Digital music and downloads on satellite radio.

JAKARTA (JP): Back in my pre-Internet days, far from home and television, my only source of information and entertainment was my short wave radio. I'd listen to the BBC news, relayed every hour, and would always be annoyed at the background hiss and crackle. Now, in the heyday of Internet multimedia and cable TV, radio is probably dead. Or is it? Noah Samara does not think so.

Samara is the CEO of Worldspace Corporation, a provider of digital audio and multimedia which is beamed down directly by satellite. He believes that the fundamental difference between people, no matter if they are rich or poor, is access to information. However, people in sub- Saharan countries or those living far from urban areas may lack the informational service or facilities that the everyday city dweller takes for granted. Many radio and TV stations target cities more then the small provincial town off the …