<s>
AccuRadio	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
independent	O
,	O
multichannel	O
Internet	O
radio	O
property	O
founded	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
channels	O
on	O
Accuradio	B-Application
were	O
"	O
Swingin	O
 '	O
Pop	O
Standards	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Piano	O
Jazz	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Modern	O
Rock	O
Classics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AccuRadio	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
's	O
audio	O
channels	O
(	O
except	O
those	O
which	O
are	O
comedy-focused	O
)	O
provide	O
continuous	O
music	O
streaming	O
with	O
talk	O
limited	O
to	O
occasional	O
commercials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AccuRadio	B-Application
programmers	O
select	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
database	O
available	O
to	O
them	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
think	O
is	O
suitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
NantWorks	O
LLC	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
headed	O
by	O
Patrick	O
Soon-Shiong	O
,	O
invested	O
US	O
$2.5	O
million	O
into	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AccuRadio	B-Application
,	O
based	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
CEO	O
Kurt	O
Hanson	O
,	O
a	O
University	O
of	O
Chicago	O
alumnus	O
who	O
founded	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
publish	O
RAIN	O
:	O
Radio	O
and	O
Internet	O
Newsletter	O
from	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
headquarters	O
in	O
the	O
Loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
rebranded	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
better	O
radio	O
for	O
your	O
workday	O
"	O
by	O
adding	O
77	O
"	O
workplace	O
moods	O
"	O
channels	O
to	O
better	O
target	O
the	O
35-to-64	O
demographic	O
of	O
daytime	O
office	O
workers	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
listener	O
traffic	O
jump	O
nearly	O
35%	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accuradio	B-Application
refers	O
to	O
all	O
tracks	O
as	O
'	O
songs	O
 '	O
,	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
any	O
singing	O
is	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AccuRadio	B-Application
uses	O
HE-AACv2	O
at	O
32kbit/s	O
for	O
its	O
audio	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
's	O
128	O
kbit/s	O
AAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
monthly	O
report	O
from	O
Triton	O
Digital	O
's	O
Webcast	O
Metrics	O
service	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-listened-to	O
web	O
streaming	O
service	O
among	O
all	O
U.S.	O
broadcast	O
groups	O
that	O
stream	O
online	O
,	O
with	O
21,908	O
Average	O
Active	O
Sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
offers	O
apps	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Roku	O
,	O
and	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
times	O
and	O
are	O
highly	O
rated	O
at	O
around	O
4.6	O
stars	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
WebOS	B-Operating_System
Nation	O
,	O
and	O
Roku	O
app	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Aha	O
by	O
HARMAN	O
to	O
makes	O
its	O
content	O
available	O
via	O
Aha	O
apps	O
in	O
an	O
Aha-supported	O
automobile	O
dashboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AccuRadio	B-Application
won	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Voice	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Radio	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
Webby	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
AccuTunes	O
interface	O
built	O
by	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
won	O
Best	O
Radio	O
again	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
AccuRadio	B-Application
IOS	B-Application
Handheld	O
App	O
was	O
named	O
an	O
Honoree	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Streaming	O
Audio	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
2016	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
