Online Radio Is The New Radio
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Apr 30, 2018
- 2 min read
In 2017 there 65.85 million American used online radio streaming services. In Miami, FL, DJ BenHop founded Excitement Radio which can be heard on www.excitementradio.com. According DJ BenHop, online radio gives you more freedom as there is no censorship like regular broadcast radio. He didn’t like being given a playlist when he was on broadcast radio and is the reason he decided to start his own online radio station. He feels online radio he can be more open and creative like promoting local artists where the regular broadcast radio station does not support unsigned indie artists as much. No censorship is definitely an advantage of online radio. You can listen to the radio station anywhere in the world as long as you have internet. The disadvantage of this freedom is now online radio is saturated. People are learning how easy it is to start their own station.
Excitement Radio pays for streaming services to be able to play music online. There is no program director, so each of the shows on their station have the freedom to play whatever they want. The one thing DJ BenHop would tell a new person wanting advice on starting their own station would be to definitely be original and creative. Do not try and copy another show and be yourself. He explains it is so simple to now start your own radio station. He said with technology today, you start from home with a laptop and a usb microphone. The only other thing you would need is to pay for the software, but it is that easy to start.
DJ BenHop says that online radio is the new way of the future. He explains internet is everywhere even when you buy a new car. He explains he was way ahead of his time when he started the station. The internet has created a new platform with the rise of online radio and podcasting.






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