People, this is so the "right" thing to do for traditional media. Unlike so many of the entrenched players who spend their time thinking of ways to put the genie back in the bottle, Infinity Broadcasting is using user generated content to supplement the tired model of DJ play. Hats off to Infinity Radio! I hope we see this in their Sacramento markets as well.

Podcasting Killed the Radio Star By Xeni Jardin Wired.com
02:00 AM Apr. 27, 2005 PT

Podcasting will soon break out of the "pod" and onto the public airwaves.
The world's first all-podcast radio station will be launched on May 16 by Infinity Broadcasting, the radio division of Viacom.

Infinity plans to convert San Francisco's 1550 KYCY, an AM station, to listener-submitted content. The station, previously devoted to a talk-radio format, will be renamed KYOURadio.
Infinity, one of the country's largest radio operators with more than 183 stations around the country, will invite do-it-yourselfers to upload digital audio files for broadcast consideration by way of the KYOURadio.com website.

"I'm excited," said Infinity Broadcasting CEO Joel Hollander. "We're creating a new way to let a lot of people participate personally in radio -- sharing their feelings on music, news, politics, whatever matters to them. (Story)