DI.FM
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Internet radio |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Denver, Colorado |
Key people | Ari Shohat (CEO) |
Website | www |
DI.FM (also known as Digitally Imported) is an Internet radio broadcaster consisting of over 90 channels dedicated exclusively to electronic music, such as house, trance, techno, drum and bass, and dubstep.[1][2] DI.FM broadcasts handpicked selections consisting of classic, new and up-and-coming hits, as well as weekly and monthly mixed shows from professional DJs. It was founded in December 1999 as a hobby project by Ari Shohat in his Binghamton University dorm room and was one of the first Internet radio stations.[3][4][5][6] It has often been listed as one of the top internet radio stations.[7][8][9][10][11]
During the 2000s, DI.FM participated in a number of protests against high royalty fees for Internet radio.[12][13][14] In July 2009, Digitally Imported, radioIO and AccuRadio reached a revenue-sharing deal with royalty collector SoundExchange securing music rights.[15][16][17] It also licenses out its own proprietary streaming platform to power other popular internet radio sites which play non-electronic dance music genres such as pop hits, jazz and rock across more than 370 channels. These sites include RadioTunes (formerly sky.fm[18]),[19] JazzRadio,[20] RockRadio,[21] ClassicalRadio [22] and ZenRadio.[23]
Awards[]
DI.FM has won various industry awards, including:
- 2010 International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) – Best Global Radio Station[24]
- 2014 RAIN Awards – Best Overall Online Radio Service[24]
Channels[]
Source:[25]
- 00s club hits
- Ambient[a]
- Atmospheric breaks
- Bass & jackin' house
- Bassline
- Big beat
- Big room house
- Breaks
- ChillHop
- Chillout[a]
- Chillout dreams
- Chillstep
- Chill & tropical house[a]
- Classic eurodance
- Classic eurodisco
- Classic trance
- Classic vocal trance
- Club dubstep
- Club sounds
- Dark DnB
- Dark psytrance
- Deep house
- Deep nu-disco
- Deep tech
- Detroit house & techno
- Disco house
- DJ mixes
- Downtempo lounge[a]
- Drum and bass
- Drumstep
- Dub
- Dubstep
- Dub techno
- EDM festival
- EDM hits
- Electro house
- Electronic pioneers
- Electropop
- Electro swing
- Epic trance
- Eurodance[a]
- Funky house
- Future bass
- Future garage
- Future synthpop
- Gabber
- Glitch hop
- Goa-psy trance
- Hands up
- Hardcore
- Hard dance
- Hardstyle
- Hard techno
- House
- Indie beats
- Indie dance[a]
- Jungle
- Jazz house
- Latin house
- Liquid DnB
- Liquid dubstep
- Liquid trap
- Lo-fi hip hop
- Lounge[a]
- Melodic progressive
- Minimal
- Nightcore
- Nu disco
- Oldschool acid
- Oldschool house
- Oldschool rave
- Oldschool techno & trance
- Progressive
- Progressive psy
- Psybient
- Psychill
- Russian club hits
- Soulful house
- Space dreams
- Synthwave
- Tech house
- Techno
- Trance
- Trap
- Tribal house
- UMF radio
- Underground techno
- Vocal chillout[a]
- Vocal house
- Vocal lounge[a]
- Vocal trance
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "DI website".
- ^ "Digitally Imported". Synthtopia. December 25, 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Delahunty, James; "Tyler" (submitter) (February 8, 2005). "A brief look at di.fm – Digitally Imported Radio". afterdawn.com. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Electronic Music Fans Donate To Largest Web-Radio Site". Synthtopia. January 31, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Daily, Geoff (March 30, 2005). "Case Study: Electronica Finds a Voice at DI.fm". streamingmedia.com. Retrieved October 21, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Case Study In Managed Growth:Digitally Imported Radio". streamingmedia.com. February 1, 2003. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Webcast Metrics Audience Rankings". Internet Radio Top 20. Ando Media. April 23, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "CBS Radio, Clear Channel Top April Webcast Ratings". Radio Ink. May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Norr, Henry (January 27, 2003). "Radio reaches digital age". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Deitz, Corey (January 26, 2005). "Digitally Imported Radio Spawns Cult-Like Following of Volunteers and Listeners". About.com. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Digitally Imported Radio: Increased bandwidth, no expensive infrastructure". Publish.com. May 1, 2003. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Searls, Doc (May 1, 2002). "Silent Mayday". Linux Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Radio Silence". Broadband Reports. June 26, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Hughlett, Mike (March 8, 2007). "Web radio fears going bust: The battle over royalties paid by Internet broadcasters is hardly new, but the stakes have never been higher". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Online Radio Stations Strike Big Deal on Royalties". Fox News. AP. July 8, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Puzzanghera, Jim (July 8, 2009). "Internet radio sites, music industry reach agreement over royalties". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot (July 13, 2007). "Listening Post Just another WordPress weblog Webcaster's Worry: What Happens After 2010?". Listening Post blog. Wired. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ www.sky.fm Website
- ^ "RadioTunes website".
- ^ "JAZZRADIO website".
- ^ "ROCKRADIO website".
- ^ "ClassicalRadio website".
- ^ "ZenRadio website".
- ^ a b Test, Irene (December 2, 2014). "Digitally Imported Eyes Lofty Expansion Plan, But Is It a Good Idea?". Crossfadr. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "All Channels". DI.FM. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
See also[]
- List of internet radio stations
External links[]
- Internet radio
- Internet radio in the United States
- Internet properties established in 1999
- Android (operating system) software
- BlackBerry software
- IOS software
- 1999 establishments in Colorado