How to Make a Free Online Radio

Many people use free online radio services like Pandora on computers, cell phones and other mobile devices. A free online radio gives you the chance to listen to a personalized station filled with your favorite songs, artists and music genres. Most free services require a simple registration that asks for your name and email address. Upgraded services such as PandoraOne cost more money, but give added functionality such as viewing your online radio with no advertising.

Instructions

Pandora

1. Point your Web browser to Pandora.com. Click on "Create an Account" on the Pandora website and register with a valid email address, password, and other account details.

2. Search for songs, artists, and genres of music that you enjoy. Type in the name of a music artist or song in the search box provided to have Pandora create your free online radio.

3. Add your favorite songs or genres of music to your free personalized radio. Click the "add variety" button in the radio box in your Pandora account to search for and add more music artists, genres, and specific song titles.

4. Share your free online radio with family and friends, if desired. Click the envelope icon and enter email addresses of people who you wish to share your radio with.

5. Add the Pandora player to your Facebook account. Click the Facebook icon near the top of your Pandora account. Continue the process to add your radio player to your Facebook profile.

Last.fm

1. Type in Last.fm into your Internet browser. Click on "Join" in the upper right-hand corner of the site. Fill in your registration details. Click the sign up button at the bottom of the form.

2. Check the email you registered with and open the verification email. Click the verification link inside the email message to be taken to your Last.fm account.

3. Click the "Radio" tab at the top of the website. Click the "Multi-Artist Radio" button under the "Combo Stations" section to arrive at the search box for creating a free radio station.

4. Type in a favorite artist or genre of music in the Last.fm search box. Click the name of that artist or genre that you want to add. Repeat this process for up to three selections. Click on "Play Muti-Station Radio" to hear your free online radio and have it added to your Last.fm account.

Tornadostream

1. Go to Tornadostream.com. Click on "myBlogTunes" at the top of the website and enter your registration details to sign up for this free online radio service. Click the "Do It" button to register your account.

2. Click the "Make My First Station" button in your Tornadostream account. Enter a name for your radio station, and click "Create Radio Station."

3. Type in an artist or song in the Search box and click "search" to locate the music you want. Alternatively, select a genre from the Browse drop-down menu list and click "Browse by Genre" to see what types of music are available.

4. Click the "Add to List" checkbox next to each song that you want to add. Click the "Add Selected Songs to List" button to place the music in your free online radio.

5. Post your Tornadostream radio to Web pages, Facebook and/or MySpace accounts. Copy the code given in the horizontal or vertical radio player code box. Paste this code to a Web page or a social media profile. Click the "Add to MySpace" tab at the top of your Tornadostream account to get a special code to embed your radio player to your MySpace profile.

References

• Tornadostream: How to Add an MP3 Flash Player to MySpace
• Pandora: What is Pandora?
• Last.fm: Radio