Re: [DDN] Help for Community Radio Stations
George Lessard, noted in the John Hibbs post, is from the Northwestern Territories in Canada, from whence he is the moderator of the MediaMentor discussion group on Yahoo Groups. MediaMentor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediamentor George posts a steady stream of excellent messages and the list provides numerous posts about community radio, some about podcasting and much that is useful to those with concerns and a need to know sources and information about media issues relevant to the digital divide, hardly a minority of the subscribers to this list. Consider this your hot tip from me of the day. By the way, those needing United States education statistics (plug in the name of other countries and find statistics for other countries in the tips provided) may find this post to be useful. From: David P. Dillard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:18 am Subject: COUNTRIES: UNITED STATES : EDUCATION: STATISTICS: Selected Tools for Finding Education Statistics http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/4874 George Lessard is also a regular and greatly valued Net-Gold poster. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org World Business Community Advisor http://www.WorldBusinessCommunity.org = On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, John Hibbs wrote: At 2:11 PM +0100 2/25/05, A. K. Mahan wrote: In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we believe that radio is the one to watch. snip or George Lessard...in Nunavut http://media002.tripod.com/ snip John Hibbs http://www.bfranklin.edu/johnhibbs ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Help for community radio stations
At 2:11 PM +0100 2/25/05, A. K. Mahan wrote: In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we believe that radio is the one to watch. Amy Mahan, I love you. I believe you are just exactly on target! Now. Perhaps I should be writing off list directly to Amy Mahan in Montevideo? Or, most certainly, perhaps I should mention - especially to Amy - that one of the premier gurus in the whole of the community radio world, a Dutchman, lives in Montevedio - Bruce Girard [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.comunica.org/apasionados/ or Arun Mehta, in New Delhi http://www.radiophony.com/html_files/arun.html Also one of the planet's radio gurus or George Lessard...in Nunavut http://media002.tripod.com/ Or perhaps I should just plug for the fact that I am seeking, seeking, seeking a small group of people who would like to help in a real world demonstration of the impact that can be made by combining the collaborative power of the Net with the reach of ordinary radio -- and not so ordinary radio -- to include podcasting, Apple, and some Gee Whiz folks in San Francisco? Would those interested in helping with such demonstration please write to me - on or off this list? Bruce? Amy? Chuah Siew Eng? Geoff? Andy? Janet? John Hibbs http://www.bfranklin.edu/johnhibbs P.S. Inside that 40 foot van/telecenter should be the skills and equipment necessary to allow low power broadcasts to reach a radius of 25kms...arguably the most important use of the telecenter? At 2:11 PM +0100 2/25/05, A. K. Mahan wrote: Second, while there has been a lot of talk about podcasting, and other audio deliveries, and some talk about internet (streaming) radio, there hasn't been much talk about reducing the divide by combining the power of the Net with the reach of conventional radio. The One to Watch: Radio, New ICTs and Interactivity This book is available online in English and Spanish at: http://www.comunica.org/1-2-watch/ The Internet and other new ICTs are changing radio in the developing world. But far from making it less relevant, they are opening up hitherto unimagined possibilities: *Broadcasters who used to have to travel for hours or even days to find a public library to research a programme, now have instant access to the Internet; *National, regional and global radio news agencies are making world news and alternative perspectives available to even the most remote communities; *The radio/telecommunications combination is helping to keep communities together, despite the distances imposed by migration. The cases presented in this book are among the first examples of the convergence of radio and new ICTs for development, and the book underscores the significant potential of the combination. In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we believe that radio is the one to watch. -- Amy Mahan Montevideo, Uruguay www.lirne.net www.regulateonline.org ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Help for community radio stations
