Clickradio
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet radio, Music streaming |
| Founded | May 2000 |
| Defunct | October 2001 |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
| Products | Internet radio application |
Clickradio was an internet startup focused on delivering a radio application that provided continuous, high-fidelity music playback. The platform downloaded songs directly onto the user's computer hard drive, allowing for offline listening when streaming connections were unreliable.
Service Offerings
The service allowed listeners to customize their own radio stations by rating tracks. Users could give a "thumbs-up" to increase a song's frequency, a "thumbs-down" to reduce it, or simply skip unwanted songs. The complimentary version of the service included advertisements totaling five minutes per hour.
Listeners had access to detailed information about songs and artists and were able to purchase albums through the platform. Music files were encoded using Lucent Technologies' ePAC encoder and secured with encryption measures to prevent Internet piracy.
Company history
In 2000, Clickradio obtained licensing agreements with major record labels such as Universal Music Group, BMG Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, encompassing all of the then "big 5" music corporations to ensure compliance with copyright laws.
Based in New York City, the company launched in May 2000 but discontinued its operations by October 2001. While it survived the Internet bubble burst, it was adversely affected by the decline in investments following the September 11 attacks.
Although there were plans to transition from a free model to a subscription-based service accompanied by a website relaunch, these initiatives never came to fruition. The domain clickradio.com is currently inactive.