EAA Radio at AirVenture 2012

[codetalker]

2060We are excited to begin broadcasting in this, our 17th year of operation!

As always, we are hard at work, preparing for the 2012 broadcast season! Our AM transmissions will return this year on AM1210. Additionally, we will be available at 96.5 FM.

We know some of you had issues listening remotely last year. In an effort to alleviate these issues, we removed the Flash Player on our website and replaced it with a simple link. Additionally, with help from our friends at Disovery World, we have upgraded our streaming server! Please try the new link at our website now: http://eaaradio.net

Also, remember, we stream content year round from our extenisve archive!

If you use social media, you can follow our updates on Facebook (http://facebook.com/eaaradio/) and Twitter (eaaradio (http://twitter.com/#!/eaaradio)). Or you can simply email us at info@eaaradio.net. As listeners, we welcome your feedback!

Thanks for your years of support!

Tommy Balistreri
Station Manager - EAA Radio

[Marc_CYBW]

Great idea and service.
But eaaradio.net doesn't work now. When does it come on line?
Marc

[codetalker]

But eaaradio.net doesn't work now. When does it come on line?

My link above had an error in it. Please try now!

[MEdwards]

All I can get is the 30 second commercial, over and over and over again. None of the archives will play. Do I have to have Quicktime installed to play anything but the commercial? Why does the commercial work but nothing else?

[codetalker]

All I can get is the 30 second commercial, over and over and over again. None of the archives will play. Do I have to have Quicktime installed to play anything but the commercial? Why does the commercial work but nothing else?
The problem you're describing, with the underwriting message, we discovered yesterday, and only seems to happen in the latest versions of Windows Media Player - the one included with Vista/Windows 7. Version 9, the version included with Windows XP, works fine, as do a number of other players (WinAmp (http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5623_lite_en-us.exe), VLC (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/vlc/2.0.1/win32/vlc-2.0.1-win32.exe?r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videolan.org%2Fvlc%2F index.html&ts=1339933597&use_mirror=superb-sea2), etc).

You can certainly try installing one of these, but you may find it easier to use the alternate option shown just under the "Click Here to Listen" link:


TuneIn is another way to stream EAA Radio from a web browser.
For more information, visit tunein.com (http://www.tunein.com/) and search for "EAA Radio".

Here is a direct link: http://tunein.com/radio/EAA-Radio-s126404/

P (http://tunein.com/radio/EAA-Radio-s126404/)lease let me know if you have any issues with tunein.com or if you have any questions. Sorry, for the confusion. I guess you can thank Microsoft for their inconsistencies, but we are attempting to find a workaround, which may include only using the tunein.com link.

Thanks!
Tommy Balistreri
Station Manager - EAA Radio

[MEdwards]

Right, didn't work with Windows Media Player with Windows 7. But also didn't work with WinAmp under Windows 7. Just the commercial, which I've heard now about 25 times too many.

Did work with TuneIn from home, but Friday from work I got no audio at all from EAA Radio on TuneIn. Some other stations worked, others did not. Might be the firewalls, but last year I was able to get EAA Radio at work and hope to be able to do the same again.

Thanks a whole lot for running this, and thanks especially for starting to work the problems early!

Mike E

[codetalker]

Right, didn't work with Windows Media Player with Windows 7. But also didn't work with WinAmp under Windows 7.
I am using WinAmp with Windows 7 without issue. What issues are you experiencing with it? The same as with WMP (Windows Media Player)?


Just the commercial, which I've heard now about 25 times too many.
Sorry about that, but our underwriting messages (not commercials, as we are operated the same as a public radio station), are essentials to our survival. If you notice, the only messages currently playing are thanking Discovery World museum, and asking for support.


Did work with TuneIn from home, but Friday from work I got no audio at all from EAA Radio on TuneIn. Some other stations worked, others did not. Might be the firewalls, but last year I was able to get EAA Radio at work and hope to be able to do the same again.
If you are having problems with tunein, I suspect an issue with firewalls, particularly if you are only having issues with some streams. The streams all come from the original source, and play through tunein's website. If you have a personal smartphone, you may want to try the TuneIn Radio app, as this would eliminate firewall issues. It is free an available for a number of phones, but please be conscious of the amount of data you are using! I have used this app on both a Blackberry and an Android device for years without issue. If you have an iPhone/iPod/iPad, you can try out EAA Radio app.


Thanks a whole lot for running this, and thanks especially for starting to work the problems early!
NO problem, Mike! It's what we do! Hopefully, you can work this out! If there is anything I can do to help, let me know!

[codetalker]

Mike E:

As discussed previously, we did make some changes to our webpage at http://eaaradio.net

We made TuneIn.com the prominent link and offered suggestions on the direct link for those that would rather stream that way...

[MEdwards]

Yes, I noticed that. Unfortunately, when I call up EAA Radio on TuneIn, all I get is silence. The problem probably is firewalls on the office network, because some stations work, others do not. But we got EAA Radio to work last year, and I'm hoping that with some perseverance, the same thing can happen for this year's AirVenture.

[codetalker]

I suspect, your employer may have begun blocking our stream. TuneIn.com is simply a web-player that then attaches to the very same stream. If you can get to some, and not others, this most likely is the reason.

You can try seeing if you can still connect and play the stream directly with Windows Media Player. If it does, I suggest installing something like WinAmp, which has been tested on Windows 7 and works great with our stream.

[MEdwards]

I doubt they're blocking your stream in particular. But TuneIn tells me I have neither Quicktime nor Real Player installed, they tell me I need Silverlight, and there seems to be some issue with Flash, too, so I suspect it's pretty much hopeless. This is a government network, and they're still worried about the commies as well as the terrorists, so I can't install anything. If I talk to the IT people about it, I'll end up on somebody's watch list. So I'll keep trying, but I don't expect success.

If audio works along with the streaming video from AirVenture, that will be good enough.

Thanks again for all your help.

Mike E

[PaulDow]

I'm also not able to listen through the tunein application, but can through the tunein web page. After some research, I see it may be a codec issue. Is the feed in WMA format? If you're not on a Windows device, tunein doesn't have the licensed codec since it would have cost more than they get from a free program.
This thread has some messages on the subject. It's from the HP Touchpad forum, but the tunein developer participates.
http://forums.webosnation.com/hp-touchpad-apps/290090-tunein-radio-questions.html

Also, could the studio camera be shifted a bit to the left? The microphone stands block the view of the people being interviewed.
Thanks

[codetalker]

The stream is NOT in WMA format: it is MP3, but I believe TuneIn re-encodes it. Since TuneIn works on a variety of devices, I am certain it is not a WMA stream.

As for the studio cam, this is the best placement possible in our small space. It is not perfect, but it gives you a view of the "action".

[PaulDow]

Thanks for the info. I guess my problem is being cheap and buying a discontinued device.
Having multiple methods of connecting is a great service, especially since I couldn't go there this year.
I saw later that some people sit on the end of the table in the studio, so I see what you mean.

Edit: I have to stop listening. I looked outside, and wondered why it was so dark. Then I realized that I wasn't in the Central time zone.