AOL, XM Radio Launch Online Radio Service

America Online and XM Satellite Radio, today, announced they will join forces to create a new online radio service. The service brings together XM and AOL Radio Network products and programming to form the combined digital radio network. The new co-branded service will include a web radio offering and an enhanced premier radio offering that will be available to AOL members at no additional charge and as a premium service to consumers on the web. The new offerings, which are expected to roll out beginning this summer with the launch of AOL's next generation AOL.com web portal, will be promoted online.

AOL and XM will co-promote their programs across their networks including to XM’s nearly 3.8 million subscribers and to AOL’s claimed 100 million unique monthly visitors across the AOL network of properties.

The new co-branded online radio service will feature selections from the AOL Radio Network and XM Radio such as AOL’s Radio KOL, AOL Music Sessions and AOL Music LIVE! and original XM programs such as Artist Confidential and Then…Again.. Live!. People will have the ability to select the offering that best meets their needs. The co-branded offerings will include:

  • A new, unlimited listening web radio service featuring a sampling of 20 XM stations plus 130 AOL Radio stations that will be available free on the web.
  • An enhanced version of AOL’s popular premium radio service featuring over 70 XM stations plus over 130 AOL Radio original and third party stations that will be available to AOL members at no additional charge and to consumers on the web for a low monthly fee.
by Steve Hall    Apr-11-05   Click to Comment   
Topic: Radio   

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Why do some songs have split-second "dropouts"? Do I have to sign up for a "Higher quality" aol radio for a fee?

Posted by: Mike Flinn on August 23, 2005 2:59 PM

I LOVE IT! Have had it in my car for a year and am thrilled to find it on my AOL. I can even listen to it while playing my POGO games. Great Free Service. Thank you. Only problem is I have to turn it off and go to bed!

Posted by: JANE on October 5, 2005 11:32 PM

When are your idiot engineers going to sober up long enough to adjust the XM audio up to the same level as AOL Radio? I am wearing out my speaker volume control!!!!

Posted by: Jackson on October 21, 2005 12:21 PM

I cant get radio it keeps telling me the media playback control is not respoding---- then an error has occured

Posted by: michelle on November 24, 2005 5:44 AM

I cant get radio it keeps telling me the media playback control is not respoding----

Posted by: Ray on August 20, 2006 10:47 PM

I can't get aol radio it keeps telling me that the media playback control is not responding.

Posted by: kim on September 22, 2006 9:51 PM

when I try to play radio I get this window that says that aol media playback control wont work
thanks
chuck

Posted by: chuck on October 23, 2006 12:22 PM

Icant get connection to XM radio. please show me the way i get it

Posted by: erdem aktulga on October 24, 2006 6:43 PM

Add me to the list. Now when I try to play the radio I too get the box advising that AOL's Media Playback won't work.Provided link to 'fix' the problem is always unavailable. A double whammy!

Posted by: Delos on February 18, 2007 3:46 AM

Add me to the list also...I can't get aol media playback to work either for aol radio.

Posted by: Joy on March 3, 2007 2:40 PM

Add me to the list also...I can't get aol media playback to work either for aol radio.

Posted by: Joy on March 3, 2007 2:41 PM

There is no other Singer as Ray Price. I love Country Music and have AOL XM Radio on the net as well as in my car. I thank you for that good old music. I am an Acountant working from my home and AOL XM Radio is on all day.

Thank you for giving me such pleasure.

Posted by: Mary Mitchell on April 6, 2007 4:05 PM

Add me to the list my aol playback doesn't work either. anyone got a solution?

Posted by: john on July 5, 2007 5:52 PM

How do I get my AOL Media Control Player to work with AOL radio so I can use the AOL radio feature?

Posted by: Jim Burlas on August 18, 2007 2:29 AM

How do I get my AOL Media Control Player to work with AOL radio so I can use the AOL radio feature?

Posted by: Jim Burlas on August 18, 2007 2:30 AM

I am having the same problem... AOL Media Playback will not work... when given instructions to go to a website to fix, the website does not load. Please give a fix for this problem...

Posted by: JV Rispoli on August 22, 2007 12:13 PM

I've read all the "fix-it" instructions and tried everything stated to do and still can't get my AOL Radio XM to play. It still states the AOL Media Playback Control is not working properly.

Posted by: TT Macarthy on September 23, 2007 10:40 PM

I've read all the "fix-it" instructions and tried everything stated to do and still can't get my AOL Radio XM to play. It still states the AOL Media Playback Control is not working properly.

Posted by: TT Macarthy on September 23, 2007 10:40 PM

cant play radio aol. Get error windows internet explorer. error has occured while opening station, (2)

Posted by: Debbie on December 23, 2007 4:11 AM

Icant get connection to XM radio. please show me the way i get it

Posted by: yam on January 4, 2008 2:28 PM