AOL, the leading online interactive services provider, today announced the launch of Radio@AOL Broadband, the online radio service designed exclusively for AOL Broadband members. This product is an integral part of the recently launched Music Channel on the AOL service and is the latest innovation in AOL's online music programming, bringing a whole new way of listening to music online for AOL members. Radio@AOL Broadband, providing a wide range of music choices, has been designed with AOL's renowned convenience and community. More than 80 stations have been grouped by music genres and cover a huge variety of music tastes, such as rock, pop, hip-hop, classical, jazz, inspirational, world music, alternative and electronica. They will also include five UK-programmed stations such as Brit-pop and Brit-classic rock developed specifically by a UK DJ. Its easy-to-use design features play and volume controls, station descriptions, current artist and track information and a convenient buy button that gives members the ability to easily purchase music they are listening to or buy tickets to a concert or gig.

Blair Schooff, Executive Director, AOL Music, stated, "It is very exciting that AOL is now introducing a totally new online radio experience through a product that has been designed for members with a high-speed connection. With benefits such as CD-quality sound and commercial free programming, Radio@AOL Broadband provides music lovers with an innovative and easy way to get an uninterrupted experience with the music they want. Radio@AOL Broadband delivers on our promise of focusing on developing new features and products for our members."

Other highlights of the Radio@AOL Broadband product include:

*CD-quality audio sound (64 kbps) due to DOLBY AAC technology on more than 80 stations bringing members the best radio listening experience available online

*Uninterrupted and 100% commercial-free listening without banner advertising

*Much like pre-setting your car radio, with "my pre-sets" members have the ability to further personalise their online experience by saving their own five favourite stations

*The option for members to start playing Radio@AOL Broadband whenever they sign-on to AOL with the Auto-Launch feature. In addition, Radio@AOL Broadband will automatically tune into the last station played as they sign on

*Radio@AOL Broadband provides an interactive experience enabling members to "Rate this Song". The grade given to a song is logged by the AOL database and is used by the AOL DJs to build and improve the playlists to reflect member requests

*"Now Playing" information that displays the current artist and song playing on any station by simply mousing over the station

*"Coming Up" feature that displays the names of two artists scheduled to play within the next half hour of listening

Radio@AOL Broadband is available on version AOL 8.0 and is free to all AOL Broadband members now. No additional programs or applications are needed to start enjoying interruption-free music.