The history of Internet radio is a tale of innovation and perseverance. From its early beginnings in the 1990s, Internet radio has grown into a ubiquitous presence in our lives, offering us access to an ever-expanding variety of audio content. From music and talk shows to podcasts and live broadcasts, online radio has become an indispensable tool for the delivery of information and entertainment. I still recall my first experience with Internet radio in the early 2000s. It was an eye-opening moment, as I was able to listen to music that I couldn’t find on any local FM stations at home. Back then, I was only into electronic – and especially Techno and industrial – music, which was impossible to find on the dial in Greece. When I discovered several cool stations in Germany and Britain that were broadcasting the music I loved, it sparked my interest in the medium and eventually led me to join a local Athenian independent internet radio station, “Trip Radio.” At the time I was working as an FM radio music programmer, which helped me appreciate the freedom that an internet radio station afforded its DJs. While traditional independent radio stations faced massive resource constraints, internet radio offered a world of possibilities, at a fraction of the cost. The history of internet radioAlthough my personal experience dates back to the early aughts, the first online radio stations emerged a decade earlier, in the early 1990’s. These stations and radio hosts were pioneers in this new world and paved the way for the development of internet radio as we know it today. While early stations were bogged down by slow internet speeds, the explosion of broadband internet in the 2000s made it possible to stream high-quality audio content. This, in turn, led to the emergence of new online radio stations that offered an ever-increasing range of music content and style... | 
