DirectBand

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Microsoft DirectBand, marketed as MSN Direct was an FMFrequency Modulation datacast network using a 67.65 kHzKiloHertz (kHz) 10^3 Hz subcarrier.

It broadcasted information such as traffic, sports, weather, stocks, news, movie times, calendar appointments, and local time.

On October 26, 2009, Microsoft announced DirectBand would end January 1, 2012.

Beginning June 1, 2011, DirectBand became free.

Serviced ended January 1, 2012.