Radio receives transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves from satellites.
Officially it was invented by Marconi. Since its invention it became very popular and very soon it
became a household thing. Radio brings you many programmes of news, music, stories and acting. It
offers you many stations and many of them are in local languages which people prefer to listen to.
Old radio was big in size and with continuous modifications its size got reduced and now pocket
radios are also available. Radio has still its use in rural areas and those areas which are far from
other networks of communication. Internet is expanding its horizon since its inception and now
become a great source of entertainment and communication. Internet provides many services like
chatting, emails, games and videos etc. It has covered many services which were earlier provided by
other units. Now we can call by using our PC which were earlier done on phones.
Similarly, it has covered services of radio. Now many websites has come up which provides you access
to thousands of online radio stations . Some websites provide you free live radio facility where as
on others you have to become a member of the site by paying some fees to the website. These websites
may provide you a software to download by which you can access to thousands of radio channels. These
channels are divided into categories to make your search option easy and you can listen to your
favorite programme by choosing a program from any of these categories. These categories are music,
news, acting, sports, cricket, science etc.
There are also programmes available in different languages. Satellite signal received by radios are
often obstructed by tall towers and trees which effects audio quality of radio. Some times voice
cracks, sound is not clear and audible. Live radio is free of all such shortcomings. As the signals
are digital in nature its audio quality is far superior to that of radio.
With the availability of free live radio, one can easily find time to tune in to radio and listen
online radio stations while doing some other work on computer.
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