More than just Music

Ever wish you could have all the music you want in one place? Now it’s literally a free mouse click away. What’s more is you can broadcast your own station.

Live365 is an internet website streaming radio stations from around the globe 24/7. And the best part is it’s totally free.

All you need is a fast Internet connection and you’re ready to go. It doesn’t matter if you’re a metal junkie, have a mind for classical music or are a fan of 1960s rock-and-roll, this website offers listeners a whole range of music, talk and news programming.

To start, sign up and become a member by creating a free account. Then you’re ready to surf the site and choose the radio station of your liking.

You can open any radio station that you like and it will start straight away — except that this time you don’t need to touch any dials. You are one click away from 7,000 radio stations offering more than 250 genres from over 150 countries.

Roaming around the pages isn’t a hassle, even for a first time visitor to the site. As you enter the homepage, a list of genres are shown with a hyperlink that’ll bring you directly to them.

If you run out of ideas of what to listen to, open the “most popular” list, a list of the best-rated stations according to users, or the list of featured radio stations developed by Live365. There are also recommendations based on the genre that a user opens most often.

To choose a specific genre you can open the link the “genre” drop-down menu on the top of the page, which will open an A-Z list. Clicking on the hyperlinks will bring you to a list of radio stations, showing stations by name, picture, sub-genre, rating and a short description.

You can start listening to the radio station by clicking the play button on the picture, which will “switch on” the interactive player on the left hand side of the site. There’s no need to guess what you’re listening to because the site displays the artist and song with a picture and also the radio station with its location.

This online radio offers much more interactivity than the standard AM/FM radio we’ve been accustomed to for the past century. You can personalize it to your taste. Rate, request and buy the song as well as rate and share the station.

“Presets” allow you to make your own list of stations. Just pay US$5.95 a month as a VIP member and you’re in for a treat with commercial-free broadcasts with high audio quality. Accessibility is also made easier with the site’s mobile applications available on most mobile gadgets.

Live365’s best feature offers you a chance to break free from being a passive listener and to program your own radio station. Here you can upload your own music or talk shows, arrange them in a list and stream live to the millions of listeners of Live365.

With “PRO Station” you build your station for business, live music, news or talk shows that can brew some cash. The “Personal Station” would fulfill your social life by sharing your taste in music while meeting other broadcasters. The broadcasting packages are free to explore, with choices ranging from a 30-day free trial to $99.95/month charge

Since it first went live in 1999, this site has won a series of awards, including Forbes magazine’s “Best of the Web in Multimedia”in 2001. Crafted by musicians, it even streams stations programmed by famous artists such as Pat Metheny and Carlos Santana. With users given a chance to become program directors, Live365 is truly more than just music.