Re: [lug] Justin's mserv/icecast

[Bob Huebert <huebert@arsc.edu>]

At 11:10 AM -0800 3/29/01, Seth de l'Isle wrote:
>So, I'm a little torqued at the KSUA board.  To see why take a look at:
>
>http://ksua.uaf.edu/mserv

At 3:23 PM -0900 3/30/01, From the above URL:
>KSUA Music Server
>   What? no user name or password???
>   Email me at fsajc5@uaf.edu
>
>Well it seems the powers higher up don't like this site. They are 
>worried that it will distract from KSUA's programming. I
>have been told to take it off line. That is why the stream doesn't work.
>
>I personally think it is awesome. It provides an alternative when 
>people don't like what they are hearing. Instead of turning
>to another radio station you can just listen to another source 
>provided by KSUA.
>
>What do you think? Send your comments to KSUABoard-L@galileo.admin.uaf.edu
>


>First let me say that Justin's setup is a really simple elegant imaginative
>idea.  It bugs the hell out of me that it should be squashed because the
>KSUA board thinks the online signal might provide unwanted 
>competition to their
>on air signal.

Truly sad to see the the KSUA Media Board has taken this stance. 
While I can understand the issue of programming cohesivness, I am not 
understanding how they can say that this will burden the station with 
unwanted competition?

Perhaps if I knew how KSUA (via RF) competes in the lower 48 and the 
rest of the world? I know for a fact that their RF signal is no where 
near the quality of the streams available over the internet for 
certain areas near the University.

What if the music archives that are (were) being made available via 
the Mserv were delivered as a service of the ASUAF? We could start 
something here folks. Given the appropriate permissions from the 
copyright holders, this 'KSUA archive' music could be made available 
via an Internet-only delivery system.

>   So , if you agree with me, please send a polite note to the KSUA 
>board (their address) is found on the page noted above.  I 
>personally am
>going to say that I think a student station should encourage creativity, not
>attempt to stamp it out.
>
>I was just about to send a note to the icecast and mserv developers bragging
>about Justin.  The board kinda took the wind out of my sails.

Don't despair, Seth - Justin's work (and the LUG) is still worth 
bragging about. :-)

Perhaps the folks at icecast and mserv have encountered opposition to 
this issue in the past and would have ideas on how to develop a 
resolution?
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