Internet radio

[counterofbeans]

Following on from another thread, what is the benefit of internet radio?

Is it better reception (better than DAB/FM) or more stations or both?

Or other?

Any guidance appreciated...

CofB

[SS2.]

For me, it's the availability of certain channels which, for geographical reasons, I can't get on DAB / FM.

[Brian Trizers]

Foreign stations can be fun, but without a guide it's a bit of a lottery and bit rates are often low. BBC stations still sound best on FM - DAB is an irrelevance, except for listening to cricket in the car - but the specialist stations like 6 Music don't have an FM option, so I'd choose internet delivery there.

But the best application, for me, is on-demand content, listening to BBC programmes at a time of my choosing. I've been doing this since 2008, first on the dedicated Roberts Internet radio I bought then, but latterly using iPlayer Radio on an iPhone docked to the Roberts. That, to me, is indispensable; I just wish it would let me download programmes for offline listening as the TV equivalent does.

[ianrb]

Radio Paradise!

[FlossyThePig]

Brian Trizers said:

...DAB is an irrelevance, except for listening to cricket in the car..

Whatever you do don't listen to DAB ball-by-ball commentary while actually sitting in the ground, the delay will drive you up the wall.

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