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Broadcast.com - If you have audio capabilities on your computer, you should visit a live broadcast site like this one. More than 500 live radio and TV stations may be accessed. The AudioBook Channel and CD Jukebox offer 3,100 full-length CDs and over 1,600 full-length audiobooks. In addition there are hundreds of live special events scheduled every week! This site is in the parents part of the book because some of the programs are about health topics and relationships, which you need to preview for your kids.
Broadcast.com-Radio - It's always fun to listen to a radio station that's far away. Sometimes it's hard to pick up a signal though. You don't need a powerful antenna to pick up these broadcasts--all you need is the right plug-ins. Search for live U.S. broadcasts by station location, call letters, or format. Other links let you listen in on the BBC world broadcasts, scanners, church services, and lots more.
Broadcasting History - Can you imagine riding in a car without hearing tunes on the radio? Car radios weren't introduced until 1930. Radios were expensive back then, and not every home had one. In 1929, home radios were $120 each, which was a fortune! Before 1935, most radios broadcast only live music. After that, stations got record players and began spinning 33 1/3 or 78 rpm records. You say you don't remember records? Ask your parents about them. Radio plays were big, too: one of the biggest early successes was a western called The Lone Ranger , and one of its sponsors was Cheerios. Follow the amazing history of broadcast radio from the 1920s through the 1950s at this site.
Crosswalk.com Music Channel - Listen to Christian music or watch your favorite Christian music videos here at Crosswalk. You can also listen to concert broadcasts that were recorded live at the Lamb's theater in New York exclusively for Crosswalk.com.
Family Health Radio - Staying healthy means learning all kinds of facts. One way to learn some facts about staying healthy is to listen to doctors giving good information on how to be healthy. Here you'll find Real Audio sound files, lasting approximately two minutes, on health topics from acne to weight loss. Give these a listen--it'll be good for your health!
FamilyNet - FamilyNet is for the more than 70 million people who feel the family is the most important part of their lives. They are hard-working people who are looking for a wholesome alternative to standard television fare. FamilyNet offers creative programs featuring traditional family values. FamilyNet supplys quality family entertainment mixed with a variety of inspirational programs, much of which is original!
Live Radio on the Internet - Want to listen to the latest tunes from India? Maybe catch a hot new band from New Zealand? Or maybe you're just homesick for that old radio station where you used to live. Many stations now send their broadcast feeds live over the Internet. You can take a world tour of live sounds and news here. Try to listen to a station in each Canadian province, or all 50 states.
MIT List of Radio Stations on the Internet - Is your favorite radio station's home page on the Internet? How about that great station you listen to when you visit your cousin in Boston? This is the place to find out. This site lists radio stations all over the world that have home pages on the Web. So whether it's that country music station in Nashville or that hot rocker on the dial in the Netherlands, you can get there from here! (Note: Only some of the pages offer live broadcasts over the Net. Find these in this site's "bitcaster" links.)
NetRadio.com - NetRadio was the first "radio station" just for the Internet. They don't broadcast anywhere but cyberspace. You can go to NetRadio and listen to music on your computer even while you surf somewhere else. There's lots of good music plus news to listen to. You can get the latest concert information, enter contests, win prizes, and vote in a monthly poll. It's all the fun stuff about radio right at your fingertips! Kids will like to listen to special children's selections and news on the KidzRadio channel. There's an opportunity to buy the music you're listening to, since NetRadio is affiliated with an online CD store. Parental advisory: Links from this site have not all been reviewed.
NPR Online - National Public Radio - Many people think National Public Radio (NPR) gives us the best news, feature stories, and music on the radio. This site gives you a lot of all these and lets you know where you can find NPR on your local radio dial. Like PBS on television, NPR is federally and privately funded programming. It's also commercial free. This Web site has the same "News Now Highlights" as the NPR radio broadcasts. Yes, you can actually listen to the most recent NPR news report right on your computer. You can also listen to past broadcasts of favorite NPR shows. Tune in and see what public radio has to offer.
Old Time Radio - Many years ago, before cable TV, even before any TV, there was radio--not just talk and music on the radio, like today, but radio "shows." Radio shows were like today's TV shows, without the pictures. People enjoyed listening to comedies, dramas, mystery thrillers, and variety shows. It was a whole different kind of radio, at a whole different time, and now it is known as "old-time radio." This page is entertainment and history all rolled into one, and it is packed with information, pictures, and sounds. Hear clips from such radio greats as The Great Gildersleeve . In the Kids' Shows section you can hear favorites like Chandu the Magician and Smilin' Ed's Buster Brown Gang . In another section, you can take a fascinating virtual tour of the old NBC radio studios at http://www.mcs.net/~richsam/home.html, Chicago's Merchandise Mart. Don't turn that dial!
OnePlace.com - OnePlace.com is a leading provider of Christian audio content on the Internet. You can listen to your favorite Christian broadcasters (such as James Dobson, Jack Hayford, Chuck Swindoll, Kay Arthur, and Chuck Colson) any time, at your convenience, or listen live to your choice of over 50 Christian radio stations from all over the US. Stop by and you'll be sure to bookmark this one.
Roaring 1920s Concert Extravaganza - Before television, people gathered around the radio to listen to live concerts from distant places. This popular form of entertainment is re-created here, as you listen to minute-long sound files from such 1920s artists as Al Jolson, Maurice Chevalier, Fanny Brice, and Helen Kane, "the Boop Boop A Doop Girl."
Vatican Radio - Vatican Radio first went on the air in 1931, and at this site you can read its history and discover that Marconi himself (the telegraphy pioneer and Nobel laureate) was its first director. Staff from 50 countries prepare 400 hours of broadcast material every week in 37 different languages. Radio Vatican broadcasts on shortwave, medium wave, FM, satellite, and the Internet. You can download Real Audio files or FTP features in several languages. As they say, "Listen, for heaven's sake!"
Voice of America - "The news may be good. The news may be bad. We shall tell you the truth." That's what announcer William Harlan Hale said during the first VOA broadcast, February 24, 1942. In some places around the world, news and information is controlled by the government. Sometimes it is hard for citizens to find out the truth of a situation, in the face of broadcasts and newspapers from controlled news media. The Voice of America broadcasts have a regular listenership of 17.5 million people. You can hear the station on shortwave radio, or on the Internet. There are also scripts for recent stories available online. VOA covers U.S. news, world news, and feature stories. One interesting thing to do is to listen to news broadcasts in other languages. We listened to Hindi, Creole, Greek, and Swahili, among the many others that were available.
WWEV Radio - Victory 91.5 is an Atlanta based Christian radio station featuring a contemporary style format that appeals largely to the young and middle-aged adult, with special emphasis on youth Saturday night. Tune in on the web and listen through Real Audio.
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