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What to do now:<\/p>\n
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- If you don’t have a Streaming Radio Guide account and password – get one by trying to login and submitting an account request\n
- Reply to the account request to confirm it is a valid email account that you control\n
- Optionally, change your password to something you’ll remember, but not something you use on other accounts
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\n - Go to the Menu (now the home page) and look for the volunteer section in the lower right side\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n- Click on Volunteer Status (or click on the Volunteer Menu item on the top of this blog page)\n
- Agree to the terms of being a volunteer\n
- Wait for me to approve your request. If I think the email address is not going to be read regularly (ie srguide-spam@mailfilter.com) – expect a test email from me to you – for you to reply to.\n
- Check the Volunteer Status in a few days.\n
- Once you’re a volunteer, you’ll get a welcome page with instructions and the links.\n<\/ul>\n
\nIt is worth saying that this has nothing to do with the old volunteer program – you are only “testing” one thing – is the radio station web page we have in the database still valid and is the format of the radio station still the same?<\/b>. This can be done at any time of the day, on any device you have, and has nothing to do with testing streams or looking at what program is is currently on any station. <\/p>\n
Doing a “test” works like this:<\/p>\n
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- Select the types of stations you want to test (Colorado in my example)\n
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\n[Click to enlarge]<\/p>\n- Look at each station, especially paying attention to risk warnings if the web site URL looks like it isn’t pointing at a reasonable place. If you have adequate protection in place and your data backed up, click on the URL for radio station (on the left side\n
- Remember the call sign, frequency and format of the station you’re testing. (KDBM-FM 101.1 in Parachute Colorado, playing Dance\/Party music). When the web page comes up, Compare what you’re expecting to see with what you do see. Pay close attention to watch if the address bar jumps is to somewhere other than 95rockfm.com.\n
You may be wondering why a station on 101.1 has a URL with 95 in it<\/u>! [I sure am – that seems wrong] Clicking on the Wiki link gives us clues – that this station on 101.1 is a simulcast<\/u> of another station KKNN-FM – but wikipedia also points to an entirely different web site that doesn’t mention a simulcast and looks more correct as it matches the name of the station owner. This is a definite “Ignore this and let someone else fix it”. Click Ignore Station and move on.<\/p>\n
The next station on the list is KHOW-AM on 630, a well known Clear Channel talk station in Denver. Let’s see if it makes sense:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n- If the Call Sign, Location, Frequency and format check out, [This is obviously the KHOW-AM 630 clear channel talk station and it didn’t jump to a different domain – the www. in front and a page name like index.html or main.php don’t matter – only the domain (khow.com)]. This web page is correct – click on “Accurate”. You’re done. Move on the next station.\n<\/ol>\n
\nThat’s it. Repeat as your time permits. This is designed so you can do it anywhere at any time on any type of device. It’s not a race, but it should also go fairly quickly after you learn what to look for.<\/p>\n
\nI’m looking forward to your help. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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