* 18% of their time was to CDs

No specific percentage for Internet Radio was released but according to Arbitron and Edison Media Research, "33 million Americans 12 and older listen to Internet radio stations during the week, up from 29 million in 2006."

Also not released were the particular demographics of the respondents who were questions for the survey.

Sonoro Audio manufactures audio systems.

Clear Channel Joins Forces with Reciva

Clear Channel and Reciva have reached an agreement to stream all of Clear Channel's radio stations on Reciva-powered receivers. U.S.-based companies that manufacture Reciva based Internet Radios include C. Crane, CTA Digital, DMTech, Grace Digital Audio, Sangean, and Tangent. An automatic upgrade allows existing radios to receive Clear Channel Radio stations.

Reciva Limited, based in Cambridge, England, desings and builds Internet radio modules for use with broadband applications. Reciva-enabled Internet radio devices can play back online radio in almost every format.

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