[BC] Listening To Clear Channel Stations On The Internet

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I like to listen to Capitol FM, 95.8 MHz, London.  I fell in love  
with them in the 80s while working in London.  They are (generally) a  
quite good Top-40 station, and break a lot of new music.

They recently went through the same thing.  They needed to limit  
their listeners to London residents.  So, I lied to the computer.  I  
gave them a local Postal Code.

Now, Clear Channel MAY be doing IP filtering.  It isn't exact, so you  
may be able to contact them and have the filter lifted.  Say, your IP  
is a Canadian cellular data card, but you are currently posted in the  
US... Yada, yada yada.

Then again, what does Clear Channel have that you really that is  
compelling?  I would love to find it.


On May 31, 2008, at 7:58 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 29
> Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 19:18:46 -0400
> From: engineermike <engineermike at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [BC] Listening To Clear Channel Stations On The Internet
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
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> Ok I'll ask since no one else has.  If that's the case why aren't  
> other stations
> in the US doing the same thing?  Seems to me if this was a real  
> issue we would
> have heard about it long before now.
> Anyone else feel the same way?
> Just curious
> Mike
>
>
> Golchert, Michael A. wrote:
>> 	Copyright..we can't stream (with a few exceptions for US
>> Military stationed overseas) outside the US.  Trust me, it's a royal
>> PITA to care of.
>>
>> Michael A. Golchert
>> AM Field Engineer
>> Clear Channel Radio
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
>> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Tom Dimeo
>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:32 PM
>> To: broadcast at radiolists.net
>> Subject: [BC] Listening To Clear Channel Stations On The Internet
>>
>> On an e-mail list I run dealing with aspects of audio and computers a
>> guy from Canada asked why Clear Channel blocks him from listening to
>> their stations that stream on the Internet.  He gets a message
>> apologizing that he is being blocked but no explanation as to why.
>> Anyone here know?
>>
>> He is able to listen to the CBS and Citadel stations with no trouble.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom