69:âtransmitâ a "narrow-casted" radio station exclusively for that user. After experiencing the station, the visitor could return at any time to their personal parameters and make changes. Users could polish and update their choices to suit their mood. They also could "delete" specific songs or artists. Users could search for their favorite songs or artists and even create their own categories, which "The Player" could then incorporate into their station. Users could create and save parameters for more than one station, and email their stations to friends. Free to the general public, Tomsradio.com was primarily commercially funded with incorporated banners, links and related product sales. At the time Tomsradio.com competed with the analog radio advertising industry through the sale of commercial air time and audio ads which were built into the framework of the station. A commercial free subscription service was under development.
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Company quietly focused its efforts on creating an interactive radio station. After successfully testing the technical feasibility of the concept, the company began developing the user interface that became âThe Player.â Management modules for music programming, commercial placement, and text etc., were also developed. Finally, the music categories and the song library itself were created.
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