Corus partners with StreamTheWorld to bring CD quality sound to its websites

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment announced Tuesday it has partnered with StreamTheWorld to bring high-quality audio and online streaming through MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) to the websites of its 53 radio stations. The ACC technology is already used by Toronto’s edge.ca, Winnipeg’s groovefm.ca and Montreal’s ckoi.com and 940hits.com, and will be expanded to all other Corus Radio properties. The MPEG-4 AAC system uses the same bandwidth as older streaming formats, but when coupled with the installation of an Adobe Flash player, it provides listeners with near-CD quality sound on their computers. “Corus Radio is committed to serving our online listeners...