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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 21:16:35 GMT
What You Almost Got
I was overcome with the desire to write an essay on the subject of music and was off to a fantastic start.
If I'd been able to finish it would have appeared tomorrow in the New York Times.
But I got hung-up on two vocabulary words that I couldn't prove actually existed because I was unable to spell them and couldn't locate them in a web dictionary.
Because of that the cultural literacy of the world will be held back by 100 years.
Also, I'm getting tired of this keyboard that misspells so many words.
Carl's annoyances are underwritten by wieners. You can't tell them apart... there are beefy wieners, pork wieners , turkey wieners... they are all shaped the same and considered to be hot dogs, even though no actual dogs have ever been ground up into the chewy long pink links known as weenies.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 20:01:55 GMT
What Was Taken Away
During morning programs we did a detailed survey of the radio stream directory known as SHOUTcast.
As most everyone remembers SHOUTcast was originally an AOL enterprise and provided one of the original radio station directories complete with free streaming software, much of which is still in use today by many stations.
Purchased by a Belgium company called Radionomy, SHOUTcast continues to exist in an evolved state with updated streaming software, free registration, and a large directory of radio stations. By this morning's count 75,830 radio stations were streaming on SHOUTcast.
We poked around and listened to random stations and heard clear audio, many different world languages, appealing to a long list of genres ranging from every kind of music to every kind of talk.
A station called "Radio Evangelizer" had the largest audience at 21,078. There were many hundreds of stations with 1 listener and as many with 0 listeners.
Looking beyond SHOUTcast we realize there are many many other streaming directories and services with tens of thousands more stations very much taking into account the growing trend for almost every website to offer an accompanying podcast.
The strange thing about all the numbers is that rather than marking a time of great success in web radio it is actually a pointless over-population in which only small or non-existent audiences will discover any particular station.
KDX was immediately closed for 4 hours.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 13:50:12 GMT
Reality Hard to Face
It helps to have read the works of Albert Camus, the "Philosopher of the Absurd", who concluded that life, however lived, is completely absurd. It is no surprise then to discover that the little things we do are absurd along with it.
We do radio streaming on the internet. The numbers quoted in my earlier posts in this thread point to the pointlessness of streaming on the internet, but is pointlessness the same as absurdity?
Given the fact that streaming on the internet is absurd, it might seem that closing the streams would bring relief from absurdness, but the hardest lesson is to realize that not streaming is every bit as absurd as streaming. That's the point of Camus.
The paragraph ahead isn't going to help this problem so I think it's over.
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Jun 11, 2017 1:15:39 GMT
Thought provoking. I had planned on streaming but honestly don't have much passion for it, nothing compared to Part 15. I mentioned to the township that at some point I simulcast a stream but it wasn't a priority. They seem very interested in the streaming. I'm thinking the main benefit of streaming might be if I can talk the township into funding a 2nd xmtr located at the township building and using the stream to simulcast both Part 15 stations. Reality Hard to FaceIt helps to have read the works of Albert Camus, the "Philosopher of the Absurd", who concluded that life, however lived, is completely absurd. It is no surprise then to discover that the little things we do are absurd along with it. We do radio streaming on the internet. The numbers quoted in my earlier posts in this thread point to the pointlessness of streaming on the internet, but is pointlessness the same as absurdity? Given the fact that streaming on the internet is absurd, it might seem that closing the streams would bring relief from absurdness, but the hardest lesson is to realize that not streaming is every bit as absurd as streaming. That's the point of Camus. The paragraph ahead isn't going to help this problem so I think it's over. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 14:59:11 GMT
Things Going Somewhere
Jim Henry has enlarged the conversation.
In my opening statement "Things Going Nowhere" I was describing, without realizing it, the reality of webcasting from one particular set of conditions. I happen to be in a place where neither part 15 transmission nor web streaming has any connection with the local "community". Mine is an International Station with the local area being only incidental.
Jim Henry has located himself in a place where local radio service is lacking and circumstances lend themselves to warm reception for a station with a local brand.
In such scenario part 15 transmission range can be tailored to the geography and the added "reception desk" aspect of a website with stream access forms a whole package.
The lesson here might have to do with scale... part 15 radio whether on air or online becomes lost in a large population area but in certain cases can provide a recognized service to a smaller settlement.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 16:13:46 GMT
I think Carl hits it right on the head. Part 15 radio, by definition, is small scale community radio. The limited range achievable by legal broadcasting dictates this. That doesn't mean that it can't be effective - small communities are generally ignored by the big boys, and Part 15 can step right into that void.
