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DI.FM
Company typePrivate
IndustryInternet radio
Founded1999
HeadquartersDenver,Colorado
Key people
Ari Shohat (CEO)
Websitewww.di.fm

DI.FM(formerly known asDigitally Imported) is anInternet radiobroadcaster consisting of over 90 channels dedicated toelectronic music,such ashouse,trance,techno,drum and bass,anddubstep.[1][2]DI.FM broadcasts handpicked selections consisting of classic, new and up-and-coming hits, as well as weekly and monthly mixed shows from professional DJs. It was founded in December 1999 as a hobby project by Ari Shohat in hisBinghamton Universitydorm room and was one of the first Internet radio stations.[3][4][5][6]It has often been listed as one of the top internet radio stations.[7][8][9][10][11]

During the 2000s, DI.FM participated in a number of protests against high royalty fees for Internet radio.[12][13][14]In July 2009, Digitally Imported,radioIOandAccuRadioreached a revenue-sharing deal with royalty collectorSoundExchangesecuring music rights.[15][16][17]It also licenses out its own proprietary streaming platform to power other internet radio sites such as RadioTunes (formerly sky.fm[18]),[19] JazzRadio,[20]RockRadio,[21]ClassicalRadio[22]and ZenRadio.[23]

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Source:[24]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^abcdefghiAlso airs on other associated networks

References[edit]

  1. ^"DI website".
  2. ^"Digitally Imported".Synthtopia.December 25, 2003.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  3. ^Delahunty, James; "Tyler" (submitter) (February 8, 2005)."A brief look at di.fm – Digitally Imported Radio".afterdawn.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  4. ^"Electronic Music Fans Donate To Largest Web-Radio Site".Synthtopia.January 31, 2005.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  5. ^Daily, Geoff (March 30, 2005)."Case Study: Electronica Finds a Voice at DI.fm".streamingmedia.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^"A Case Study In Managed Growth:Digitally Imported Radio".streamingmedia.February 1, 2003. Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2005.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  7. ^"Webcast Metrics Audience Rankings".Internet Radio Top 20.Ando Media.April 23, 2009.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  8. ^"CBS Radio, Clear Channel Top April Webcast Ratings".Radio Ink.May 28, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon February 27, 2012.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  9. ^Norr, Henry (January 27, 2003)."Radio reaches digital age".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  10. ^Deitz, Corey (January 26, 2005)."Digitally Imported Radio Spawns Cult-Like Following of Volunteers and Listeners".About.Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  11. ^"Digitally Imported Radio: Increased bandwidth, no expensive infrastructure".Publish.May 1, 2003. Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2013.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  12. ^Searls, Doc (May 1, 2002)."Silent Mayday".Linux Journal.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  13. ^"Radio Silence".Broadband Reports.June 26, 2007.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  14. ^Hughlett, Mike (March 8, 2007)."Web radio fears going bust: The battle over royalties paid by Internet broadcasters is hardly new, but the stakes have never been higher".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  15. ^"Online Radio Stations Strike Big Deal on Royalties".Fox News.AP.July 8, 2009.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  16. ^Puzzanghera, Jim (July 8, 2009)."Internet radio sites, music industry reach agreement over royalties".Los Angeles Times.Archived fromthe originalon August 12, 2009.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  17. ^Van Buskirk, Eliot (July 13, 2007)."Webcaster's Worry: What Happens After 2010?".Listening Post blog.Wired.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  18. ^sky.fm Website
  19. ^"RadioTunes website".
  20. ^"JAZZRADIO website".
  21. ^"ROCKRADIO website".
  22. ^"ClassicalRadio website".
  23. ^"ZenRadio website".
  24. ^"All Channels".DI.FM.RetrievedJanuary 1,2020.

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