Category Archives: Internet Streaming

Polls – one more time…

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Art Stone

Almost from the beginning, registered users have had the ability to create a poll, not just me – but it was pretty user-hostile.  I’ve added a lot of capabiilty now to the polls, mostly because I want to be able to create … Continue reading →

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Narratives and Templates

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Art Stone

Who would ever expect Rush Limbaugh and Harry Shearer to be singing from the same songbook? Harry you may know from the movie Spinal Tap, his time on Saturday Night Live or his long running “Le Show” on Public Radio … Continue reading →

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Radio Genres

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Art Stone

I’m a contemporary music illiterate.  There I said it. And I’m not unhappy about that –   I don’t have the skills or interest to properly classify music stations, but then again I’m not sure that is possible.  There are as … Continue reading →

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Firefox issues with StreamTheWorld?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Art Stone

Stream the World is one of the major streaming companies, and there may be a problem with Firefox, although my testsing is producing erratic results.  STW players have a distinctive fake graphic equalizer graphic which is how you can spot … Continue reading →

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Canadian / Mexican radio stations

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Art Stone

I just added data from the FCC about Canadian (stations begin with “C”) and Mexican (stations begin with “X”) into the database.  Many of these stations can be heard in border cities – in San Diego, the Mexican stations are … Continue reading →

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January 24, 2011 – a day of change

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Art Stone

Doug Urbanski debuts on Westwood One, replacing Fred Thompson – 18 Cumulus stations should be carrying the show – only two stations are promoting it – if you assume Cumulus is  just replacing with Thompson with Urbanski, that’s 16 streaming stations.   Cumulus … Continue reading →

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ARNN update

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Art Stone

Talk Radio Network’s serious competitor to NPR’s news broadcasts goes live on Monday after an exhaustive week of planning, as I passed along a few days ago.    The 3 hour news show will be “non-partisan” so as to not scare away national … Continue reading →

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Who the hell is Hubbard Broadcasting?

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Art Stone

and why did Bonneville want to “cash out” in the radio business, possibly at the bottom of the market (or not)…. I know almost nothing about Hubbard, which by itself says a lot.  As our resident radio historian points out, … Continue reading →

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Bonneville bails from Radio in the East

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Art Stone

Wow!  Wow!… I just wrote earlier today about Bonneville’s fiasco in the D.C. market partnering with Washington Post a few years ago… Now comes word that Bonneville is totally bailing from Radio except out in Utah and the West coast … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck’s new Official Free internet steam

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.glennbeck.com/publish/themes/glennbeck/live_player/ The Glenn Beck show wrote to me this morning, urging me to direct people to the “official” Glenn Beck free stream. Long time readers know that I have long believed Glenn has been working on a Plan “B” to … Continue reading →

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How to exaggerate your presence in syndication

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Art Stone

Neal Boortz is syndicated by Dial Global and produced by Cox Radio / WSB in Atlanta. His syndicators have an affiliate list online here National advertisers want to reach the big markets. Let’s poke our heads into what stations in … Continue reading →

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Fred Thompson’s last week

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Art Stone

Former Senator Fred Thompson slipped in that “this is my last week on the radio” on today’s show. Westwood One is bringing a fellow named Doug Urbanski next week which will replace Mr Thompson.   His show never had a chance.    … Continue reading →

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I would rather be coding

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Art Stone

This morning, I added the ability for *anyone* to set the show and/or host name on “generic” shows.    This doesn’t create a new “show”, but at least gives a hint what might be on the air. Since anyone can change … Continue reading →

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TRN shows its hand

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Art Stone

TRN will be debuting its big gamble next week.   TRN will be taking on Rush Limbaugh head to head with an “all news” show, similar to the one they currently produce from 6-9 AM called “American’s Morning News”.   TRN currently … Continue reading →

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Shaytard is DEBT FREE!

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Art Stone

One of the old poll questions asks what a Shaytard is.  The answer is that it is one of the most popular channels on Youtube – it is a guy, his wife and his family of four children as they grow … Continue reading →

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