Radiolicious

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Radiolicious
TypeInternet radio
Country
USA
OwnerMySimBook LLC
Official website
www.radiolicious.fm

Radiolicious was an internet radio service created by MySimBook,[1] based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Users were able to search and listen to terrestrial radio stations.[2] While listening, users are offered the ability to send in song requests to DJs, enter contests, bookmark favorite stations, post wall comments, share the station with friends, and access social networks such as Facebook.[3]

The service is free to users and is supported by advertisements and barter from participating radio stations.[4]

On October 8, 2008, Radiolicious launched a mobile version of their software available on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through the iTunes App Store.[2] In 2009, Citadel Media, formerly ABC Radio Networks, signed a sales and marketing agreement with MySimBook to sell and market Radiolicious to their current affiliates.[5]

As of June, 2012, the Radiolicious app does not function on portable devices, its listing has been removed from Apple's iTunes Store, and the company's web site is no longer available online. Many of the stations that used to use Radiolicious have moved to the TuneIn, iHeartRadio and the lesser known RadioPup apps allowing them to continue to be streamed on portable devices.

References[edit]

  1. ^ James Careless (19 November 2008). "Radiolicious Brings AM FM Radio to iPhones". Radio World. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Radiolicious offers local radio streaming, content". MacNN. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Radiolicious: another iPhone internet radio app". iPhone World. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  4. ^ "ABC's Radiolicious Deal". Radio Syndication Talk. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 3 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "ABC Radio Networks and Radiolicious Sign Sales and Marketing Agreement" (PDF). Citadel Media Networks. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

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