I don’t hate radio so much as I hate listening to the same song over and over (and over) again unless it’s a Mariah Carey tune and then all bets are off. I know -- I have lost some of the readers at the mere utterance of the venerable Miss M C but seriously, is there a limit to the amount if times you can be moved to a passionate car-singing solo at the bridge of, “We Belong Together?”

It’s all about good tunes and good times and everyone has their own idea of the best playlist in all the land that ever existed. Or something like that. Well, the fabulous news is that it’s possible to get your groove on just the way you like it with DIY Radio. Can you dig it?

Radio broadcasting as an art form is alive and well all over the web. Several online platforms empower you, the listener, to unleash your inner music program director and create the soundtrack to your life. With sites such as Shoutcast, Peercast, Blip.fm and Last.fm you can create and share playlists and screen and swap tasty picks with other peers. If you believe your musical tastes deserves the world’s ears, you can broadcast directly from your iTunes Music Library from anywhere in the world with Nicecast. If internet celeb status is what you crave, you can develop your own fan base and schedule pirate radio broadcasts on Littleradio or Killradio, both sites are great for discovering new music as well without the blah blah blah of incessant advertising. If the spoken word is where it’s at for you, the conversations are happening now, from all over the globe and covering, any subject you heart desires; simply peruse the isles at BlogTalkradio.

Am I’m feeling scattered, angry or tired or is it more jubilation?  With just a few clicks of the mouse and a tip n’ tap of my fingers, I can create a playlist to match all my mood swings. Yay! DIY Radio, a gift that keeps on giving!

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written by Kat, July 24, 2008

Will ~ It's a new comment plug-in and hoping to work out the kinks. Apologize for the hassle. You give good comment!

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written by Kat, July 24, 2008

I totally love Pandora & LastFM! I suppose I left them out since they were some of the "old guard." I will have to check out this Pandora-FM that you speak of. Thanks for the read~!

(Ah, freshman year.)

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written by Will, July 24, 2008

I almost left after the MC mention; brought back bad memories of my roommate freshman year constantly listening to hear. That was an interesting year.

Great article, but how could you not mention Pandora? Shared radio is one of their best features. I'm also a huge fan of Last.fm; I love the scrobbling and social aspects of it. (You can combine those two by using Pandora-fm as well.) Never heard of blip.fm before, I'll check it out.

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