2025 - High Resolution Audio

CD Quality Internet Radio

01/03/2025

Back in the day, no self-respecting hi-fi enthusiast would have been without an FM tuner to receive quality stereo broadcasts. When internet radio was introduced traditional radio stations were quick to make their broadcasts available although the initial quality was often poor. These days there can hardly be a broadcast radio station of any note in the world that does not have a high quality internet presence opening up an almost unimaginable wealth of news, […]

YouTube reaches 1 Bn monthly podcast users

28/02/2025

YouTube reaches 1 Bn monthly podcast users making it the most frequently used service for listening to podcasts in the US. As of the 1st January 2025 there were more than 1 Bn monthly active viewers of podcast content on YouTube and often the first place people go when looking for a new podcast. Podcasts on YouTube and YouTube Music are available on every kind of device including TVs. Last year, viewers watched over 400M hours of […]

Brillux Radio

28/02/2025

Brillux Radio is a German radio station broadcasting with a terrestrial DAB+ transmitter and an internet presence which included a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream. The FLAC stream has been discontinued and now the station is only available via the webplayer, its mobile apps and radio aggregators. The station is owned by paint manufacturer Brillux GmbH & Co with programming aimed at construction companies and DIYers. For 12 hours during the day, they focus on […]

PiratenKanon.FM

28/02/2025

PiratenKanon.FM is a German internet radio station playing pop music hits with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and two MP3 streams – 48kbps and 320kbps. Their website is multi-lingual (German and English) and has a webplayer, programme guide, links to radio aggregators as well as links for all the popular media players. According to the station, “Piratenkanon.FM is a transparent station with vertical programming. You can enjoy 24/7 music here. Both Live and the […]

Music inspired by EON³ | Audæon

28/02/2025

Music inspired by EON³ | Audæon is an internet radio station created by Paulus Stephanus Letschert in the Netherlands which broadcasts an eclectic mix of music with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream. The station was obliged to close for a short while due to music licensing issues but has now resolved these and is back ‘on the air’. The website has a ‘Now Playing’ list plus links to Spotify playlists and YouTube. According to […]

EasyRadio

27/02/2025

EasyRadio is an easy listening pop/rock internet radio station in Bulgaria broadcasting a CD Quality Lossless FLAC, a 192kbps MP3, a 320kbps AAC and a 64kbps AAC+ stream. The station’s strapline is ‘Your Relaxing Music Mix!’ Website: https://easyradio.bg/ Web player (all streams): https://easyradio.bg/ Streaming URLs CD Quality Lossless FLAC: http://live.easyradio.bg/flac AAC Stream 320kbps: http://live.easyradio.bg/aac MP3 192kbps: http://live.easyradio.bg/192 AAC+ 64kbps: http://live.easyradio.bg/64 To find out more about CD Quality Internet Radio go here. To find out more […]

Spanish streaming increased by 14.01% in 2024

27/02/2025

Spanish streaming increased by 14.01% in 2024 helping music sales grow by 9.19% compared to 2023 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Recorded music had total revenues of €568.8 million in 2024 representing an increase of 9.42% compared to the €520 million achieved in 2023. The digital market already accounts for more than 89% of the music consumed in Spain (€454.5 million) in a year in which physical sales have decreased by […]