Distribution of audio content using mobile telecommunication devices

A media system, comprising:

• a database containing digital media files, each digital media file associated with one of a plurality of categories;
• a subscription service configured to receive and record subscription requests from subscribers, wherein each subscriber subscribes to one or more of the categories;
• a receiving module configured to receive a new digital media file from one of the subscribers via mobile telephones of the subscribers, the digital media file associated with one or more categories based on at least one identifier provided by the subscriber;
• and
• a transmission module configured to provide the new digital media file to the mobile telephones of the subscribers of the category associated with the new digital media file,
• wherein the digital media files within one of the categories are compiled into a media program relating to a topic associated with the category, wherein the subscriber accesses the media program by selecting one or more of the media files within one of the categories.