Personalized radio: Using an integrated management system to uniquely personalize radio content

The personalization of curated radio content has long been a holy grail for the radio broadcast industry. A service that combines both a high quality curated listening experience with the ability for the user to personalize the delivery of content based on their explicitly expressed preferences results in a win-win for the user, and significantly improves the overall listening experience over either individual capability. However, accomplishing these concurrent objectives is not easy and demands an integrated end-to-end content delivery management system. In this paper the challenges and benefits associated with providing `personalized radio' and an integrated management infrastructure that will accomplish these objectives are described. The paper includes a perspective on early user feedback on curated personalized radio.