How to listen

As longtime listeners to Cladrite Radio have no doubt noticed, we use the services of Live365.com to host and stream our music, and we used to have a “Listen Now” link that simply pointed to our page on the Live365 site. That worked fine, but we like the idea of keeping you here at our own site (we’re selfish that way), so we now use an embedded Live365 player.

The ideal is to have all listeners use a pop-up player, since that allows them to explore our site without an interruption in the music. So, if you’re a Live365 VIP listener at Live365 (a paid member, in other words, which we recommend because you get to listen virtually ad-free), you can just click the pop-up icon on the upper right corner of the player on the upper left. It looks like this:

If you click the Play button instead, you won’t get a pop-up window; the music will play directly from the embedded player, and if you begin to explore the rest of the site, the music will be interrupted. So clicking the pop-up icon is definitely the way to go for VIP members.

You non-VIP listeners (that’s Live365′s designation, by the way — you’re all very important people to us) won’t see the icon pictured above, but you’ll get a pop-up window any time you click the player, so it’s not a concern for you — the music will keep streaming as long as you don’t close that pop-up window. But if, by chance, you’re interested in checking out a VIP membership, just follow the “Support This Broadcast” link in the lefthand column — not only will you enjoy ad-free listening upon signing up for a membership, but we’ll get a cut of the fee, which helps us stay in operation.

Users can also go directly to our page at Live365.com to listen, if they prefer.

And there’s also the mobile option. Live365.com offers free apps for all the popular mobile platforms—iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS.

You won’t have to miss a minute of the memorable music of the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s and ’50s you’ve come to expect from Cladrite Radio. And you’ll get a five-day VIP membership free trial, to boot, so you can dip your toe into the cooling waters of ad-free listening to see if it suits you.

Check out the mobile devices page at Live365.com for more info.

Whichever method you choose, you’ll be enjoying the same memorable music you’ve come to expect from us, and that’s the most important thing.