Online radio is a way for you to experience and listen live, to stream broadcast music wherever and whenever you are. The Internet is full of places where you can listen to online radio. It has become so popular that there are already many online radio stations available for listeners.

With online radio, no geographic limit of time restrictions are involved and you are not even limited to listening to music through your computer. Most online radio stations today have dedicated radio stations available for you to listen to at your fingertips, all day every day, every week. There are also websites where listeners can subscribe to a particular online radio station and be notified when new shows are added to their catalog. These sites and subscriptions are very similar to conventional radio subscriptions, and most radio stations allow listeners to make requests for specific songs or plays. Some online radio services can even let listeners vote on songs or ask questions about hosts or presenters. The only difference is that all radio shows are broadcast over the web, so all listening virtually happens around the clock.

Unlike a traditional radio show, online radio shows can be recorded and downloaded for later playback. Podcasts, or digital audio podcasts, are collections of digital media such as sound clips, interviews, or music that can be played on a computer, portable media player, or speakers over the Internet. Podcasts are like radio shows, but they are stored on digital servers instead of CDs. An MP3 player is required to play and play podcasts. Since podcasting is a new technology that is still in development, some online radio stations that started out as podcasts have expanded into full radio stations, using studio sound quality. or other special effects to create an impression of a live radio broadcast.