Marconi

Marconi is a small Windows application whose purpose is to help you play online radio channels right from your desktop.

Since this is a portable program, it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry.

You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you need to access online radio stations on the breeze, without having to go through installation steps.

There’s not much to brag about the GUI as everything is kept as simple and clear as possible. All dedicated parameters are embedded in the main window, so tweaking them proves to be an easy task.

Marconi gives you the possibility to play several preset radio stations (e.g. BBC World News in English, BBC Oxford, CNN). Plus, you are allowed to add your own channels to the list by providing details about the name of the station and URL.

What’s more, you can add multiple radio stations, edit or delete the selected one, alter the volume pretty easily, thanks to the built-in slider, as well as start or stop the current audio stream.

Since it doesn’t require much computer knowledge to set up the dedicated parameters, even less experienced users can make the most out of this program in no time. Tests have shown that Marconi carries out a task quickly and provides good audio quality. It leaves a minimal footprint on system resources, so the overall performance of the computer is not affected.

To sum things up, Marconi proves to be a handy piece of software that comes bundled with basic features for helping you access various preset and custom radio channels.