Progressive Radio

• AirProgressive.org on Cogwiki -- internal development info for http://www.airprogressive.org
• Interview Guest List -- Guests that would be good to interview

Progressive Internet Radio

• HORN - Head On Radio Network - http://headonradionetwork.com/
  • Bob Kincaid - Head-On with Bob Kincaid airs live Monday through Friday, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern. You can join the conversation by calling 1-877-443-2366
  • Rick Smith Show - 9 PM Eastern, 6 PM Pacific
  • The People's Mixtape Show.
  • Action Point with Cynthia Black - (On Hiatus)
• Stanford Radio -- http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/

Internet Radio

• In 2011, 40% of new cars sold had options for internet connectivity for streaming radio

• http:://www.icecast.org - open source platform to provide internet radio station "icecast2"
  • There are two major components involved: the streaming server (icecast in this case) and the source client. The icecast server will be the place where all listeners of your station will connect. The source client (in general) runs on a separate machine than icecast, but does not necessarily need to. Source clients send the content to icecast and provide the stream data (encoded audio) that is then relayed out to listeners by icecast.
  • icecast runs on the server and can accommodate 100s of listeners.
  • Need compatible source client, some listed here: http://www.icecast.org/3rdparty.php
  • YP (yellow pages) directory here: http://dir.xiph.org/ (9707 streams)
    • http://www.kzyx.org -- community radio serving Mendocino county (N. Cal) -- Interesting to review. Have CAB - citizens advisory board to make nonbinding suggestions.
  • Xiph.Org Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by private interests. Our purpose is to support and develop free, open protocols and software to serve the public, developer and business markets.
• http://www.radionomy.com/en - apparently based on icecast -- listen to online radio or create your own station. -- the biggest webradio network in Europe, with more than 3000 internet radio stations spreading over all kinds of music genres and cultures. No talk or progressive talk, all music. Stanford radio has sports.
• Icecast has mountpoints meaning and automatically transfers listeners from the Auto DJ to the Live stream and back again without needing to manually turn anything on or off. So you connect and all the listeners are transferred from the autodj to the live stream and then back again when you are finished.

• http://www.shoutcast.com -- SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server (DNAS) is responsible for the actual streaming and broadcasting of your audio content out to the world. In order to run your own SHOUTcast DNAS server, you need to have ample bandwidth and access to your own network server.
  • Same concept as icecast, from what I can tell.
  • Large directory of stations -- 47,716
  • Includes KPFK -- much more talk radio.
  • http://www.freethoughtradio.com/
  • http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/ - Very good example of network similar to ASD Radio concept.
  • http://republicbroadcasting.org/ - progressing talk radio

Station Management

• http://www.centova.com - Provides a web-based control panel for streaming radio servers, under monthly subscription plan.
• http://www.stationplaylist.com - several programs that provide playlist creation, scheduling, and live show support.
  • Not sure if it supports capturing shows, like Democracy Now.org from RSS feeds.

Resources

• http://www.rwonline.com/ -- radio world trade journal
• http://www.audioscience.com -- provider of broadcast quality sound cards.
• AoIP - Audio on IP is the new trend. Livewire is the tradename for the port these devices use to allow any to connect.
  • See http://www.AxiaAudio.com

Audio Editing Software

• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ -- Open source editor for just about any platform

Low Power FM Broadcast Radio Stations

• http://www.lpfmplanet.com

• See fcc info page: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/lpfm/index.html
• Limited to 100 watts or less, with service area 3.5 miles or less
• San Diego has one, licensed to Horizon Christian Fellowship: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=124381
• Borrego Springs has one, licensed to BORREGO SPRINGS CHRISTIAN CENTER (99.1 MHz) http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=124818
• Alpine has one, licensed to EAST COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC. (107.9 MHz) http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=124224 (I think this is the station Shadow Mtn broadcasts on.)
• If any of these stations have repetitious or dead air time, it may be possible to force them to let us share the frequency band.

• Can search for a possible station using:
  • http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html and
  • http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/lpfm/lpfm_channel_finder.html (Ignore minus sign when you enter here)
• Could possibly site a station in Boulevard / Live Oak Springs area.
  • http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/lpfm_channel_finder?dlat=32&mlat=42&slat=10&dlon=116&mlon=20&slon=52&detail=0

HD Radio

• iBiquity Digital -- is a main player in this field and is working to deploy HD Radio into Mexico City market
• Ford, Toyota, and Volvo have sold cars with HD receivers in Mexico.
• 20 million people live in Mexico City and spend a lot of time in traffic, get most of their news from radio.

ASD Radio

• CAP - Common Alerting Protocol equipment must be in place in stations by June 30, 2012.

Kpfk Radio Interference

Raymond talked with rep. from KPFK who was complaining about interference by an "illegal" radio station at 90.7Mhz.

Here's the station and probably business offices of the station in Chula Vista. It's about 5 miles from the intl border; however, their tower/XTMR is in BC, Mexico! BTW I've been listening to KPFK for about an hour, since we talked and haven't noticed any interference. Did the folks from KPFK say how much or what time of day or how long they've been experiencing interference from 90.7 in CV. I'm asking because if it hasn't been too long it's possible that the problem was noticed through a 'proof of performance' test and corrected by their engineers. How long they've been getting interference would answer this question.

Xlnc1-Classical Music-90.7 FM
1690 Frontage Rd
Chula Vista, CA, 91911
(619) 570-1907

I just found the station on line: http://www.xlnc1.org classical music. yes this is owned partly by the Mexican government, it is a non-commercial, listener supported station. It's not bad either, give it a listen. Next, I'll go back to the FCC and see if it's licensed in the US; I'm guessing not, but I don't know. If it is than KPFK has a grievance and can report the interference; if not ....

• Agreement between the govt of the USA and the govt of Mexico relating to the FM broadcasting service in the band 88-108 Mhz -- ", Federal Government, 1982 I'm just guessing on the date, but it had to be after 1982
• 01-NewNCEStationManual.pdf: How to start a Community Radio Station

• Sample_Community_Radio_Station_Business_Plan.doc: Sample Business Plan

• Ten_Basic_Responsibilities_of_Nonprofit_Boards.odt: Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards

• Individual_Board_Member_Responsibilities.odt: Individual Board Member Responsibilities