RadioIO (pronounced “radio eye-oh”) is a New York–based internet radio and streaming media service owned by RadioIO, Inc. (RAIO)[1] started in 1998.[2] It was the first Internet radio company to be publicly traded.[3]
| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Michael R. Roe |
| Founded at | St. Augustine, Florida, USA |
| Legal status | Company |
| Headquarters | New York City, USA |
Region served | International |
| Services | Radio streaming |
| Fields | Mass Media |
Official language | English |
Parent organization | RadioIO, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | SHOUTcast (1998-1999) RadioA3 (1999-2001) |
RadioIO broadcasts over 100 music and talk-show hosted channels.[4] RadioIO's music programming ranges from genre channels such as “Classic Rock” and “Today’s Pop” to formats such as “Ambient” and “Reggae.” RadioIO music channels are managed by “StreamHosts,” with FJ Forest (Musical Starstreams),[5] Robert Goodman (DJ/producer),[6] Doug Wendt (Midnight Dread),[7]
RadioIO's internet radio service can be found at its website [8] or via media streaming devices.
RadioIO's Business Music, an internet streaming music service, was launched in 2008 as IO Business Music (www.iobusinessmusic.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of RadioIO, Inc.[9] It provides in-store music and offers branded as well as non-branded business music channels carrying local and national advertising. It is used by many national chains such as quick service restaurants, spas, hospitals, airports, hotels, casinos, auto dealers, and specialty retailers.[10]
History
editIn 1998, Internet broadcaster, Michael R. Roe, launched a single SHOUTcast stream after starting it as a hobby out of a spare bedroom in St. Augustine, Florida. The following year, Roe named it RadioA3 (a radio industry term meaning “adult album alternative” music), and in 2001, again changed the name to RadioIO (IO meaning “internet only”).[11] As one of the founders of Voice of Webcasters (VoW), Roe along with a grass-roots group of small webcasters, organized the first “Day of Silence” protests against the high royalty fees for Internet radio in 2002 and 2007.[12][13][14] In July 2009, RadioIO, Digitally Imported, and AccuRadio reached a revenue-sharing deal with royalty collector SoundExchange securing music rights.[15][16]
RadioIO's audience increased. The first internet radio audience listener metrics were produced in 2002 by Arbitron Webcast Ratings and Measurecast Communications’ Internet Radio Report. RAIN (Radio and Internet Newsletter) reported on June 14, 2002, that RadioIO was ranked number 10 (260,800 ATH Arbitron; 284,313 TTSL Measurecast).”[17] In December 2002, RadioIO partnered with Limelight Networks and Apple to deliver the world’s first QuickTime 6 / MPEG-4–based, live internet radio broadcast.[18] Based on total listening hours logged, RadioIO's "Eclectic" channel was listed as the second most popular web music channel by Arbitron Measurecast in December 2002.[18] By March 2006, RadioIO was streaming 20 proprietary music channels.[19] It later increased to over 100 music and talk channels.[20] On December 18, 2013, RadioIO, Inc. started delivering its content through Triton Digital.[21]
RadioIO became the first publicly held internet radio operation on September 22, 2005, when it was acquired by PowerCerv Corporation, and then renamed ioWorldMedia, Incorporated.[22] On September 3, 2013, a corporate organizational restructuring brought Julia Miller, a former Apple and Microsoft (Xbox) executive, and Zach McAdoo, a Principal of McAdoo Capital, on as board members.[23][24][25] In October 2013, the shareholders of ioWorldMedia (IWDM) approved its merger with RadioIO, Inc., which subsequently began trading common stock under the ticker symbol "RDIO" on the OTC market on January 10, 2014.[1][26][27][28] On March 17, 2014, the OTC modified the RDIO ticker to RAIO.[29]
By March 2014, Radioio had ceased to provide consumer music and focused on talk radio, featuring personalities such as Bubba the Love Sponge and Miles "The Shoe" Schuman.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Summary of RADIOIO, INC. - Yahoo! Finance
- ^ Internet Radio and Search Pioneers Form New Partnership - re> JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 8 /PRNewswire/
- ^ RadioIO Launches 32 All-New Music Channels in 30 Days - re> TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
- ^ RadioIO | The Best in Internet Radio for over a Decade
- ^ Your Hosts
- ^ Radioio | Robert Goodman | Music Programmer
- ^ Upsetter Station – The Midnight Dread
- ^ RadioIO | The Best in Internet Radio for over a Decade
- ^ IO Business Music | Background Music and Internet Radio for Businesses
- ^ RADIOIO INC (RDIO:OTC US): Company Description - Businessweek
- ^ High Country Press Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Internet Radio "Day of Silence" on Tues, June (page 1) - Yehoodi.com
- ^ Radio Webcasters Plan Day of Silence | Digital Trends
- ^ MediaPost Publications Internet radio organizes "Day of Silence" 04/29/2002
- ^ Online Radio Stations Strike Big Deal on Royalties | Fox News
- ^ "Internet radio sites, music industry reach agreement over royalties - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ Radioio debuts on Arbitron list – Jacksonville Business Journal
- ^ a b RadioIO And Limelight Networks Connect With Apple QuickTime To Deliver The Industry's First MPEG- 4 Radio Webcast - Streaming Media Magazine
- ^ The Mountain Times Online Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Triton Digital - RadioIO Delivers World-Class Scalable Internet Radio Music Solution with Triton Digital
- ^ RadioIO Delivers World-Class Scalable Internet Radio Music Solution with Triton Digital - Yahoo Finance
- ^ PowerCerv Corporation Acquires SearchPlay, LLC and RadioIO - re> TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
- ^ ioWorldMedia, Inc. Announces Appointment of Two New Board Members OTCBB:RDIO
- ^ IoWorldMedia Adds McAdoo, Miller As CEO, COO | NetNewsCheck.com
- ^ Summary of IO WORLD MEDIA, INC - Yahoo! Finance
- ^ Unassociated Document
- ^ RDIO Radioio, Inc.: Reporting Status, Officers, Directors for Radioio, Inc. - OTCMarkets.com
- ^ Radioio, Inc. Common Stock Now Trades on the OTC Markets as "RDIO" OTCBB:RDIO
- ^ "Other-OTC System Changes - 3/14/2014 12:00:00 AM". otcbb.com. OTCBB. Retrieved 16 July 2014.