Which of the following statements about the relationship between the radio industry and the concept of media convergence is false?
A) The convergence between radio and the recording industry was just the earliest instance of radio overlapping with another form of mass media.
B) Radio has heavily converged with the Internet with things like podcasts and streaming audio.
C) Internet stations are able to negotiate royalty rates directly with the music industry.
D) Internet radio harkens back to the early days of radio, with its large variety of stations, and to the transistors of the fifties, with its portability.
E) Internet radio only includes existing stations that simulcast over the Web.

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Internet radio does not just include existing stations that simulcast over the Web, but also includes independent online-only stations. Therefore, statement E is false. The other statements are true. The convergence between radio and the recording industry was indeed an early example of media convergence. Radio has heavily converged with the Internet through podcasts and streaming audio. Internet stations are able to negotiate royalty rates for the music they play directly with the music industry. And internet radio does harken back to the early days of radio with its variety of stations and portability, as well as bringing new innovations such as personalized playlists and social media integration.

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