Radio has always been a source of entertainment, a source of information and a source which keeps a person connected with his locality, country and world. Radio is one of the oldest Communication medium. It was invented before Television come into play and hence it was widely used by people across the world and its significance can never be neglected.

Since Internet was devised, Internet became very popular because of its wide range of uses and facilities available on it like email, chatting, audio and video talks, watching movies and videos, playing songs etc. Internet has captured the world wide activities in a single Computer then how radio can escape from it. Now live radio services are also available on Internet. There are many websites which provides thousands of free live radio stations on which we can select programmes according to our choice. We can select programmes of any language, country or category. Live internet radio has many advantages over a simple radio.

1. It offers thousands of channels which is not possible on a simple satellite radio.

2. A user can select a programme according to languages, locations and categories by a simple click of mouse or a button on key pad which is not possible on simple radio.

3. Internet provides a hassle free live radio broadcast which is not always possible on a simple radio. A simple radio receives signals from satellites which are often obstructed by large buildings or monuments. So quality of sound gets affected. It need to be equipped with other accessories to get rid of these problems.

4. We can also download these programmes to listen it later on Internet which is not possible on a simple radio.
Many websites provide free live radio facility where as on some websites, we have to become a member of it by registering on it. Some websites also charge registration fees. Now we can make more more fun out of Internet by availing all the entertainment of radio on line.

Long before the invasion of television and computer, radio was one of the stars among home appliances. There were non-stop music, news, and dramas. But the most thrilling and exciting item was sports commentary. The commentators used to let loose their imagination and hunt down words in a matter of seconds to describe the high voltage action sporting fields. But with the advent of television, everything has changed. Radio set had become one of the most neglected entities in a home. With the arrival of computers, nobody appeared to listen even the music in radio. Sports commentaries in radios almost became one of the endangered species in live media communication. But thanks to the advancement made in storage devices and electronic recording and restoring facilities, the famous old radio commentaries are still available in CDs.

Live radio broadcasts (or running commentaries as it is known) of sports events have a history of several decades. The first live radio broadcast of a sporting event in United States was on August 5, 1921. It was the running commentary of the baseball game between Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. Pat Wheelz was the history-making commentator of that match, which was broadcasted from Washington station KDKA. From then onwards, there were numerous matches in many sports, baseball, basketball, American football, football, hockey and boxing, which were broadcasted live on radio. Also, the running commentaries of most of the matches were followed keenly. Some of the commentaries are still available on CDs and in Internet. These commentaries have great nostalgic and historic value, especially for the older generation who had enthusiastically listened to the commentaries live.

The oldest surviving radio broadcast item is said to be the commentary of a major baseball league game between Yankees and Tigers, held on September 20, 1934 in Detroit. Ty Tyson and Walter Johnson were the commentators of that broadcast. Several books have been published about the history of sports broadcasting. Some of the best-selling books in the category are And the Fans Roared, written by Joe Garner, Bob Costas, and George Foreman and And the Crowd Goes Wild, written by Joe Garner and Bob Costas. CDs provided along with these books contain original commentaries of famous sporting events in history.

There is another kind of sports broadcasting CDs available in the market. Such CDs are intended for the children who are avid sports buff. Those CDs contain real time commentaries of any game, be it baseball, basketball, football, hockey or car racing, for simulated match situation. Such CDs can be personalized. That means the user can select a particular team of his liking and even select a match situation. In short, the user can hear the commentary of the match in which his or her favorite team wins the match from the jaws of defeat.

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