LAUNCHcast (Redirected from Y! Music)
- For other uses of the word launch, see launch. This page is specifically for the Yahoo! Music service.
LAUNCHcast is an online radio station that plays music based on user ratings. With a Yahoo! account, users can gain access to thousands of songs sorted by both artist and genre. The service uses the voting feature as a means to build a play list based on the user's favorite kinds of music as well as their favorite artists, albums, and even songs. The website also features artist profiles with extensive selections of music videos, photographs and biographical information.
Free accounts are limited to playing 600 songs per month. Unlimited access and additional features are available to subscribers of LAUNCHcast Plus, a premium service. LAUNCHcast Plus is only available in the United States.
Commonly referred to simply as "LAUNCH" (and rebranded "Yahoo! Music" or simply "Y! Music" in February 2004), it began as a magazine by the same title that was issued in both standard print format and as an interactive CD-ROM. Eventually the print version was eliminated and subscribers were only sent the CD-ROM version. It contained video interviews, live performances and special video segments by music stars as well as standard (but interactive) music magazine features. Eventually the magazine was purchased by Yahoo! and integrated into their website.
At the present time, Yahoo! LAUNCHcast radio only works in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and in Yahoo!'s Messenger and Music Engine programs. However, this may change in the future: There is a petition to Yahoo! asking it to allow LAUNCHcast compatiblity for other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari.
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