MUMBAI: Assam will get its first internet radio station as VedantiNET, the broadband and application service provider of Guwahati promoted by SM Computer Consultants Pvt Ltd, has launched the service in the city.

The radio channel that functions on 24/7 basis, addresses the Assamese community worldwide with all frontiers of musical exposures that were being published during the last 90 years in the State along with discussions on various political, cultural, social and contemporary issues, say reports.

Says SM Computer Consultants Pvt Ltd director Dr Sanjib Barthakur at the launch of the service, Streaming audio signals with more compatible adaptation on the Internet is the essence of the performance of this channel keeping in mind the sudden explosion of FM radio stations all across. Moreover, the conventional file player radio or music download concept has been overruled and replaced with a true streaming technology to incorporate its functionality,... he told the media.

The listener requires a PC or laptop with either a broadband or a narrowband internet bandwidth link at a steady rate of not less than 32 kbps and should have Windows Media, Adobe Flash, Real, QuickTime or iTunes player pre-installed in the system. Mobile sets with GPRS or 3G connectivity may also access the radio channel.