Looks like WOXY.com is going to be keeping a free low-bandwidth stream for you to listen to, but will provide a high quality stream (plus other perks TBD) for $9.99 a month.
WOXY.com are definitely one of the good guys, and we hope things work out for them.
Internet radio is a tricky business. It’s in its infancy and people are still figuring out the business model. Technology hasn’t quite bridged the gap to allow easy access to internet radio in your car and other remote locations. Satellite radio is portable and nifty except that we’re not on it. While it’s technically possible to receive Internet radio on certain mobile phones today, the process is far from being user friendly or widely available. But we have no doubts that easy Internet radio in your car, iPod or phone is just around the corner. We just need to figure out how to stick around until that time comes.
Mom always taught us to do right and keep it honest, so that means paying music royalties to all kinds of folks (royalties that are probably going even higher this year), handling the costs of reliable streaming, providing health insurance for our employees and filing our taxes. We like to run a clean business. But at the end of the day, this is a business, and that means finding a way to pay the bills. (read more)
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