They are not paying for the Microsoft streaming audio stuff... Microsoft 
gives it away if they sign an exlusivity contract of some kind...
otherwise, most of the people I know in Public Radio would rather use
realaudio... but it's expensive...

J.

On Tue, 22 May 2001, Paul Lussier wrote:

> 
> In a message dated: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:08:05 EDT
> Larry Cook said:
> 
> >Just go to http://www.nhpr.org and click on "LISTEN TO OUR LIVE
> >BROADCAST" in the third column just a little ways down the page.  They
> >just had a quick blurb and are now doing some news (1:07pm), but Linus
> >should be on shortly.
> 
> It appears that the name of the show is "The Todd Mundt Show" out of 
> Michigan.  It also appears that *all* NPR affiliates now only stream 
> audio in Windows Media format.
> 
> I like Public Radio, though I have always thought they should seek 
> advertising to support themselves rather than use my tax dollars.  
> Now I am, more than ever, sure that I will never send money to 
> support a Public Radio station since I now know that my money will be 
> used to purchase software which I will never, ever be able to benefit 
> from!
> 
> Oh well, I'm sure Linus didn't say much more than what I've heard him 
> say in the past.
> -- 
> 
> Seeya,
> Paul
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> 
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> 
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