Top Media Providers Worldwide Embrace Internet Explorer 5 Streaming Radio

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REDMOND, Wash., March 18, 1999 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 customers now have the easiest access to Internet radio stations from around the world through the new Windows® Radio toolbar. Integrated directly into Internet Explorer 5 browser software and based on the popular Windows Media Technologies, the Windows Radio toolbar provides seamless access to the most popular audio content on the Internet with a single click and allows users to browse the Web while listening to streaming audio within the browser.

More than 300 radio stations worldwide are available today for use with the new Windows Radio toolbar feature. In the United States, users of Internet Explorer 5 in 16 of the 20 largest cities can enjoy a local radio station via the Windows Radio toolbar – with many more local and Internet stations on the way. Some of the premier Internet stations available today online include the BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, House of Blues Internet Radio, LAUNCH.com LaunchCast, National Public Radio (NPR), MUSIC CHOICE, MSNBC and ZDTV. More than 100 radio stations are expected to become available in the coming months.

By providing the easiest access to a broad variety of streaming audio technologies, the Windows Radio toolbar will enable new opportunities for streaming audio on the Internet. Web sites can now make streaming content available through the Windows Radio toolbar to a maximum number of users with minimal effort. In addition, the Windows Radio toolbar offers opportunities for traditional broadcasters to move into the Internet radio space by offering a larger market with simpler, more convenient access to their content.

“Being able to listen to your favorite radio station over the Internet, whether your local station, the most popular nationally syndicated shows, or a station on the other side of the world, is a real benefit for our customers and is now simpler than ever,”
said Yusuf Mehdi, director of Windows marketing at Microsoft.
“By offering a breakthrough in the usability of streaming audio, we expect that the Windows Radio toolbar will further accelerate the rapidly growing market for streaming audio on the Internet.”

Popular Internet Radio Stations Accessible With Toolbar Today

Leading Internet radio stations have enthusiastically signed on to broadcast via the Windows Radio toolbar. More than 300 stations, with additional stations becoming accessible quickly, are currently available via a single mouse-click. (See addendum with a partial listing of participating stations).

“As a featured station on the Windows Radio toolbar, we look forward to offering our award-winning programming to an even larger audience and expanding service to NPR member stations,”
said M.J. Bear, director of new media for National Public Radio.
“This is the first continuous feed that NPR Online is making available to its Internet users. Key NPR programs such as”
Morning Edition
“and”
All Things Considered
“will be included in the Windows Media stream after their initial on-air broadcast on the West Coast. Users will also be able to listen to NPR hourly news updated in between the program streams.”

“We are pleased to offer Internet Explorer users the ability to listen to more than 100 broadcast.com radio stations through the innovative Windows Radio toolbar,”
said Mark Cuban, chairman and president of broadcast.com.
“We will be able to offer our radio station content partners extended distribution of their programming to the large audience of Internet Explorer.”

House of Blues is incredibly enthusiastic about this exciting new medium – Internet radio offers a truly worldwide reach to disseminate House of Blues’ world-class music experience to people all over the world,
“said Stephen Felisan, vice president of House of Blues Digital.”
The reach, flexibility and technology will enable savvy programmers of rich content, like the House of Blues, to tell a story in an unprecedented way.
“

“We’re excited to debut the Internet streaming of our service along with the launch of the Windows Radio toolbar,”
said Dave Del Beccaro, president and CEO of MUSIC CHOICE.
“Users will find that MUSIC CHOICE is different from radio in that our library is deeper, the channels are meticulously programmed, and it’s commercial-free, so the music sounds better.”

“We are thrilled to be unveiling LAUNCH.com’s LaunchCast with the debut of the Microsoft Radio toolbar,”
said David Goldberg, CEO, LAUNCH.
“We are excited to be providing a great way for consumers to discover new music directly from Internet Explorer 5.”

Internet Explorer 5 Available Today

Internet Explorer 5, the world’s fastest modern browser for Windows, works faster to save users time. For the first time, Microsoft will simultaneously deliver Internet Explorer for the Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT® 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 3.1, Sun Solaris and HP-UX operating systems. In addition, Internet Explorer is available internationally, with more than 26 languages being rolled out in the next several weeks.

