What Websites and Programs would I need to start an Internet Radio Station?

June 15, 2010 - 8:02 am 2 Comments

I’ve got about 13 Gigs of Music and a Mic. I’ve wanted to start an Internet Radio station for ages, but I don’t know how to go about it. And I don’t know if it would cost money or not.

Thanks.

Please let me know when you find out.

Here are a few things I found at cursory glance.

Does anyone actually want the new digital radios?

May 29, 2010 - 11:01 pm 20 Comments

I have five radios around my home and workshop. Two are reproduction types that look antique.
I really don’t want a digital radio. Does anyone want them?
What will happen to the mountain of discarded radios that we won’t be able to use?
Has anyone thought of the waste of resources?

We’ve only got digital radios, but I detest the idea that everyone should be forced to switch over to them.

It’s a huge waste of resources and will continue to be. I’ll look for the figures, but it costs a lot more to run digital than it does to run analogue.

There’s also the issue of coverage, which isn’t as great as claimed. People living in more remote areas can have difficulty picking up the signal and even in London we find it cuts out inexplicably sometimes.

How do musicians make music via radio airplay?

May 27, 2010 - 3:54 am 1 Comment

I’ve always wondered how exactly music is regulated via radio. Do the radio stations pay the artist per every time they play their song? Or do they buy a song at a bulk purchase and can play the songs as many times as they want?

I’ve wondered if there were any radio stations that indulge in some form of piracy.

They buy a blanket license from the 3 major "performance rights" agencies,
ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Cost is usually based on revenue and/or market size.
Non-broadcast forms of radio must also pay SoundExchange.

How do I stop synchronizing my laptop with an online radio station?

May 27, 2010 - 3:54 am 1 Comment

The online radio station opens with Windows Media Player on startup and it’s anoying because everytime i hit refresh on other programs or do some changes (like changing my Wallpaper) it restarts everytime. I want to stop synchronizing it.

How do i do that?

I have WinXP XP3 Home Edition
and
WM Player 10

Thanx.
WinXP SP3. :)

Have you checked msconfig or your services to see if you have something loading from there? Start>run msconfig (check the startup tab, also the servicestab (hide all microsoft services) If you find it (un-check it) you can also try Start>run sysedit and see if there is a line in your autoexec.bat or config.sys file.

What are some great online oldies radio stations?

May 27, 2010 - 3:54 am 3 Comments

What are the best online Oldies radio stations, like oldies beach surfin’ summer music. There used to be a great station near the Gulf on Mexico in Mobile, Alabama, 106.5 FM – WAVH
It’s now a talk station.

Milwaukee, Wi. : WRIT 95.7fm, and WOKY am

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What are some great online oldies radio stations?

May 24, 2010 - 7:14 am No Comments

What are the best online Oldies radio stations, like oldies beach surfin’ summer music. There used to be a great station near the Gulf on Mexico in Mobile, Alabama, 106.5 FM – WAVH
It’s now a talk station.

Milwaukee, Wi. : WRIT 95.7fm, and WOKY am

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what is your favorite music station on the radio you mostly listen to?

May 20, 2010 - 9:17 pm 4 Comments

I hear people say, 93.5,95.1, 97.9,100.3, and 103.7 etc.on f.m on the radio. preferred music such as rock, country, hip-hop, rap, and heavy metal music. what would you prefer if not list what do listen to everyday?

WWYZ 92.5 or WTIC AM 1080 for sports.

Do car AM radios seem to lose their power over time?

May 17, 2010 - 1:07 pm 5 Comments

I usually drive my cars until they are 10+ years old, but the AM portion of the radios seem to get worse and worse over time. I notice when I get a rental car, AM works perfectly.

The most common reason for AM reception problems (and this is probably what is happening with age) is poor ground contact at the antenna. It is a big problem with fender mount antennas but also appears with roof mount antennas. The bad ground brings in all sorts of electrical noise because the coax becomes part of the antenna system. Scouring the body with Scotchbrite where the antenna mounts can work wonders, and applying silicone grease can keep it that way.

What radio station was recently talking shit about Christofer Drew?

May 17, 2010 - 1:03 pm 1 Comment

Recently he(Christofer Drew) twittered about some radio station talking shit. Do you know which station it was, and where I could listen to what they said?

I would love to know also, but I don’t think we are going to find out unless Chris tells us.

What radio station can I catch the Quad Cities River Bandits games on?

May 6, 2010 - 10:02 pm 5 Comments

I love watching the Quad Cities Riiver Bandits play. But, when they’re not on TV, I don’t know what radio station broadcasts them. Can anyone tell me, so I can listen to the games, when they’re not on TV?

Home broadcasts of River Bandits games are not on the radio for the 2010 season. However you can listen to some Midwest League teams’ away team’s broadcasts when they are playing Quad Cities. They include South Bend, West Michigan, Fort Wayne, Burlington, Kane County and Dayton. Go to MiLB.com to see when those clubs play Quad Cities and what their local radio stations are.

Brian Walton
TheCardinalNation.com