Kekeocha Prince
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.
An online radio station is a live broadcast or recorded show that is streamed via the web. Online radio is one of the best platforms to listen to curated music if you want to keep up with the latest music trends. However, many mainstream radio stations can be very repetitive. This is one of the main reasons for the rise of internet radio stations – so that you can listen to the radio online!
The best thing about Internet radio stations is that they are not restricted to geographic locations. This is unlike radio stations listened to on DAB and analogue radios.
We wrote about the first internet Radio Station in our previous publications but in this write-up, we will focus on the second internet Radio Station to emerge in the world.
In the age of the file sharing, the Recording Industry Association of America and the iPod, the competition for music supremacy has gotten grisly. It’s not the least of marvels then that AKTINA FM, an Internet radio station that broadcasts from a home in New York has now grown as it streams from 13 owned and operated websites reaching worldwide audiences.
AKTINA FM, the first and only true bilingual Greek American Radio, delivers a wide variety of public service programs of culture, enlightenment and entertainment. It was founded and established on the FM dial and online by Elena Maroulleti, an independent journalist who is also the Producer and Host.
Findings show it was launched on New York’s public station WNYE 91.5FM in May of 1993 and soon after online.
This station promotes and enhances the knowledge about Hellenic culture, Greece and Cyprus, provides vital news and information of interest to Greek and non-Greek speaking listeners in New York City, nationally in the USA and worldwide. AKTINA FM also supports Greek and Cypriot Americans preserve their ancestral roots and culture.
AKTINA FM streams 24/7 across 13 websites which carry its name brand and which are owned and operated by AKTINA Productions, Inc., and also available on TuneIn.
AKTINA FM is considered to be the second online Radio Station to emerge in 1993. The first internet radio station is widely considered to be “Radio HK,” which started broadcasting in 1993.
In 2000, AKTINA NET was renamed, AKTINA FM Greek American Internet Radio. In late 2016 AKTINA FM became a full-fledged Internet Radio Station streaming daily 24/7 and has a reach of about 3.8million.
In 2018, AKTINA FM became the first and only Greek American Radio to have a Street in New York City named after it known as, “AKTINA FM WAY.”
With the slogan, “AKTINA FM, The Smart Choice,” the Radio Station has grown to become a leading “voice” for millions of listeners within its home base in New York City and worldwide