[BC] advice about internet radio

[Donna Halper]

Dan wrote--
> The main question is who the real audience is.
> If you just want it for the campus only, you can set up a computer to play
> your station to a Barix Exstreamer, and extend it using dedicated and
> separate-from-IT audio/network routers, with group password access. I don't
> think that Sound Exchange would apply, would it?
> If you want an actual internet stream, then use MM's suggestions.
>
>    
I was told by IBS that if it streams anywhere on the internet, Sound 
Exchange must be paid.  I know there are some debates ongoing about how 
much student internet stations must pay, but I was told it's about $500 
or so for a small school like ours.  Our goal is to promote Lesley 
University to the wider world, while giving students an opportunity to 
learn more about broadcasting and also have some fun.  Our Communication 
& Media major is still young, but it continues to grow.  I was asked to 
get the Communication major off the ground when they hired me in 2008. 
Lesley was a small all-girls school that mainly turned out teachers and 
counselors, but in 2004, it went co-ed and added a bunch of new majors, 
including political science, global studies and communication.  I've 
added a bunch of media-related courses to the curriculum, and we've also 
hired a couple of people to bring other areas of expertise. The first 
goal when they hired me was creating a college newspaper, and that is 
what I did.  Now, the next step in expanding our media offerings is to 
have a college radio station. It needs to be affordable, good-sounding, 
and above all, easy to operate (Lesley University is not a broadcasting 
school, so the kids running the station will most likely be doing it 
because they love radio, rather than because they plan to have a career 
in that profession).