The first release of Live365 was built by a small skunkworks team of workers at Nanocosm, where it had its beginnings in a hosted community radio project developed by Nanocosm employee Andy Volk in his free time using Shoutcast technology, and later modified by employee Brian Lomeland.
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In September 2001, Live365 began charging for use of its broadcasting services to remain financially viable in the wake of rising music royalty costs.
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In March 2003, Live365 launched their commercial-free membership called VIP, giving millions of listeners the opportunity for an enhanced listening experience.
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Since that time, Live365 has continued to progress as an internet broadcasting and listening leader.
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In July 2016, Live365 was acquired by Jon Stephenson, owner of content delivery network EmpireStreaming.
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Live365 offers personalized recommendations so that listeners could discover music and other content from thousands of unique human powered radio stations.
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Live365 is available for listening on the web and across many mobile and home streaming devices including iPhone, iPad, Android, Roku, Kindle Fire, TiVo, and WD TV.
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Live365 offers a paid listener subscription service called "VIP", which featured commercial-free listening across thousands of Live365 music and talk radio stations.
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Live365 is an internet radio broadcasting leader, having broadcast continuously since 1999 until its demise on January 31,2016 and revival in 2018.
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Live365 empowers anyone to create and monetize their own online radio station by providing users with the broadcasting platform, software, and tools to become their own radio DJ.
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Live365 is an officially licensed ASCAP, BMI and SESAC site.
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Live365 pays music royalties to labels, artists, songwriters, and publishers through established royalty collection organizations including ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange.
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In October 2011, Live365 created the Pro Points rewards program allowing Pro broadcasters to carry Live365 audio ads and earn $1,000 each time an ad milestone is reached.
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In 2013, Live365 released a new first of its kind mobile app for broadcasters called Studio365 for Mobile, enabling Live365 broadcasters to manage their radio station anywhere they go.
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