The Internet's biggest radio service goes terrestrial with a deal to buy a South Dakota station, which will shave some royalties but serves more as a shot over the bow of copyright holders. Joan E.

Music listening service Pandora says its algorithm just got smarter with “Thumbprint Radio.” Users who have liked music across multiple genres will find their unique mix on a new custom station.

The Internet’s hub for personalized radio stations (“Eye of the Tiger” radio is a personal favorite) jumped into the terrestrial radio market last Tuesday when Pandora snapped up Rapid City, South ...

On Monday, internet radio platform Pandora launched a new product call Thumbprint Radio, which the company described in a press release as a "hyper-personalized station for each listener." "Discovery ...

Perhaps not, according to a letter attorney David Oxenford has written to the FCC. Apparently Pandora isn’t really sure it wants to own KXMZ in South Elder, South Dakota, a station it purchased from ...

Proving it can stay competitive with iTunes Radio, the streaming music service that debuted with iOS 7, Pandora Radio is busy at work bringing new features to its own customizable streaming music ...

Pandora thinks it’s better than any other service at knowing what music you like. And it’s ready to prove it to you. On Monday, the 15-year-old internet radio service unveiled a new feature called ...

Like many music fans, I will go to great lengths to find new artists or songs that move me. I’ve spent countless hours at music store listening stations. I’ll call a radio station’s listener line, if ...

You might think that the biggest threat to Pandora right now is the just-announced iRadio, but Apple’s upcoming music service isn’t nearly as dangerous to Pandora’s bottom line as record companies are ...

This week, the Internet radio broadcaster Pandora made what seems like a backward move — technologically speaking. Pandora purchased a local radio station in Rapid City, S.D. The company says it's ...

When SiriusXM completed its $3.5 billion acquisition of Pandora in February, the satellite radio broadcaster promised to bring together the best of both services with "new, unique audio packages." ...

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