I went there at 6:30 CST or 12:30 UTC today December 18 and the
server reported its status as down. This actually does give you
something to listen to if you like sixties music. Try "The
sounds of Silence."
I'l give it another try when it is back up.
Martin
Gordon Smith writes:
> Hi all
>
> I wonder whether some kind sole could possibly spare us five minutes or
> so of their valuable time. We need a third party to test out our new
> Shoutcast feed to see how they find the quality. We're not too worried
> about content just at the moment, as the system is automated and far from
> totally refined. However, if some kind person would be willing to help,
> we'd be very grateful. I am setting this up alongside of the hospital
> radio service in which I am now involved. Part of the reason behind this
> is that we are hoping to establish a community station for our entire
> town next year, and I've already been asked to participate. In fact, we
> take it so seriously that everybody, including myself, has had to undergo
> a "CRV" check, (Criminal Record Verification". They check thoroughly
> into your background and make sure that there is no unlawful history
> associated with your personal records. Happily I passed the test with
> flying colours and am now not only a basic member, but an
> enhanced member. Anyway, I digress. If somebody wouldn't mind please
> please pretty please just tuning our way for a few very short minutes to
> let us know how you find the audio quality and whether the signal is
> solid with you, we would be extremely grateful. I am adding things like
> playing now and song requesting to our website, all of which will be good
> experience for when we get the real deal up and running early next year.
>
> The URL you'd need to test from is below. Please don't worry about the
> station IDs. We are aware that they are out of sync with what we are
> actually playing. That is going to get fixed in the very near future.
> And finally, to whom ever it may concern, please accept our thanks.
>
> OK, the website for Sparkle radio is here but please don't try the song
> requester, it isn't functioning yet:
>
> Sparkle Radio website:
> <http://www.sparkle-radio.net/Index.html>
> please note that the URL is case sensitive. The listen link for the
> audio can be directly accessed here:
> <http://listen.sparkle-radio.net:8120>
>
> To anybody who offers help, please accept our thanks. I plan to do my
> first live show on that little project in the coming days, but we will
> also be looking for presenters if anybody fancies having a shot at it.
> You don't have to be experienced, just up for a lot of fun.
>
> Kind regards
>
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