Streaming by a Part 15 radio station can serve to extend your range to the community, and make it easier to receive a signal indoors at the fringes of your coverage area.
I believe that it's a mistake to think that Part 15 streaming will garner you a large audience (or even any sort of an audience) outside your community. Streaming radio which aims for a large audience is something completely different, and I believe needs a different approach than just simulcasting your over-the-air signal. There are just too many other streams out there.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 16:39:27 GMT
Negative and PositiveIt is important to my thinking process to sometimes reduce things to their most negative aspect. This is the most blunt application of sanity, with things stripped of their fantasy elements or optimistic dreams. That's where this thread began and already my "bleak foundation" is being subjected to rehabilitation based first on Jim Henry's input and now DavidC's fortifying remarks. It reminds me of the most awesome part 15 success story I know, that of Harvey Kaplan in Pahrump, Nevada, who built a shack on the side of a mountain overlooking town, built a 60-foot HAM tower under his amateur license, added a Rangemaster Part 15 Transmitter on 1700 kHz named KPAH, "Talk Radio of Pahrump", also available at Live365 as a web radio station. Harvey's shack became a production hub with town politicians, librarians, teachers, and two retired hookers coming by for a regular schedule of talk shows. It became a social mecca with real involvement in the community. Because fabled Area 51 happens to be nearby, KPAH became known for UFO reports and testimonials. Today KPAH has evolved into KWKI-LPFM and continues as a local cultural asset. PAHRUMP RADIO
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2017 16:46:18 GMT
Nice little webpage they have. Clean, easy to read.
Which ones are the hookers?
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Jun 11, 2017 22:19:23 GMT
I completely agree, and in fact am not interested in tailoring my programming to seek a world wide audience. If anything I'd like to make it even more local, providing local weather, farm reports, crop prices, etc. I think Carl hits it right on the head. Part 15 radio, by definition, is small scale community radio. The limited range achievable by legal broadcasting dictates this. That doesn't mean that it can't be effective - small communities are generally ignored by the big boys, and Part 15 can step right into that void. Streaming by a Part 15 radio station can serve to extend your range to the community, and make it easier to receive a signal indoors at the fringes of your coverage area. I believe that it's a mistake to think that Part 15 streaming will garner you a large audience (or even any sort of an audience) outside your community. Streaming radio which aims for a large audience is something completely different, and I believe needs a different approach than just simulcasting your over-the-air signal. There are just too many other streams out there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 0:17:33 GMT
Brick By Brick
Something else for Jim Henry to build onto his radio service following this remark: "If anything I'd like to make it even more local, providing local weather, farm reports, crop prices, etc."
What kind of local cable service exists where you are, Jim?
Several venturous part 15 stations, I believe including Tim in Bovey, have etched out agreements with local cable systems to carry the radio station audio on certain channels, such as the "Program Guide Channel".
As a man of cable this should be an easy one for you.
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Jun 12, 2017 2:27:41 GMT
Funny you should ask. As part of my retirement package I am supposed to get three years of free cable. That's everything that comes down the pipe, video, all premium channels and HD channels, and Internet. Unfortunately my PA home is not in Comcast territory so I cannot take advantage of that. My cable company is Service Electric Cable Vision, the oldest cable company in the USA, founded in 1948, but they never got big. They probably have about 300,000 subs. I'll have to think about this. Brick By BrickSomething else for Jim Henry to build onto his radio service following this remark: " If anything I'd like to make it even more local, providing local weather, farm reports, crop prices, etc." What kind of local cable service exists where you are, Jim? Several venturous part 15 stations, I believe including Tim in Bovey, have etched out agreements with local cable systems to carry the radio station audio on certain channels, such as the "Program Guide Channel". As a man of cable this should be an easy one for you. |
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Jun 12, 2017 2:50:52 GMT
I guess I should ask what would the purpose of this be? To link multiple transmitters together with the same audio? I have probably hundreds of music channels on my local cable system and we don't listen to any of them. If my audio were also on the system I wouldn't expect much if any audience. Brick By BrickSomething else for Jim Henry to build onto his radio service following this remark: " If anything I'd like to make it even more local, providing local weather, farm reports, crop prices, etc." What kind of local cable service exists where you are, Jim? Several venturous part 15 stations, I believe including Tim in Bovey, have etched out agreements with local cable systems to carry the radio station audio on certain channels, such as the "Program Guide Channel". As a man of cable this should be an easy one for you. |
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