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The Rough Guide to Internet radio / L.A. Heberlein.
Van Pelt Library TK5105.887 .H43 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heberlein, L. A., 1951-
- Series:
- Rough Guides music reference series
- Rough guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Internet radio broadcasting--Directories.
- Internet radio broadcasting.
- Web sites--Directories.
- Web sites.
- Genre:
- Directories.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 370 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm.
- Other Title:
- Internet radio
- Place of Publication:
- London : Rough Guides, ; New York : Penguin Group, [2002]
- Summary:
- Through your computer you can listen to thousands of stations your radio cannot reach, and with The Rough Guide to Internet Radio you can begin to explore this astoundingly varied world. The Rough Guide gives you
- An overview of the software you'll need and easy step-by-step instructions on how to download, install and configure it.
- A critical guide to the very best stations and programs, organized to lead you straight to what interests you, whether it's sci-fi news, the latest sounds from the Caribbean, or classic radio broadcasts of the '30s and '40s.
- Tips on how to set up your own Internet radio station
- Having founded one of the very first Internet software companies, L.A. Heberlein is now a Seattle-based writer and radio producer.
- Contents:
- Part I Tuning in to Internet Radio
- About Your Computer 3
- Bandwidth 4
- Internet Radio Software 5
- Installing and Using Windows Media Player 7
- Installing and Using RealPlayer 15
- Firewalls 24
- Proxy Servers 26
- Other Internet Radio Software 28
- Media Players 28
- Tuners 30
- Skins and Plug-Ins 32
- Internet Radio on the Macintosh 32
- Internet Radio on Linux 33
- Installing RealPlayer on Linux 33
- Other Internet Radio Software for Linux 36
- Internet Radio Hardware 37
- Improving Your Sound 38
- Sound Cards 39
- Speakers 39
- Headphones 40
- Connecting your Computer to your Sound System 41
- Part II The Directory
- A Guide to the Directory 45
- Classical Music 52
- Classical Music Stations 52
- NPR Classical Stations 56
- Classical Music Programs 59
- Live Performances 62
- Opera 66
- New Music 70
- Rock 73
- Rock Stations 74
- Rock Programs 76
- Rock Around the World 77
- Live Music Shows 79
- Gothic 82
- Metal 83
- Punk 84
- Oldies/Roots Rock 86
- Other Popular Music 95
- Ambient/New Age 95
- Blues 96
- Bluegrass 102
- Cajun/Zydeco/New Orleans 105
- Conjunto/Tex-Mex/Norteno/Tejano 106
- Country/Alternative Country/Americana/Rockabilly 107
- Dance/Electronica/Techno/House/Trance/Acid Jazz 118
- Folk 124
- Gospel 134
- Hip-Hop/Rap/Urban 137
- Jazz 141
- Polka 155
- Reggae/Dub/Ska 156
- Soul/R&B 159
- Experimental Music 163
- World Music 166
- World Music Programs 166
- Africa 171
- Central Asia 174
- East Asia 175
- South Asia 176
- Southeast Asia 179
- West Asia 182
- Australia/New Zealand 183
- Caribbean 183
- Celtic 186
- Eastern European 188
- Northern European 191
- Western European 191
- Hawaiian and Pacific Islands 195
- Latin America 196
- Middle East 206
- Free-Form and Eclectic 208
- Free-Form Stations 210
- Free-Form Programs 212
- College Stations 215
- College Stations of the US and Canada 217
- College Stations of the United Kingdom 230
- College Stations of the World 232
- High School Stations 233
- Foreign Language 234
- Multilingual 234
- Afrikaans 238
- Amharic 238
- Arabic 238
- Armenian 239
- Bosnian 240
- Bulgarian 240
- Burmese 240
- Cambodian 240
- Chinese 240
- Cree 242
- Croatian 242
- Danish 242
- Dutch 242
- Esperanto 243
- Estonian 243
- Farsi 243
- Finnish 244
- French 244
- Gaelic 245
- German 245
- Greek 245
- Icelandic 246
- Inuktitut 246
- Hebrew 246
- Hindi 246
- Hungarian 247
- Indonesian 247
- Italian 247
- Japanese 247
- Kazakh 248
- Korean 248
- Latin 248
- Lithuanian 249
- Malay 249
- Nepali 250
- Norwegian 250
- Oromo 250
- Pijin 250
- Polish 251
- Portuguese 251
- Punjabi 252
- Romanian 252
- Russian 252
- Sami 252
- Spanish 252
- Swedish 254
- Tagalog 255
- Tamil 255
- Thai 255
- Tibetan 256
- Tongan 256
- Turkish 256
- Ukrainian 256
- Urdu 257
- Vietnamese 257
- Welsh 257
- Yiddish 257
- News and Commentary 258
- Public Affairs Discussion 263
- Environment 264
- Law 266
- Media 266
- Progressive 267
- Right-wing 269
- Conspiracy 271
- Arts and Culture 271
- Poetry 276
- Language 278
- Film 279
- Business 280
- Investments and Personal Finance 280
- Labor 281
- Human Interest Features 282
- Food 284
- Gardening 285
- Health 286
- Spirituality and Metaphysics 289
- Sports 290
- Travel 291
- Vintage Radio 292
- Comedy 294
- Children's 297
- Radio Drama 299
- Original Radio Art 306
- Overheard 307
- Science 308
- Mind/Brain/Psychology 310
- Technology 311
- Religious Services 312
- Affinity Groups 313
- First Peoples 313
- Latino/Chicano/Raza 317
- African-American 319
- Elders 320
- Disabled 321
- Women 321
- Gay and Lesbian 325
- Youth 326
- Ethnic Communities 327
- Mega-Sites 333
- Index Sites 334
- Part III Becoming a Broadcaster
- The Easy Way to Get Started 340
- Live 365 340
- Hosting an Internet Radio Stream 342
- System and bandwidth requirements 342
- Shoutcast 344
- RealSystem Server 344
- Windows Media Services 345
- Quick Time Streaming Server and Darwin Streaming Server 346
- Creating a Radio Show 346
- Attracting Listeners 348
- How to Stay Legal 350.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1858289610
- OCLC:
- 50193967
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