[BC] Primer on Internet Streaming

[ACN]

Carl, do you mean they are not going to program their AM station?

What is their frequency and power?

Joyce

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Strathmeyer" <cstrathmeyer at comcast.net>

>I need a primer on Internet streaming for broadcast operations.  After
> nearly 40 years away from the broadcast industry (!), I have been asked by
> my old college radio station to help them with the transition from AM
> broadcasting (which they are phasing out) to Internet streaming.
>
> They currently have a streaming operation simulcasting the AM programming,
> but it sounds to me like a hacked-together setup using a plain old 
> Macintosh
> desktop computer.
>
> I am a computer and data networking professional, so I don't need a 
> tutorial
> on IP protocols or anything. Just a good overview of what equipment and
> software might be used for a decent streaming operation fed from a
> broadcast-quality console. Also, any suggestions for how to manage both 
> live
> streaming as well as the streaming-on-request of stored programming.
>
> All pointers welcome! Thanks.
>