First, there is an enormous amount of technical skills on this list, http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org; not to mention serious intellectual depth that comes with almost every post. Second, while there has been a lot of talk about podcasting, and other audio deliveries, and some talk about internet (streaming) radio, there hasn't been much talk about reducing the divide by combining the power of the Net with the reach of conventional radio. Such pathway might well open up if some of you very smart technical guys - dare I say geeks? - help Chuah Siew Eng in Malaysia with his problems. In return, perhaps Mr. Eng will help us tell how important podcasts can be aired in Malaysia to the ordinary listener. Chuah Siew Eng [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear all, My organisation is setting up a community radio in Malaysia and testing streaming on the web, but is flummoxed by some technical problems. Our youthful (but possibly now graying) web technician says: We are using Mac OSX version 10.3 Panther, with Quicktime 6.5 and Quicktime Broadcaster. I have set up a website, and the web host supports live streaming. I've search through the websites for info, which all pointed to this: broadcasting through Quicktime requires QTSS, which is used in Mac OSX server. How can I create a live broadcast from the software that I have without needing to purchase and/or install any other software? I would appreciate a detailed response including the whole process of making the live broadcast. Thanks (also for the past postings of the many resources and news about community radio). Lurker no more, Chuah Siew Eng Outreach Coordinator Centre for Independent Journalism Malaysia PS Minidisc obsolete? Gosh...and I only just got acquianted to it :-o ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Help for community radio stations
Second, while there has been a lot of talk about podcasting, and other audio deliveries, and some talk about internet (streaming) radio, there hasn't been much talk about reducing the divide by combining the power of the Net with the reach of conventional radio. The One to Watch: Radio, New ICTs and Interactivity This book is available online in English and Spanish at: http://www.comunica.org/1-2-watch/ The Internet and other new ICTs are changing radio in the developing world. But far from making it less relevant, they are opening up hitherto unimagined possibilities: *Broadcasters who used to have to travel for hours or even days to find a public library to research a programme, now have instant access to the Internet; *National, regional and global radio news agencies are making world news and alternative perspectives available to even the most remote communities; *The radio/telecommunications combination is helping to keep communities together, despite the distances imposed by migration. The cases presented in this book are among the first examples of the convergence of radio and new ICTs for development, and the book underscores the significant potential of the combination. In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we believe that radio is the one to watch. -- Amy Mahan Montevideo, Uruguay www.lirne.net www.regulateonline.org ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Help for community radio stations
You may be interested in a project I work on called RANET (http://www.ranetproject.net). We work with First Voice International (http://www.firstvoiceint.org/) who provide us with a small amount of bandwidth on the Worldspace satellite (http://www.worldspace.com/). If you are in the states, WorldSpace works much the same way as XM and Sirius radio do. However one difference is that the WorldSpace digital radios allow you to hook them up to a computer to receive digital content with the right equipment. The idea behind RANET is that we provide information over the broadcast such as forecasts, observations, and educational material in HTML format. Community radio stations that have a WorldSpace radio and a computer (it has to be running Windows, no Linux drivers for the WorldSpace modem as far as I know) can then receive this information and broadcast it in the local language. No-battery radios (Freeplay, etc) are distributed to local villages allowing the locals to listen to the radio station. Again, more information can be found at our website http://www.ranetproject.net John Hibbs wrote: First, there is an enormous amount of technical skills on this list, http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org; not to mention serious intellectual depth that comes with almost every post. Second, while there has been a lot of talk about podcasting, and other audio deliveries, and some talk about internet (streaming) radio, there hasn't been much talk about reducing the divide by combining the power of the Net with the reach of conventional radio. Such pathway might well open up if some of you very smart technical guys - dare I say geeks? - help Chuah Siew Eng in Malaysia with his problems. In return, perhaps Mr. Eng will help us tell how important podcasts can be aired in Malaysia to the ordinary listener. -- Geoffrey Rowland Technical Officer Climate Information Project NOAA Research Office of Global Programs http://www.cip.noaa.gov RANET http://www.ranetproject.net Contractor, RGII Technologies, Inc., a Computer Horizons Company http://www.rg2.com Phone: 301-427-2089x186 Fax : 301-427-2082 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
