Internet radio needs small libraries
Why a small, reliable station library can be more useful than another large radio directory.
The web is full of radio stations, but a return visit depends on smaller details: a working stream, a recognizable name, a place, and a device that can play it. A directory helps you find a station once; it rarely helps you keep it.
A personal library turns discovery into something dependable. Each entry can be checked, named clearly, and kept with enough context to be useful next time.
Small does not mean static
A small library can still be exploratory. The point is not to freeze a collection, but to give new finds a fair chance before they are either kept or left behind.
When a station earns its place, it becomes a clear route back to the people and programming that made it matter—not another recommendation lost in a feed.
The library is the product
A directory competes on size. A personal library succeeds when the stations play, their names are easy to use, and the collection still makes sense a month later. Those are smaller, more durable questions.