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I Miss The Old Days of Radio . . . When Radio Was Radio !

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From: RHF
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:05
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On Sep 10, 5:33ย pm, "Brenda Ann" <newsgro...@fullspectrumradio.org>
wrote:
> "Drewdove" <chea...@juno.com> wrote in message
>
> news:i6e6i4$4ub$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> > Have you tried other lossless codecs like Monkey, mp3-HD, Mp4 ALS?
>
> > The one that seems most promising is mp3-HD as it's compatible with older
> > players. I've heard some weird stuff with Money, but it may be me. ALS
> > sounds solid, but I think you need a player that can handle it.
>
> > I think Vorbis has a lossless system as well, but I could be wrong.
>
> You do realize that most radio stations are using compressed digital formats
> for their programming, and have for some time. I believe the most prevalent
> is OGG/Vorbis, though some do use WAV or high bitrate mp3. "DJ's" anymore
> sit in front of a computer monitor and read off a list prepared by the PM or
> equivalent. Lucky ones even get to point and click on the tracks they want
> to play. ย Union shops are insane: all the "DJ" does is talk, the board is
> run by an engineer and all music selection is done by the PM. In some
> stations, the entire broadcast day is lined out in advance, and the FCC log
> is printed out at the beginning of the day. ย I miss the old days of radio.

- I miss the old days of radio.

BAD,

At least you have your experiences and the
memories of when : radio was radio . . . :o)

as for me . . . i am just listening to
'free' over-the-air the radio ~ RHF
 .
 .
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