Radio drives all music sales, effectively. What's very common is people come into record stores and actually sing the song for the clerk. With GetMedia, radio stations can capitalize on that impulse, he said. The radio stations get 30 percent of profits from the sales, he said. GetMedia handles fulfillment and customer service, and it's up to the radio stations to promote the sites.
Users scroll through a playlist and can view CD covers of the songs.
An info button links them to a song list with audio samples. Once users register their names and credit card data, they can purchase CDs by entering an ID and password, and they can use the same ID for multiple radio stations. Telephone-friendly, too The IDs and passwords can also be used over the telephone. GetMedia allows radio stations to set up toll-free numbers that users can call to find out what a certain song was, and to order it over the phone as well. The WebRadio deal covers roughly 90 radio stations.