On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:07:49 -0700 (PDT), 4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote:

>FlyTunes adds AccuRadio in the mix; Goes from 160 channels to almost
>500!
>Today, April 19, 2008, 16 hours ago | dusanb
>Just as we reported that FlyTunes has added more than 100 new channels
>to its offering, they've announced a partnership with AccuRadio.com
>that will bring all 320+ channels of AccuRadio to iPhones and iPod
>Touch models.
>
>AccuRadio, with nearly a half-million listeners per month, is among
>the top Internet radio broadcasters in the world. AccuRadio's channels
>cover a sweeping range of musical interests, including rock, pop,
>jazz, country, classical music, and Broadway. AccuRadio founder and
>CEO Kurt Hanson is also the publisher of the aforementioned "RAIN:
>Radio And Internet Newsletter", and, as such, is one of the most
>prominent voices in the webcaster community.
>
>FlyTunes CEO Sam Abadir commented: "Today's announcement that
>AccuRadio is bringing over 320 stations to millions of iPhone and iPod
>Touch owners proves that mobile Internet radio is now ready for prime
>time — and I expect terrestrial broadcasters to follow this trend
>shortly."
>
>Full release is available on PRNewswire
>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4792137&EDATE=

One thing I noticed about Flytunes -- it's not live streaming. It's
somehow packaged and replayed when you start playing. I could tell
this because I was listening to talk radio. I lost connection and
when I reconnected it started over from the beginning.

This seems like a waste of server and/or bandwidth resources. Just
streaming live would require a single broadcast. But restarting the
broadcast requires more.

Unless this is just somehow a byproduct of the way the iPhone works.