Availability

Internet Explorer 5 is available today for free download (connect-time charges may apply) at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ .

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq
“MSFT”
) is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Windows Radio Toolbar Partners Include:

United States Internet Stations

  1. All Things Considered

  2. American Family Radio

  3. Bloomberg Financial News

  4. Blues Summit

  5. Christian Pirate Radio

  6. CNN

  7. CNN En Espa
    ñ
    ol

  8. CNN Headline News

  9. CNN International

  10. CNN/SI

  11. Cyber Radio Channel 3

  12. Cyber Radio Channel 7

  13. Cyber Radio Channel 9

  14. DAER

  15. Glossy Radio

  16. GRIT

  17. Hard Radio

  18. House of Blues

  19. Husky Webcast

  20. Jazzy

  21. KLASI

  22. K-LOVE

  23. KNAC

  24. LAUNCH.com

  25. Mega Mix 96

  26. Morning Edition

  27. MSNBC

  28. Music Choice – ’80s

  29. Music Choice – Alternative Rock

  30. Music Choice – New Releases

  31. Music Choice – R & B Hits

  32. NPR

  33. Pick Online

  34. Radio Fusion

  35. Rejoice Radio

  36. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  37. Rocktime Radio

  38. Rush Limbaugh

  39. Superadio

  40. Talk of the Nation

  41. The Bob and Tom Show

  42. When Radio Was

  43. ZDTV Radio


United States Terrestrial Stations

Call Letters
City
State
Country

  1. KMLEPhoenixAZUS

  2. KNSTTucsonAZUS

  3. KQSTSedonaAZUS

  4. KRQQTucsonAZUS

  5. KWFMTucsonAZUS

  6. KBAYSan JoseCAUS

  7. KFOGSan FranciscoCAUS

  8. KFREFresnoCAUS

  9. KIBGMercedCAUS

  10. KKSFSan FranciscoCAUS

  11. KNBRSan FranciscoCAUS

  12. KOGOSan DiegoCAUS

  13. KPLNSan DiegoCAUS

  14. KRSISanta MonicaCAUS

  15. KSJOSan JoseCAUS

  16. KYXYSan DiegoCAUS

  17. KZQZSan FranciscoCAUS

  18. XTRASan DiegoCAUS

  19. KOADenverCOUS

  20. KSPZColorado SpringsCOUS

  21. KTWKColorado SpringsCOUS

  22. KVORColorado SpringsCOUS

  23. KVUUColorado SpringsCOUS

  24. WHCNHartfordCTUS

  25. WKSSHartfordCTUS

  26. WMRQHartfordCTUS

  27. WPLRNew HavenCTUS

  28. WPOPHartfordCTUS

  29. WWYZHartfordCTUS

  30. WYBCNew HavenCTUS

  31. WYBC FMNew HavenCTUS

  32. WBIGWashingtonDCUS

  33. WILMWilmingtonDEUS

  34. WAPEJacksonvilleFLUS

  35. WBWLJacksonvilleFLUS

  36. WFLATampaFLUS

  37. WFYVJacksonvilleFLUS

  38. WKISMiamiFLUS

  39. WKQLJacksonvilleFLUS

  40. WLVEMiamiFLUS

  41. WMXQJacksonvilleFLUS

  42. WOKVJacksonvilleFLUS

  43. WPOWMiamiFLUS

  44. WTANClearwaterFLUS

  45. WALRAtlantaGAUS

  46. WCCVCartersvilleGAUS

  47. WKLSAtlantaGAUS

  48. WNNXAtlantaGAUS

  49. WKQXChicagoILUS

  50. WABXEvansvilleINUS

  51. WBCLFort WayneINUS

  52. WFBQIndianapolisINUS

  53. WIKYEvansvilleINUS

