Radio stations have endured mixed fortunes since broadband speeds allowed them to comfortably stream content online, ultimately throwing them into competition with a slew of similar services. A global audience has opened up for many broadcasters—I have friends in England who have become firm fans of certain shows on WNYC and WFMU in the past decade. But threats from streaming media sites like Pandora and Last.fm, who have taken the word “radio” and used it to refer to user generated playlists, have sent tremors through the broadcast radio industry, calling into question the disparity in royalty payments between online and broadcast radio.Read full article here.
