why do American Networks and online radio stations limit their online streaming to other countries?

I am a Canadian citizen and I am extremely frustrated with all the restricted content that i cant view online on American sites.
for example i cant view videos on Hulu.com, nbc, abc, cbs, mtv.com , fox etc. i cant even stream certain American radio stations that i listened to before (ex. kiss fm LA).
Why all the restrictions?
i am able to watch nbc, abc, cbs, fox, and mtv. i give them ratings but yet for online content i am not given the same treatment to view their content online.
i don’t see any harm in viewing content like behind the scene and full episodes of show i give ratings to and watch on my tv.

ps. i have also found some country restrictions on websites like youtube and veoh. can they do that?

Answer by stillwaters
the country restrictions have nothing to do with you being allowed or not allowed to see the show. the restrictions are there because the server is in the use and streaming anything to another country uses up way too much bandwidth. it is one thing to allow access to an entire country but an entirely different thing to allow it to the whole world and then have to communicate it through the few cables that do go to other countries. in short it is just cost prohibitive

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when i use itunes radio to listen to radio online, and sometimes i use radio.com, do they have all radio stations on the planet, or is it only relevent to where a person lives like with a real radio or can you find any radio station on the planet. its confusing.

Answer by Donk287
Kevon H – Go t this site for a complete list. Radio-Locator
Comprehensive listing of all of the Radio Stations in the World with Web Pages. … 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world

http://www.radio-locator.com/

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