  54. WJPSEvansvilleINUS

  55. WNDEIndianapolisINUS

  56. WRZXIndianapolisINUS

  57. WUEVEvansvilleINUS

  58. KEYNWichitaKSUS

  59. KFHWichitaKSUS

  60. KKRDWichitaKSUS

  61. KNSSWichitaKSUS

  62. KQAMWichitaKSUS

  63. KRBBWichitaKSUS

  64. KRZZWichitaKSUS

  65. KSALSalinaKSUS

  66. KWSJWichitaKSUS

  67. KZSNWichitaKSUS

  68. WJIELouisvilleKYUS

  69. WHTQShelbyvilleKYUS

  70. KHLALake CharlesLAUS

  71. KQIDAlexandriaLAUS

  72. WBSNNew OrleansLAUS

  73. WAAFBostonMAUS

  74. WFNXBostonMAUS

  75. WHMP FMSpringfieldMAUS

  76. WHMP AMSpringfieldMAUS

  77. WPKXSpringfieldMAUS

  78. WBALBaltimoreMDUS

  79. WIYYBaltimoreMDUS

  80. KFNSSt. LouisMOUS

  81. WDCGRaleighNCUS

  82. WGQRElizabethtownNCUS

  83. WHSLGreensboroNCUS

  84. WKKTCharlotteNCUS

  85. WLYTCharlotteNCUS

  86. WMAGGreensboroNCUS

  87. WMFRGreensboroNCUS

  88. WRDURaleighNCUS

  89. WRFXCharlotteNCUS

  90. WRRZClintonNCUS

  91. WRSNRaleighNCUS

  92. WTCKGreensboroNCUS

  93. WTRGRaleighNCUS

  94. KFABOmahaNEUS

  95. KGOROmahaNEUS

  96. KIBZLincolnNEUS

  97. KKNBLincolnNEUS

  98. KTGLLincolnNEUS

  99. KTNPOmahaNEUS

  100. KXKTOmahaNEUS

  101. KZKXOmahaNEUS

  102. WBLSNew YorkNYUS

  103. WCAANew YorkNYUS

  104. WGNAAlbanyNYUS

  105. WHTZNew YorkNYUS

  106. WORNew YorkNYUS

  107. WPYXAlbanyNYUS

  108. WTRYAlbanyNYUS

  109. WXLEAlbanyNYUS

  110. WYNYNew YorkNYUS

  111. WCLVClevelandOHUS

  112. KKJJAshlandORUS

  113. KRWQMedfordORUS

  114. KXLPortlandORUS

  115. KZZEMedfordORUS

  116. WDRVPittsburghPAUS

  117. WDVEPittsburghPAUS

  118. WJJJPittsburghPAUS

  119. WLCHLancasterPAUS

  120. WRTSEriePAUS

  121. WXDXPittsburghPAUS

  122. WMYIGreenvilleSCUS

  123. WROQGreenvilleSCUS

  124. WSSLGreenvilleSCUS

  125. WLACNashvilleTNUS

  126. WNRQNashvilleTNUS

  127. WRVWNashvilleTNUS

  128. WSIXNashvilleTNUS

  129. KBFBDallasTXUS

  130. KBXXHoustonTXUS

  131. KDAVLubbockTXUS

  132. KKDADallasTXUS

  133. KKRWHoustonTXUS

  134. KKZNDallasTXUS

  135. KLOLHoustonTXUS

  136. KMJQHoustonTXUS

  137. KODAHoustonTXUS

  138. KQUEHoustonTXUS

  139. KRBEHoustonTXUS

  140. KRTSHoustonTXUS

  141. KTJMHoustonTXUS

  142. KTXQDallasTXUS

  143. KSOPSalt Lake CityUTUS

  144. KALEKennewickWAUS

  145. KAQQSpokaneWAUS

  146. KASBBellevueWAUS

  147. KCDASpokaneWAUS

  148. KEGXKennewickWAUS

  149. KEYFSpokaneWAUS

  150. KGNWSeattleWAUS

  151. KIOKKennewickWAUS

  152. KISCSpokaneWAUS

  153. KISWSeattleWAUS

  154. KKZXSpokaneWAUS

  155. KNFRSpokaneWAUS

  156. KNLTKennewickWAUS

  157. KPLZSeattleWAUS

  158. KTCRKennewickWAUS

  159. KUJKennewickWAUS

  160. KVISeattleWAUS

  161. WISNMilwaukeeWIUS

  162. WLTQMilwaukeeWIUS

  163. WDMXParkersburgWVUS

  164. WLTPParkersburgWVUS

