AccuRadio

AccuRadio is an independent, multichannel Internet radio property founded in 2000.[1] It reaches nearly a million listeners per month.[2]

Background

AccuRadio is based in Chicago. Their founder/CEO is Kurt Hanson who publishes RAIN: Radio and Internet Newsletter.[3] Their executive vice president/sales is Michael Damsky.[4] Their COO is John Gehron.[5] The company also works with former broadcast radio personalities like Tommy Edwards,[6] Barbara Prieto[7] and Steve Cochran.[8]

Web streaming

Based on monthly reports from Triton Digital's Webcast Metrics service, AccuRadio is usually about the tenth most listened to web streaming service, although that varies from month to month, among all U.S. broadcast groups that stream online (based on average quarter-hour (AQH) and cumulative audience (cume) totals for AccuRadio as gathered by Webcast Metrics).[9] The service offers apps for iOS,[10] Android, Roku,[11] and webOS.[12] In January 2013, AccuRadio partnered with Aha by HARMAN to makes its content available via Aha apps in an Aha-supported automobile dashboards.[13]

Awards

The AccuTunes interface built by AccuRadio won People's Voice award for Best Radio in the 2008 Webby Awards.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "About AccuRadio". AccuRadio Support. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  2. ↑ Kharif, Olga (7 March 2007). "The Last Days of Internet Radio?". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  3. ↑ RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter
  4. ↑ Feder, Robert (13 September 2012). "AccuRadio poised for ‘explosive growth’ with Damsky". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  5. ↑ Rosenthal, Phil (7 December 2009). "Radio exec John Gehron to work with AccuRadio.com". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Tommy Edwards Signs On With AccuRadio To Program & Manage Chicago Stations". Chicago Radio and Media. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Veteran Urban Programmer Barbara Prieto Joins AccuRadio". AllAccess. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  8. ↑ Feder, Robert (23 September 2010). "AccuRadio hires Steve Cochran just for laughs". WBEZ. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  9. ↑ Digital, Triton (3 April 2013). "Triton Digital Releases February 2013 Top 20 Ranker". Triton Digital. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  10. ↑ "AccuRadio's iOS App Gets Rave Ratings". AllAccess. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  11. ↑ "Channel Store – Roku Streaming Player". 15 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  12. ↑ "AccuRadio Is Music To Your Pre-Loving Ears". PalmWebOS.org. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  13. ↑ Murphy, Hillary (7 January 2013). "Aha by HARMANTM Becomes Even More Musical with Addition of AccuRadio, Deezer, Rdio and SomaFM". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  14. ↑ "AccuRadio Wins A Webby". Radiolink. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-12.

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