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AOL Radio powered by CBS Radio in the AIM Software

AOL® Radio powered by CBS Radio now has a plug-in that allows you to listen to music when you are instant messaging. A plug-in is a piece of software that adds features and functionality into the AIM® software. You have to be signed in to your instant messenger to use this feature.

Note: This plugin works only with AIM 6.8, AIM 6.5 and AIM Pro. (Older versions of AIM will not get the AIM Radio player since they don't support the Radio plug-in)

FAQs

Controls on the AOL Radio plug-in on AIM
Get more info about the artist/album/song
Browse genres

Controls on the AOL Radio plug-in on AIM

To listen to AOL Radio on AIM, launch the AIM® software, click the Radio icon at the bottom of Buddy List® window, and then click Click to listen.

Like most radio players, AOL Radio on AIM has certain default controls to control the radio.

  • STOP - Click the stop button to stop playing a song on radio.
  • PLAY - Click the play button to resume the radio.
  • MUTE - Click the mute button to mute the radio.
  • Volume - Click and drag the slider to move forward/backward to increase/decrease volume.
  • ENLARGE - Click the enlarge button to pop the player in a new window.
  • Choose another station - Click the station name to go back to the station menu.
  • Choose another genre - Click the genre name to go back to the genre menu.

Get more info about the artist/album/song

Want to know more about the song you are listening? Click the desired link. A new window pops up with the required information.

Browse genres

Browse through the available genres and select the one you wish to listen. Click the arrow pointing downwards to select the desired genre and then click the desired station.

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Last updated: 11-22-2009
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