Digitally Imported (DI.fm) is a Jewish-owned multi-channel Internet radio service specializing in electronic dance music genres. It also offers other genres of music through its sister network, SKY.fm. The Digitally Imported Radio network thus offers 39 channels in four formats: MP3, SHOUTcast, Windows Media Audio, aacPlus, and AAC._{The AAC format is offered to premium subscribers only, while AAC+ is offered to all users at low bandwidth.} Image File history File links Di_logo. ... For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... SHOUTcast is a multiplatform freeware digital audio streaming technology developed by Nullsoft. ... Windows Media Audio (WMA) is brand name for several technically distinct proprietary compressed audio file formats developed by Microsoft. ... MPEG-4 Part 3 (formally ISO/ IEC 14496-3) is, as the name suggests, the third part of the ISO/ IEC MPEG-4 international standard. ... MPEG-4 AAC DRM encoding as used in the iTunes Store Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. ... MPEG-4 AAC DRM encoding as used in the iTunes Store Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. ... MPEG-4 Part 3 (formally ISO/ IEC 14496-3) is, as the name suggests, the third part of the ISO/ IEC MPEG-4 international standard. ...

Listeners have a choice of bitrates, allowing access for users with dial-up access or broadband connections. The addition of the aacPlus format, which has a very low bitrate but still retains high quality, has allowed many users to get a better experience while on dial-up or on upcoming new wireless services. In telecommunications and computing, bitrate (sometimes written bit rate, data rate or as a variable Rbit) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. ... Dial-up access is a form of Internet access through which the client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service providers (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. ... A WildBlue Satellite Internet dish. ...

Both DI.fm and SKY.fm are featured on the iTunes radio tuner service as well as on Windows Media Radio Guide and the Winamp Shoutcast Listing. This article is about the iTunes application. ...

History

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The station and concept was started by Ari Shohat on December 6, 1999 with just the premiere Trance channel. Since then, Digitally Imported has grown into something much larger and far more popular than anyone had conceived. [1] The team behind the station has increased to over a dozen people since then, while the number of concurrent listeners now peaks at well over 60,000. [2] Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

By Summer 2000, Digitally Imported (DI) is in top 5 of shoutcast.com having regularly a few hundred listeners at the same time (max). Stopped using Live365.com servers for some time, but still list there. By August 2000 became one of the pioneer online radio stations broadcast live Dj shows for the first time. Thanks to djs Saul V [3], Dj Ganja, DJ Irish (Johan Nilsson) [4], Dj Doboy were one of the first Djs to broadcast live to thousands of people around the world through Digitally Imported.

December 2000, DI is the most listened to station on Shoutcast.com station.

By 2002 Digitally Imported now peaks at over 10000 concurrent listeners at any given time. Broadcasting in Audio and Video Live Feeds of Dj Sets and Broadcasting live from Night Clubs around the world.

In 2003, the company behind the service became a for-profit corporation, opening up for subscriptions that give users options of higher bitrates and access to some extra services. With a subscription users get all the available channels completely commercial-free and at much higher quality of sound (192k MP3). The service is still widely offered for free with occasional commercials. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... The subscription business model is a business model that has long been used by magazines and record clubs, but the application of this model is spreading. ...

Channels

Digitally Imported has a wide variety of channels that have appealed to those with eclectic musical tastes. It provides electronic music genres and other types of music. For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ...

Digitally Imported

Listed below are 19 channels available to those with interest in the electronic music genre: For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ...

• Future Synthpop
• Soulful House
• Trance
• Vocal Trance
• Chillout
• Techno
• House
• Hard Dance
• Euro Dance
• Progressive
• Goa - Psy Trance
• Hard Core
• DJ Mixes
• Lounge
• Ambient
• Drum 'n' Bass
• Classic Electronica
• Breaks
• Gabber
• Replay (Replay is a channel that re-broadcasts feature shows.)

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SKY.fm

Listed below are 20 channels that do not necessarily fit in the scope of electronic music and cater to those with an interest beyond that: For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ...

• Solo Piano
• Piano Jazz
• Bossa Nova Jazz
• Simply Soundtracks
• Contemporary Christian
• DaTempo Lounge
• Classic Rock
• Alternative Rock
• Indie Rock
• Top Hits
• Mostly Classical
• New Age
• World Music
• Classical Guitar
• Smooth Jazz
• Uptempo Smooth Jazz
• Urban Jamz
• Roots Reggae
• Best of the 80s
• Hit 70s
• Oldies
• Country
• Classic Rap
• Modern Jazz
• Salsa
• Christmas (Available during the holiday season.)

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Community

Listeners may participate in forum discussions about the radio channels and other topics. Each channel has a dedicated section in the forum, with polls for every song, giving listeners an interactive feel to comment and vote on songs. DJs also post on these forums. Digitally Imported also has an IRC channel where listeners may participate in real-time discussions. An Internet forum, also known as a message board or discussion board, is a web application that provides for online discussions, and is the modern descendant of the bulletin board systems and existing Usenet news systems that were widespread in the 1980s and 1990s. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... “IRC” redirects here. ...

Di.fm's possible shutdown

On March 12, 2007, Digitally Imported founder Ari Shohat announced to DI listeners that, because of a ruling from the Copyright Royalty Board, internet radio stations would soon be faced with greatly increased royalty rates based on the number of plays of each song, multiplied by the number of listeners the station has. [5] Shohat announced on May 1, 2007, that DI would shut down if the new royalty rates, which would take effect on July 15, 2007, were not overturned. In addition, DI, along with other internet radio stations which play music, would owe royalty rates retroactively for every song they have played since January 1, 2006. Moving the station outside the United States would not solve the problem, since many of the station's listeners are in the United States. [6] is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Copyright Royalty Board is a system of three Copyright Royalty Judges who determine rates and terms for copyright statutory licenses and make determinations on distribution of statutory license royalties collected by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Digitally Imported shut off the streams on their free stations as part of a Day of Silence on June 26, 2007.[7] Their free streams were replaced by ambient noise, with a repeating announcement urging listeners to call their United States Senators and Representatives and tell them to support the Internet Radio Equality Act. Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... The Internet Radio Equality Act, originally introduced as H.R. 2060, is proposed legislation to nullify the March 2, 2007, determination of the Copyright Royalty Board modifying the current web casted radio royalties and fees retroactively to January 1, 2006. ...

See also

• Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music

Ishkurs Guide to Electronic Music (often referred to as just Ishkurs Guide) is an online Flash-driven guide to electronic music created by Kenneth John Taylor of British Columbia. ...

External links

• Digitally Imported
• Sky.fm
• Digitally Imported - Japanese language