Is Lite 99 a Radio Station??

We receive a lot of comments from listeners who ask us..."If Lite 99 is internet-based, then how can it be a radio station?" The internet and AM/FM radio are two distinct entities, so how could I listen to a radio station via the internet if I'm unable to access it on an AM/FM radio?" Isn't a radio station only what I can find on the AM/FM dials using a typical radio receiver?" While it's true our station is not on the AM/FM broadcast dial, we still consider ourselves a radio station. Here's why...

First, we have to look at the definition of what radio is. According to Dictionary.com, radio is defined as:


"the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages."


We all grew up listening to AM/FM radio. Prior to the days of the internet, those two bands entailed what most people regarded as "radio", at least from an entertainment perspective. Many other forms of radio communication, such as CB radio, have been around for a long time as well, which, although radio by definition, aren't necessarily an entertainment source (music, talk, sports) as what one receives on the AM/FM dials. Prior to the advent of the internet, the entertainment portion of radio with which most people are familiar (AM/FM) was accessed with a traditional radio receiver, either one you had at home, your car stereo, or a portable radio you could take with you.

So how did internet stations make the transition to being radio stations, too? In the early days of the internet, stations began surfacing on the internet, but these were only available via a wired experience; there was no mobile access with them and the only way to listen was with a PC in a fixed location. As cell phones gradually gave way to smartphones, the internet also became available to the public via those devices. Not only did subscribers have access to their emails, Twitter, Facebook and other social media on their phones, but they also gained access to internet-based radio stations as well. Again, let's go back and look at the definition of radio:


"the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages."


Many people are unaware that a smartphone which receives its signal from cell towers is actually an RF (radio frequency) device. In other words, when you are using a smartphone (or even using an older cell phone) to place and/or receive phone calls, you are doing so via a radio transmission (using radio waves). When you access social media on your phone via a cell tower, you are also using radio. And likewise, when you are listening to an audio stream or internet-based music station, you are using radio as well. Granted, what you're hearing on a cell phone isn't capable of being heard on a traditional AM/FM receiver, but it is still radio because it is being transmitted to you via an electromagnetic radio signal from a cell tower somewhere to your phone. Internet-based radio works in a similar fashion as broadcast radio. Our signal, however, is sent via the internet to a cell tower and transmitted to your smartphone on a different frequency (3G and 4G) than what you would find on traditional AM and FM radio (540 to 1710 for AM, or 88.1 to 107.9 for FM). Instead of a typical radio receiver, we're using a more modern version of radio communication, your smartphone, to provide you the music you enjoy, but can no longer find on Birmingham AM/FM radio. For additional info about what radio is and the many services which constitute radio, please visit the video below to learn more:


How can an internet-based station be a radio station??


We're changing the way you look at...and LISTEN TO...the radio in the 21st century and we're doing it, too, WITHOUT all those WIRES! Birmingham's radio station for Lite & Easy Favorites of yesterday AND today...24 hours a day...is Lite 99. Listen LIVE using your smartphone, Iphone, Android and other mobile devices at BirminghamLite.com and via the mobile TuneIn app; just search for "Lite 99 Birmingham" within the app to find us and listen! Don't have TuneIn? You can download it here for FREE-->http://tunein.com/get-tunein/#mobileDiv.

Listen to Lite 99 Station Audio Through Your Car Stereo Speakers!

We're playing over SIXTY years of Birmingham's Lite & Easy favorites that the local AM/FM broadcast stations no longer offer...and we do it for you 24 hours a day...in static-free, DIGITAL, CD-quality stereo sound WITHOUT being tied to your PC all day in order to listen! We are FULLY mobile using your smartphone/mobile device, so you can take us with you when you're driving, out and about during the day. We don't believe in "wired radio", because we know radio should be portable, not merely tied to a computer. You can listen to us LIVE 24 hours a day at BirminghamLite.com and on various mobile apps, including the FREE mobile TuneIn app for Iphone, Ipad and Android devices (just search for "Lite 99 Birmingham" within the app); you can download the TuneIn app HERE-->http://tunein.com/get-tunein/#mobileDiv. Don't want to have to download an additional mobile app in order to listen to us? Please visit our link below:


bit.ly/lite99altapp


to learn more about using our alternate station player to listen on your smartphone and mobile devices, as well as saving an icon to your phone/device's home screen for quick reference later. You can even connect your smartphone/Iphone and other mobile devices to play our station audio through your car stereo speakers via the line-in (AUX) or in-dash bluetooth!

For additional ways you can listen to us, such as using your Alexa and Google Home enabled smart speakers as well as your TV, please visit our page HERE-->https://lite99.blogspot.com/2014/12/multiple-ways-to-listen-to-lite-99.html

Please let others know about us, too! We would greatly appreciate it! We're Birmingham's choice for Lite & Easy Favorites, LESS talk, and MORE music variety..and we're doing it, too, without all those WIRES!! We're CHANGING the way you look at...and LISTEN TO...the radio in the 21st Century! We're the Magic City's WIRELESS internet radio station for easy listening favorites of yesterday AND today. We're Lite 99.

Don't want to download an additional mobile app?

