Are Internet Radios Still a Thing?

 

Let’s check back in on a once-sexy form of radio listening

By James Careless

Published: November 7, 2024

At the turn of the millennium, the growing popularity of streaming media inspired the development of “internet radios.” These standalone appliances were styled to look and work like conventional AM/FM radio receivers while tuning into streaming audio feeds from the web.

This fusion of familiar functionality with web-based content seemed like a slam-dunk for the consumer electronics market, and many manufacturers started selling them to the general public.

“The market was very bullish, as there were not many connected products at that time,” said Greg Fadul, CEO of Grace Digital, which designed its first internet radio in 2008 and continues to make and sell them.

“They were very focused as a replacement for the standalone radio receivers we had in our homes at that point,” said radio futurologist James Cridland, who managed streaming content for Virgin Radio and the BBC, and worked for a time with internet receiver manufacturer Pure.

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