This new, however, would transmit all programs, music and talk, through satellite and, "be of the highest quality."

The station was shut down later, only transmitting music sporadically.

But under a 1995 law, companies that transmit music using the Internet, cable or satellite must compensate both.

When parliament is not in session, the fequency is used to transmit local Maltese music.

Telephones at a central source would transmit music, Sunday sermons, and important public speeches to a paying network of wired-up subscribers.

It transmits soft classical music 24 hours per day.

But here again, the wireless connection is too slow to transmit skip-free music.

This transmitter made world headlines on March 11, 1927 when it transmitted practically undistorted music and voice across the entire globe.

"I can also transmit music to speakers throughout the house, including my woodworking studio in the garage," he said.

Several companies have proposed systems that would transmit music with the sound quality of compact disks.