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Post by egnlsn on Apr 27, 2013 6:45:51 GMT -6
Thank you for all your hard work, Danny. We know it isn't easy, but it will payoff. :-)
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 18, 2013 7:02:59 GMT -6
It wasn't very well advertised, that's for sure. I signed up for www.nixle.com not too long ago, and yesterday @9:17AM, I received an E-mail reminding me about it.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 17, 2013 7:12:55 GMT -6
The only thing I can really disagree with you on is "Most all online purchases now are made from phones." That sounds fishy to me. If the stat were "mobile devices" then maybe, but it's still hard to believe. Ninety percent of my wife's purchases are via her phone. In fact, ninety percent of all her online activity is on her phone. Her phone is right there, no matter where she is. She doesn't have to go to the other room to use her laptop or grab the tablet, or even wait 'til we get home. Small and lightweight, her phone is just much easier for her to use than anything else. It is sad that local radio has become what it (for the most part) is -- just a bunch of music, with buttons being pressed (or icons tapped) by hosts that have little or no personality. I mean, you used to listen to a radio station and listen to things like Danny Kramer and Tom Barberi's race around the world, or Hans Peterson's conversations with his "cast of characters," or things that made it fun to listen. The same music could be found at a handful of other stations, but you listened to your favorite because of the personalities.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 14, 2013 17:31:06 GMT -6
You've got too much time on your hands, Ken...
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 13, 2013 16:26:04 GMT -6
I was watching Turkish TV last night.... I've heard people say that they couldn't find anything good to watch, but don't you think that's taking it a little far.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 10, 2013 7:55:10 GMT -6
Any particular reason the audio stream isn't currently running on 19.5? I know that OTA is last on the list of priorities, and do I understand that you want to get everything running flawlessly before going on TV.
Every now and then, I do a scan to see if there's anything new out there (or something has gone away). Others do that as well. What better way is there to get out the word about RetroMediaAllstars than making it available as much as possible. Have, as the video portion, the homepage alternating with the "About" page. That would also increase exposure for your sponsors.
That way, people could run across the great music by accident. As it is now, nobody could.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 8, 2013 14:53:20 GMT -6
Keep your ideas a'comin. At this point, a person can go to the website and with a simple click of the earphones at the top you go to the stream. If only it were always that easy. With a good WiFi connection, it takes a minimum of 4 or 5 attempts (an attempt is tap the headphones and then tap the play button on the next page) on my phone to get to the music. With no WiFi connection (just 3G) this morning, after 15 attempts on one browser and 6 or 7 more with another browser, I gave up. A few hours later, I tried again to no avail. After I got home I tried again. Five attempts and I was there. I shouldn't have to tap 8 or 10 times to listen to the music I want. Not exactly mobile friendly (at least for Android, anyway). An app for Android would take care of that. Never an issue on my desktop. Sounds fabulous!!! ;D
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 7, 2013 14:03:20 GMT -6
If 19.5 were running right now (with Mark & Gail on 12-3 and Danny on 3-6), what would the other 18 hours consist of. Would it just be a simulcast of 19.1 as it is now, or would it be audio only of RetroMediaAllstars.com. Perhaps the streaming audio, and the video portion could be the homepage of RetroMediaAllstars.com?
If you recommend 19.5 to people because of the great music and wonderful personalities there and they tune in to see a '40's or '50's movie or TV show (the same thing that is on 19.1), they're not gonna return.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 7, 2013 12:38:06 GMT -6
I absolutely love the music and the mix. Perfect blend of All American Classics and Adult Standards. I've looked around for several years, and I've found no place like it. Thanks so much for bringing this GREAT sound back!
Now, if you only could get Hans Petersen to come onboard...
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 5, 2013 9:39:03 GMT -6
An app would be good. Perhaps, check into getting RetroMediaAllstars added to some of the music services such as TuneIn Radio (app) and RadioSure (client). Those are apps or standalone clients that let people tune into radio stations from around the globe; some regular radio stations that also stream, while some are internet only. The one that I would like most to see is vTuner. They offer 48 stations from Utah -- a few internet only and a few AM stations, while the rest are FM stations; HD1, HD2, and so on. There are a lot of A/V receivers that have vtuner as part of the receiver.
You also need to setup a Facebook page, making it so much easier to get the word out about this fabulous, new station.
BonnevilleMariner brings up a good point about streaming video. While streaming video is cool and all that, realistically, how many people are going to watch it on their mobile device? Streaming video eats up battery and draws a lot of processor resources.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 4, 2013 19:37:49 GMT -6
On my phone, I have to tap it 5 or 6 times, but it eventually works.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 4, 2013 18:09:35 GMT -6
My phone, a Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android) won't let me get close the introductory video. Hopefully, when that video goes away, I'll be able to get somewhere.
My tablet is a Toshiba Thrive (also an Android), and is a different story. When I first tried it, I saw a message that said that some Android devices wouldn't stream audio. Tried it again ~5:35, after Danny posts. Using Firefox, it came up and played, but would often cut out. Speedtests come back at 12M+, so bandwidth wasn't an issue. Tried again a little bit later (utilizing both Firefox and the stock browser), and it streams and plays just fine.
Good work, all involved. Still, no 19.5, though.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 4, 2013 16:17:36 GMT -6
Still no video on my desktop at 4:20PM
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 4, 2013 12:30:15 GMT -6
No video streaming at 12:30PM.
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Post by egnlsn on Apr 3, 2013 20:37:18 GMT -6
Sounds rather good, Danny. I'll have to check it out after 12PM, too. Any time frame on 19.5?
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