I’ve got to admit, as I’ve listened to Pandora with some frequency these past few weeks, working in the yard and enjoying the app on my phone, I’ve become a bit irritated for the ads it runs. The commercial load is not nearly as heavy as most commercial “traditional” stations. Still, I’ve gotten accustomed to the conspicuous lack of ads when using my iPod or iTunes to supply the music.

I am probably representative of many listeners to internet radio. And thus  Clear Channel’s announcement it will continue offering iHeartRadio as a commercial-free product for “at least a couple more months.”iHeart, of course, is the “big media” response to Pandora’s success, with similar features – and for now, a rather big difference.

Originally, the iHeartRadio smartphone, newly revamped and reintroduced last fall, was slated to be commercial-free through December 31. Then the ads were scheduled to begin April 1.  Now the app/channel/station (what DO you call such a service?) will stay all-music, all the time for another few months.

The monthly streams for iHeart is growing. Maybe I’ll give them more of a listen…until the commercials start.

Then what?

So what’s your recommendation, if you have one, for a music source that offers radio-like features, minus the ads?

(full story at Radio Info)