2009/3/25 Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com>: > 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. The key problem is the lack of Internet access at the radio station. If you can get that, then you can use <http://www.streamaudio.com/site/services.aspx> (we listen to stations in San Antonio, TX and Wasilla, AK) or another streaming service. Excellent audio quality on our end! Here's what they show for the connectivity requirement: "A Dedicated Internet Connection: Whether you use Cable, DSL, ADSL, ISDN, T-1 or frame relay, you should also have a dedicated internet connection and public routable IP to achieve the basic requirements for streaming your radio station on the World Wide Web. We will be pulling a primary and secondary stream so you will need a minimum of double the dedicated available bandwidth for the quality of stream you have selected. (Example: for a 32k stream, you will need at least 64k of bandwidth)