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# Internet Radio Poised For Growth
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/internet_radio_-2/
- Published: 2005-05-26T13:25:06.000Z
- Updated: 2005-05-26T13:25:06.000Z
- Description: Kurt Hanson, the editor of the Radio And Internet Newsletter recently outlined why internet radio is well on it’s way to be a dominate force at the recent Streaming Media. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2005/05/internet_radio_-2.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Radio & Satellite, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

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Kurt Hanson, the editor of the [Radio And Internet Newsletter](http://www.kuthanson.com/?ref=hypebot.com) recently outlined why internet radio is well on it’s way to be a dominate force at the recent Streaming Media East confernece in NYC.

As summarized in the Village Voice Hanson point out that:

– Wi-fi is becoming a way of life in urban areas… and will soon approach ubiquity…

– Web radio is free. Sirius and XM subscriptions run $12.95 a month and up, in addition to a hardware investment of $100-plus.

– It plays big artists (that still have many fans) shunned on the airwaves… traditional radio gives them no love.

– Clayton Christensen, author of the award-winning best-seller The Innovator’s Dilemma, outlined a theory of ‘disruptive technology’… Rather than outpacing customer needs, it started out below expectations and has since risen to meet and subsequently guide its market.

– There’s money in it, now… professional webcasters are beginning to turn a profit. As Kevin Shively, East Coast account manager for Net Radio Sales, notes, this has encouraged Fortune 500 companies to incorporate net radio advertising into their business plans.