AMEinfo.com Business Radio

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Select your preferred player above to start listening to our free radio stream. See more information about obtaining free players below if you do not have any players installed on your machine.

Obtaining Players

To listen to AMEinfo.com streaming radio you need to obtain a player (most suppliers have a free version). Click on the icons on the right to obtain the player of your choice.

I can't get any audio at all

• Did you move the audio slider to make sure the audio didn't load at a quiet level?
• Is the stream playing (time is counting by, and the status windows says "Playing") but you don't hear anything? Check your speakers are connected and that the sound is turned up.
• Does your system meet the minimum requirements for audio streaming? Some older computers simply don't have the capability to receive audio streams, and need to be replaced with newer systems.
• Do you have a Player properly installed? If not, follow the links above, download the player, then follow the installation instructions provided.
• If you already have Media Player installed, is it the latest version?
• If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, do you have the security setting at "Medium" or lower? Our audio streams do not work on systems set to high security. If you need to change your security settings, restart your computer completely before trying again.
• If you memory or cache file folders are full you may experience audio streaming errors, try emptying your Temporary Internet files, and any additional files, such as the contents of the recycle bin.
• If you are listening in an office, is there a firewall, proxy server, in place that blocks audio streams? Go to Microsoft's general help page look for the firewall and proxy server information or talk to your Network administrator.

The audio frequently buffers

This problem has a myriad of possible causes. Some of the more common causes are:

• You may be behind a slower dial-up connection. When connecting to the Internet, you may see a connection speed listed. This is NOT a constant speed, but rather it is the MAXIMUM burstable speed. The station's stream is optimized for a constant 24K connection. At the listed 28,800 bps connection, all you will be able to do is listen to the stream. Any other activity going on with that computer will affect the stream (using a word processor, sending/receiving email, playing Solitaire, etc.). In a perfect world, everyone would have a constant 56K (or faster!) connection speed. The reality is, any connection slower than about 40K will experience some buffering.
• An open "hop". The Internet is a web of wires with routers and switches acting as an intersection point. Each section from point to point is called a "hop". If a section of the Internet backbone is down for whatever reason, the signal needs to be rerouted over many hops. This causes delays in the signal and results in buffering.
• Heavier than normal Internet traffic. If you've ever sat in a traffic jam, you know that you get nowhere fast. It's the same with Internet traffic. The fastest speed is determined by the slowest link in the chain. This also applies to listeners on a LAN that may be experiencing heavy network traffic.

Disclaimer

This live stream of music is hosted out of Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

All features are produced exclusively for or by AME Info FZ LLC / Emap Limited and replication or redistribution in whole or in part is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AME Info FZ LLC / Emap Limited.