  165. WNUSViennaWVUS

  166. WVAQMorgantownWVUS


International Stations

Argentina

  1. 102.3 FM Aspen

  2. 98.3 News

  3. RadioCultura

  4. 2Day FM

  5. 2WS

  6. 4BC

  7. 9inety6ix.1

  8. Channel V

  9. MIX 106.5

  10. OzWorld

  11. PMFM

  12. Radio City

  13. Triple J

  14. Ttalk

  15. TT-FM

  16. Mulray FM

  17. Radio 4BC Brisbane

  18. Australian Music to the World

Belgium

  1. AXXES

  2. Radio Contact Live

International Stations, cont…

Brazil

  1. 97 FM

  2. Alpha FM

  3. Antena 1

  4. Boa Vista

  5. Brasil 2.000

  6. Jovem Pan AM

  7. Jovem Pan FM

  8. Lider FM

  9. Metropolitana FM

  10. Radio 89

  11. Radio Cidade

  12. Radio Mundial

  13. RNB

  14. Scalla FM

Canada

  1. 680NEWS

  2. CFAX

  3. CHFI-FM

  4. CHIK

  5. CHMB

  6. CKMF

  7. CyberRadio

  8. Edge102

  9. EnergyRadio

  10. KISS92

Czech Republic

  1. LIMO

  2. Bayern 3

  3. Charivari

  4. cyberchannel.de

  5. CyberRadio

  6. Energy 97.1

  7. Hit Radio N1

  8. Radio F

  9. Radio Gong

  10. relax fm

International Stations, cont…

Greece

  1. ERA Aegean

  2. MRB

  3. Radio Gold

International Stations, cont…

Italy

  1. L’Olgiata

  2. Radio 105

  3. Radio101

  4. RDS

  5. RTL102.5

Japan

  1. AVEX

  2. CHMB-CANADA

  3. fm osaka

  4. Impress

  5. JOBU-FM

  6. JOKR

  7. JOLF

  8. JOOR

  9. JOQR

  10. JOZZ3AJ-FM

  11. J-WAVE

  12. MBS

  13. SHIBUYA-FM

  14. Sound Explorer

  15. TBS-J Radio

  16. TOKYO FM

  17. YOMIURI NEWS

Korea

  1. EC-Net

  2. SBS

Latvia

  1. SWH

  2. ALFA 91.3 FM

  3. CNNE

  4. Formato 21

  5. JOYA

  6. Radioactivo 98 1/2 FM

  7. Radio Fusion

  8. Red FM

  9. Stereo Joya 93.7

  10. Stereo 97.7

  11. Universal Stereo


International Stations, cont…

Norway

  1. NRK P3

  2. NRK P1

  3. Radio P4

  4. Radio 1 – Oslo

  5. Radio 1 – Bergen

  6. Radio 1 – Trondheim

  7. Radio 1 – Stavanger


Portugal

  1. Radio Moliceiro

S

é

n

é

gal

  1. Radiodiffusion Television S
    é
    n
    é
    gal

  2. WALF

South Africa

  1. 5FM Music Radio

Spain

  1. Cadena COPE

  2. CADENA SER

  3. CNNE

  4. ONDA CERO

  5. RADIO EXTERIOR DE ESPA
    Ñ
    A

  6. REE

Sweden

  1. Vinyl 107

  2. Power Hit Radio 106,3

  3. Wow 105,5

  4. Rix 101,9

Switzerland

  1. Radio Fribourg

Taiwan

  1. HiMedia

  2. Philharmonic Radio Taipei

  3. Public Radio System

  4. Taiwan Radio

  5. Love 94.5 FM

  6. Love 103.5 FM

  7. Love 104.5 FM

  8. ThaiCast

Turkey

  1. radyo5

  2. show radyo

United Kingdom

  1. BBC

  2. Classic Gold (AM)

  3. ClassicFM

  4. JazzFM

  5. Mercury FM

  6. Premier Christian Radio

  7. Release Radio

  8. Virgin Radio

  9. World Radio Network

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