on 3-25-2009 4:21 PM Frank Cox spake the following:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:15:22 -0500 Les Mikesell wrote:
Can't you find a place that has both radio reception and internet service to park something like shoutcast?
The immediate objective is to get the signal to somewhere that has (reliable) Internet access. The ultimate objective is to stream it online, but we have to get the signal out to where we can do that first. And the closest place that has good service is out-of-range of the signal during the day. (It sounds fine after dark and when the weather is "just so" but that's not much help with a 24-hour stream.)
If the radi station has phone lines, they should be able to get something like a T1 or fractional part. Much more reliable and more bandwidth. Or look into a microwave or satellite link. I don't think you will be able to compress a radio signal enough to fit over a dial line without a lot of loss. You would need several lines multiplexed together for a decent sounding broadcast.
There are many point to point links that will cover 40 miles (65 km). I don't know how far you have to go.