Re: [lug] Justin's mserv/icecast

[Anthony Carroll <jcarroll@ak.net>]

Of course!  I almost have all of the public service announcements and 
underwriting adds on the computer.  I could even make them come on in 
regular intervals.  KSUA doesn't actively seek fundinf from outside 
sources.  Usually if we need something we like to get it locally.  We 
offer underwriteing (advertising) for discounts.  Some times people come 
to us and make  donation.

The program acted as a jukebox.  People could log on and browse through 
a list of the music that ksua has.  If they found a song that they liked 
they queued it up.  If there were 20 people online and they all had a 
song queued mserv, would take one form each person queue in turn and 
stream it.  

If you have any other question please let me know.

Thanks for your support.

Jusitn Carroll

----- Original Message -----
From: Walker Wheeler <fswsw@uaf.edu>
Date: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:24 am
Subject: Re: [lug] Justin's mserv/icecast

> In some ways that does make sense why they would think it would 
> take away
> from the interest in it's broadcast signal. Doesn't KSUA seek funding
> outside of just UAF with local advertisers? I think the board may be
> worried a little about loosing part of their target audience that
> they advertise to currently. I don't like commercials but would it
> be possible to set it up where there were commercials every couple 
> songs.The board may see that as  more advantageous and may not 
> need much
> convincing beyond that. Anyways just my thoughts, I don't want to 
> see a
> nice service go away.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Walker
> 
> ====================================================
> 
>  I know you believe you understood what you think
>  I said but, I am not sure you realized that what
>  you heard is not what I meant.
> 
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Seth de l'Isle wrote:
> 
> > UAFLUG is streaming the live signal of KSUA now from
> > http://linux0.cs.uaf.edu/radio
> >
> > but Justin set up a truly cool system that ran from 
> http://ksua.uaf.edu/mserv> that used the mserv jukebox software 
> (http://www.mserv.org) to provide a
> > live icecast stream.  Mserv was originally intended for multiple 
> people on a
> > LAN, to control the single stereo that they all listen to.  So 
> Justin's setup
> > allows multiple remote users to share the control of the same 
> mp3 stream.
> > That's what the board doesn't seem to like, and they imply that 
> it will take
> > away from interest in KSUA's broadcast signal, and therefore 
> shouldn't exist.
> > I think that's *really* silly.  I suppose that means they would 
> rather not
> > have the other radio stations in town as competition, either!?
> >
> 
>