AOL launches internet radio

AOL has launched an online radio service, offering more than 80 stations to its broadband internet members.

Radio@AOL Broadband includes stations covering music genres as diverse as rock, pop, hip-hop, classical, jazz, oldies and Bollywood.

According to AOL, the service offers interruption-free music without ads or DJ and offers CD quality sound at 64kbps.

Blair Schooff, executive director at AOL Music, said: "With benefits such as CD-quality sound and commercial free programming, Radio@AOL Broadband provides music lovers with an innovative and easy way to get an uninterrupted experience with the music they want."

The service also includes five UK-programmed stations such as Brit pop and British classic rock and lets you see a list of artists coming up on the station you are currently listening to.

You can also rate a song and see how other members grade it, which AOL said helps future station programming and you can click to buy CDs and find tickets to forthcoming concerts and gigs.

Radio@AOL Broadband is available on version AOL 8.0 and is free to all AOL Broadband members now.

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