102.9 DRC is finally streaming!

[erwin33]

http://socialstreamingplayer.crystalmedianetworks.com//radio/wdrc

Someone have the direct streaming URL for winamp or other players?

[BobRadil]

http://socialstreamingplayer.crystalmedianetworks.com//radio/wdrc

Someone have the direct streaming URL for winamp or other players?

The audio is poor as received here. It sounds as if they're using a 48K sample rate which is NOT compatible with all sound cards. A 44.1K sample rate with a 128K transmitted bitrate would be compatible with nearly ALL systems without any loss of quality on any system.

I speak from experience, having set up a number of streams, including my own show. (no shameless plugs here)

Also, what's with the pastel, non-scrollable, screen?

If it were my call I'd do it in-house, not doing it "outhouse", relying on some other party such as "crystalmedianetworks.com" or some other.

And what's with Kool & the Gang's "Ladies Night" associated with the "Saturday Night Fever" cover as I type this? And Peter Framton with some other unknown cover? And now I'm hearing Bruce's "Cover Me" with a blank labeled 45 displayed. Now, credit where it's due, the "Bat Out Of Hell" cover! But that's a no-brainer.

Whoever set this up needs to GET ON THE CASE, big time. A definate "outhouse" job!

[reelyreal]

I'm getting fantastic audio.  Every once in a while a cover is wrong, but that happens all the time with any streaming company, iTunes, anything.

As for farming it out vs. doing it in-house, I absolutely agree with farming out the streaming, if for no other reason than SoundExchange reporting.  The resources to pull together proper SoundExchange reports in house would be incredibly prohibitive.  I know, I've done it.  It's all about resources... using a streaming provider is "set it and forget it."

[scottg]

I have it added on my Logitech Squeezebox and sounds great!

Guess I have something LOCAL to listen to at the office now.  I was listening to WCBS out of New York, but now can enjoy local Hartford radio.

[KML-224]

I just checked it here. The audio sounded OK for me. The album covers and song titles worked fine. Between that audio and my headphones, it sounded like it was about 12 to 13 seconds behind with the digital delay.

[erwin33]

I have it added on my Logitech Squeezebox and sounds great!

How did you do that? You must have an direct URL for putting in. What's the direct URL from the stream?

B.t.w. it's not the URL I gave, that's the popup player.

[erwin33]

It sounds good, better than some other streams from CC or CBS Radio. More FM-like. I guess they are using the over the soundprocessing, direct from the soundprocessor.

[FlatTop]

Has it occurred to anyone here that they are still working out technical issues?  After all, they have not formally announced that the streaming is up and running, and there is no link on the stations website yet.

[BobRadil]

Has it occurred to anyone here that they are still working out technical issues?

I can accept that. Bugs happen.
I would seriously suggest for best results that they use 44.1K sample rate and 128K bitrate. If they want some original 45 label scans for their graphics, I might be able to help. If they prefer incorrect or bogus CD images like WCBS-FM, that's their business.

[Turnpike Tuner]

There are two streams - a 64k MP3 stream and a 64k AAC stream, both in stereo. The MP3 stream sounds like it's underwater due to coding artifacts, but I guess they want it there for compatibility issues. The AAC stream sound good, not overprocessed but it's definitely there.

The album art is usually pulled from a 3rd party, like Amazon.com in the case of TuneIn. DRC has no control over that.