It is used by many national chains such as quick service restaurants, spas, hospitals, airports, hotels, casinos, auto dealers, and specialty retailers.
[10] In 1998, Internet broadcaster, Michael R. Roe, launched a single SHOUTcast stream after starting it as a hobby out of a spare bedroom in St. Augustine, Florida.
[12][13][14] In July 2009, RadioIO, Digitally Imported, and AccuRadio reached a revenue-sharing deal with royalty collector SoundExchange securing music rights.
[23][24][25] In October 2013, the shareholders of ioWorldMedia (IWDM) approved its merger with RadioIO, Inc., which subsequently began trading common stock under the ticker symbol "RDIO" on the OTC market on January 10, 2014.
[29] By March 2014, Radioio had ceased to provide consumer music and focused on talk radio, featuring personalities such as Bubba the Love Sponge and Miles "The Shoe" Schuman.