We are now beginning to see CD Quality internet radio stations which are broadcasting lossless FLAC streams and at the last count there were some 29 in our directory offering everything from student radio, pop, electronic and classical music.įLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec a lossless audio format that supports both CD Quality and HiRes music whether it is for downloads, streaming or internet radio. In the past few years we have seen a decline in physical CD sales and CD Quality downloads and a move for HiFi enthusiasts to move to CD Quality and HiRes streaming services such as Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon HD, Idagio and Primephonic. Fast forward to today with broadband, 4G on mobile (and 5G starting to be rolled out) and computing power to match, many internet radio stations have upped their game and offer 320kbps MP3 and AAC streams matching Spotify and Apple Music’s streaming services. Early internet radio streams were often low bandwidth which reflected the dial-up nature of the internet in those pre-millennium days. With the advent of internet radio in the mid 1990s broadcasters started to add internet streams in addition to their ‘over the air’ programming. You can even get podcasts over the air in the Greater London area with Podcast Radio. Radio is a great source of free music, news and information. How to listen to lossless FLAC internet radio with free media players
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