[BC] advice about internet radio

[Mike McCarthy]

The biggest cost will be the Sound Exchange fees. Even for schools.... 
But that will vary on the number of streams and their connection 
duration. I don't have the SE fee schedule for non-commercial use.

Then would come the attributable bandwidth cost if the school should 
choose to absorb the outside stream internally (as opposed to using an 
outside aggregator.)  With that said, on-campus streaming should be 
nearly zero cost since the data stays within the campus WAN. It's when 
the stream enters the outside world that bandwidth consumption would 
likely be metered for cost attribution.

Before it reaches that point, it's typical studios, computing hardware 
and supporting infrastructure to make it happen.

MM

On 11/25/2013 6:59 PM, Donna Halper wrote:
> The university where I teach is thinking about starting an internet
> radio station for the students, and the deans have asked me to
> investigate costs.  I've gotten some quotes from several equipment
> providers, but was curious if any of you have worked with internet radio
> before.  If so, I need to ask a few questions so that I can create a
> realistic budget.  Could you contact me off-list if you have some