NBC 5 Extra: Name That Tune
Web Site IDs Songs On The Radio
UPDATED: 1:04 p.m. CDT May 13, 2003
DALLAS -- It's not always easy identifying a new song on the radio that's grabbed your ear.
You could hang on a DJ's every word hoping he'll name the title or artist, but a lot of times he won't.
"I think the listener would be more upset if I stopped the music to talk," K104 disc jockey Skip Cheatham said. "If I could have kept the music sweeping, they would much rather hear three or four songs in a row."
Calling the radio station is another difficult deal. There's no guarantee you'll even get through.
However, thanks to 
yes.net, you can quickly name that tune.
The Web site constantly monitors hundreds of stations from every corner of the country, creating a massive database of music by coding each song with a digital fingerprint.
To search for a song, simply log onto to the site and enter the name of the radio station that aired the song as well as the approximate time you heard it.
The site will process your request and provide you with the song's title and the artist.
You can also access the site from your mobile phone.
Yes.net claims to have an archive of every song played, every minute of the day for up to 24 hours.
The site can also direct you to other sites that sell the CD featuring your song.
On The Net: yes.net
You could hang on a DJ's every word hoping he'll name the title or artist, but a lot of times he won't.
"I think the listener would be more upset if I stopped the music to talk," K104 disc jockey Skip Cheatham said. "If I could have kept the music sweeping, they would much rather hear three or four songs in a row."
Calling the radio station is another difficult deal. There's no guarantee you'll even get through.
However, thanks to yes.net, you can quickly name that tune.
The Web site constantly monitors hundreds of stations from every corner of the country, creating a massive database of music by coding each song with a digital fingerprint.
To search for a song, simply log onto to the site and enter the name of the radio station that aired the song as well as the approximate time you heard it.
The site will process your request and provide you with the song's title and the artist.
You can also access the site from your mobile phone.
Yes.net claims to have an archive of every song played, every minute of the day for up to 24 hours.
The site can also direct you to other sites that sell the CD featuring your song.
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