Want to take Birmingham's Lite 99 with you while you're driving, out and about during the day but don't want to download an additional mobile app in order to listen? Give our alternate station player a try instead! It is compatible with most smartphones and mobile devices, including Iphone, Ipad, and Android devices (compatible with Edge, Chrome and Firefox mobile device browsers). You can even save our player link on your phone home page for future reference. Here's how to do it:


1. Go to your phone or mobile device BROWSER and enter BirminghamLite.com in your address bar. Our station player will load. In some devices and browsers, the stream may begin to play immediately. In other devices, you will have to select the play (triangle) button on the left-side of the screen in order for the stream to play.


2. To Save our player on your phone/mobile device home page:

Go into your browser (not phone) settings and search for "Add to Home Screen". Depending on your device, it should give you a default name or allow you to enter your own title for the link for your own personal reference. Select a name and hit "ok", "Add" or other prompt to add the link to the home screen on your mobile device.

That's it! Our station link should now have an icon on your home screen. Just select the icon as you would an app, and our station player will always be there with just ONE tap!

Of course, if you DO prefer using an app to listen, we're listed and available on many mobile apps, including the free TuneIn app for Iphone, Ipad, and Android.. Just search for "Lite 99 Birmingham" within the app to find us and listen!


We're changing the way you look at...and LISTEN TO...the radio! Playing the Magic City's Lite & Easy Favorites, with LESS talk and MORE music variety, we're Lite 99.

Just Say "No" to Wires: We're Birmingham's WIRELESS Internet Radio Station

We're playing over SIXTY years of Birmingham's Lite & Easy favorites that the local AM/FM broadcast stations no longer offer...and we do it for you 24 hours a day...in static-free, DIGITAL, CD-quality stereo sound WITHOUT being tied to your PC all day in order to listen! We are FULLY mobile using your smartphone/mobile device, so you can take us with you when you're driving, out and about during the day. We don't believe in "wired radio", because we know radio should be portable, not merely tied to a computer. You can listen to us LIVE 24 hours a day at BirminghamLite.com and on various mobile apps, including the FREE mobile TuneIn app for Iphone, Ipad and Android devices (just search for "Lite 99 Birmingham" within the app); you can download the TuneIn app HERE-->http://tunein.com/get-tunein/#mobileDiv. Don't want to have to download an additional mobile app in order to listen to us? Please visit our link below:


http://bit.ly/2wLZqgF


to learn more about using our alternate station player to listen on your smartphone and mobile devices, as well as saving an icon to your phone/device's home screen for quick reference later. You can even connect your smartphone/Iphone and other mobile devices to play our station audio through your car stereo speakers via the line-in (AUX) or in-dash bluetooth!

For additional ways you can listen to us, such as using your Alexa and Google Home enabled smart speakers as well as your TV, please see our page-->


https://lite99.blogspot.com/2014/12/multiple-ways-to-listen-to-lite-99.html


Please let others know about us, too! We would greatly appreciate it! We're Birmingham's choice for Lite & Easy Favorites, LESS talk, and MORE music variety..and we're doing it, too, without all those WIRES!! We're CHANGING the way you look at...and LISTEN TO...the radio in the 21st Century! We're the Magic City's WIRELESS internet radio station for easy listening favorites of yesterday AND today. We're Lite 99.

Lite 99 is Now Available on Amazon Echo and Dot Smart Speakers!

We're changing the way you look at..and LISTEN to...the radio! Own an Alexa-enabled smart speaker, such as the Amazon Echo or Echo Dot? Birmingham's Lite 99 can be heard there as well. At the Magic City's Lite 99, we're dedicated to providing you the BIGGEST VARIETY and BEST MIX of lite & easy favorites from yesterday AND today....24 hours a day...in DIGITAL, CD-quality stereo sound! No other radio station...AM/FM, satellite or internet radio...plays a wider variety of easy listening hits than the Magic City's Lite 99!


To listen to Lite 99 using your Amazon Echo or Dot, speak the following command to your device:


"Alexa, play WLTB Radio on TuneIn".


For additional ways to listen to Lite 99 including using your smartphone and other mobile devices, please visit our post HERE-->http://bit.ly/2u6ISwT

We're changing the way you look at...and LISTEN TO...the radio! We're the Magic City's ONLY easy listening radio station... with LESS Talk and MORE music variety. We're Lite 99.

The Tale of Birmingham's Three Adult Contemporary Radio Stations

Once upon a time in the City of Magic, therein existed three adult contemporary radio stations...


One station was T-O-O-O-O Sl-e-e-e-e-py....





One was T-O-O-O-O NOISY...





And one station was J-U-S-S-S-T...LITE!





Relax with us at work AND at home! MAKE THE SWITCH to Birmingham's station for Easy Favorites...and BETTER music variety! We're the NEW Lite 99 Radio. Listen to our live broadcast at lite99radio.com and on the go via our FREE mobile app for Iphone, Ipad, and Android...at lite99app.com. We're also available on the devices shown above on the free TuneIn app-->bit.ly/lite99tunein.

The radio station you remember...Lite 99

It's a "blast from the past". A familiar voice has returned to Lite 99 Radio! Beginning today, you'll be hearing the voice of Bill Blake, who was heard nightly from midnight to 6 am on Birmingham's original LITE, WLTB-FM, Lite 99 (99.5 FM) from 1985-1988. Bill joins our other talented announcers, Matt Lane and Clifton Harris Tell a friend! The LITE is back on in the Magic City, at lite99radio.com and with "just ONE click" at lite99live.com. On the go? We're mobile, too! Download our FREE mobile app for Iphone, Ipad, and Android at lite99app.com.