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Technical requirements
AccuRadio works with Internet Explorer version 5.5 and higher, and new versions of Netscape (7.1 and higher). Firefox users will be prompted to install a small plugin upon channel launch to allow AccuRadio to work. Mac users need OS "Panther" or "Tiger"
(PowerPC or Intel) with all the latest updates installed: AccuRadio will work with Safari, Firefox, and Camino.
Having problems launching AccuRadio? The two most-likely problems are caused by pop-up blockers or your browser's security settings. Possible fixes are described here. (Answers to many other tech questions are in our FAQ.)
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New today on AccuRadio:
Adult Alternative
To start listening to the great, free music on AccuRadio, just click on  any of the images at left.
All this month, we've been adding new channels of music at the rate of one per day. (Click here to see the channels we've added). Hope you've enjoyed it!
Today's final new channel for the month of September is "Adult Alternative" — great rock music from an adult perspective, mixing classic rock, modern rock, Americana, blues, and more. (To try click on the image at left.)
In case you missed them, our earlier new channels of the month included Metal: '80s Aggression (a haven for headbangers craving everything from early thrash to power metal to soaring fist-pounding anthems), '70s Country (Don Williams, Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, and more!), R&B: The Nineties Sound (the biggest R&B stars of the 90s, like Aaliyah, Mary J., and Keith Sweat), Folk Classics (original American (and Canadian!) storytellers),Smooth Jazz Instrumentals (smooth jazz with no vocals added. Kenny G, Chris Botti, Brian Culbertson and many more), Trance (melodic, free-form... and hypnotic electronic music)...
And... Blues (the music that crept out of the Mississippi Delta, got amplified in Chicago, and eventually gave birth to rock 'n roll), Jazz Fusion (a remarkable fusion of jazz fusion styles -- groove jazz, jazz-rock, world fusion, and modern day innovations), Broadway: Rodgers and Hammerstein, French Pop: Femmes (French melodies both sassy and sweet), Canadian Rock: English & French ( a cool combo of English- and French-language rock), R&B (a mix of classic soul, R&B, and today's hottest urban music artists), Fol k the best of classic and modern American folk music)...
And... '80s Country (from Alabama, The Judds, Reba, Willie, the Oak Ridge Boys, and more!), Christian Pop & Rock (Christian pop hits and Christian rock), Smooth Sax (smooth tones and grooves from Kenny G, Dave Koz, the Sax Pack and more), Chill (a style of electronica that features trippy, downtempo ambient grooves), Bluegrass, Canadian Pop: English & French (a blend of the best English- and French-language pop music), Christian Pop/Rock, 80s Hair Bands, Native American: Wide Playlist, and CMA 2008 Television Special (music from artists appearing on "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock." Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift, Rodney Atkins, Faith Hill, Josh Turner, and more)...
And... Covering All the Bassists (featuring great jazz bassists), Melodies & Memories (easy-listening pop favorites from the '50s and '60s, by artists like Doris Day and Johnny Mathis), Smooth Jazz, Alternative Now! (newer alternative rock than you'd hear on Modern Rock Classics), and French Pop. Feel free to try them all here. .
And thanks for listening to AccuRadio!
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| Win lunch for your whole office! |
Spread the word about AccuRadio around your office and you'll not only have a more pleasant office environment and  happier co-workers, but we might also treat all of you to lunch one of these days! All you have to do is get a group of your co-workers listening to AccuRadio — and then send us a note about it via e-mail (to lunch@accuradio.com).
In your note, if you like, you might include a description of how you did it, how much you all like it, or what channels you're all listening to. You're also welcome to attach a group photo if you like (see example). We'll be picking at least four winning offices, chosen via a combination of random selection and creativity/originality/sincerity. (Details here.) |
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Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell
Haydn: Early London Symphonies
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Leon Fleisher
"Nothin' to Die For" from Tim McGraw
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 AccuRadio wins "Best Radio" People's Voice Webby Award!
Thanks to the votes of AccuRadio listeners like yourself, AccuRadio has been named the winner of the 2008 "People's Voice" Webby Award in the category of "Best Radio."
Specifically, our new AccuTunes interface was named the world's best radio website by Webby voters. Give it a try and see if you like it!
Thanks from all of us at AccuRadio!
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| News |
After months of negotiation, Internet-only webcasters and the music industry have finally reached an agreement on royalty rates for the period of 2006-2015!
AccuRadio CEO Kurt Hanson played a lead role in the rate negotiations, working with representatives from other webcasters, including Pandora, Digitally Imported, and radioIO, and attorney David Oxenford. The deal will have AccuRadio paying about 14% of our revenues to SoundExchange, which represents record labels and recording artists, until we hit $1.25 million in annual revenues, 25% of our revenues in the following year after that, and a per-song, per-listener rate after that. (Additional details are available at www.kurthanson.com.)
Many AccuRadio listeners helped by calling or e-mailing their Congressmen regarding the issue, back when it looked as if we on the brink of extinction.
Thanks to everyone involved, from all of us at AccuRadio!
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