RAM Radio
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RAM Radio is a popular and pioneering Internet radio station which is part if the Live365 network and can be found on iTunes' radio directory. The playlist a great variety of traditional country music from the past 80 years. RAM Radio plays different styles of classic country and bluegrass music, including everything from Western Swing to Honky Tonk. All are styles of traditional country music. The station does not play pop country music.
RAM Radio peppers their playlist with music from independent musicians who play traditional country music in a similar vein.
Aside from providing a varied selection of traditional country music, RAM Radio also has a strong online community. Listeners interact with the broadcasters and other listeners through their forums. The community puts out a monthly e-Zine called RAMagazine.
There is no login required to listen. It is free to listen to RAM Radio with commericals. If listeners wish to block the advertisements, they can subscribe to the stream as a VIP Listener for a monthly fee.
RAM Radio's broadcasts are covered by a blanket license with the major U.S. royalty agencies (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange.)
[edit] History
RAM Radio co-founders Roy Ryan, Pam McCluskey, and Sam Sattler met in 2002 and established RAM Radio in September 2003. The station evolved from the three friends’ shared musical tastes and mainstream radio frustrations.
At the end of 2006, it became the most listened to classic country station on the Live365 network. This prompted the creation of RAM Grass, a second station focusing only on traditional bluegrass and old time country music.
In March of 2007, Pam McCluskey was a guest speaker at the inaugural session of George Jones University. She lectured on internet radio and online marketing to an audience of 200 students.
