The NPR Music Service
NPR says that they will be creating a 'major digital music service'
with a scheduled roll out early next year. According to their
press release:
The centerpiece of the digital music service will be a supersite
pooling the public radio system’s collective resources, enabling users
to learn and explore, creating communities and offering exposure for
emerging and non-mainstream artists. It will encompass all music forms
- including classical, jazz, folk, opera, AAA, electronica and
alternative - reflecting the breadth of genres and tastes already
offered to users of the 815 public radio stations around the country
and their partner websites.
It is unclear whether this will be free content, paid content or a mixture of both.