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On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 09:17 +0100, mac jordan wrote:
> This morning brings an enquiry from an (already pro bono) client:
> 
> "I want to set up a website for a new organisation. The concept is for a
> 'virtual hub' where radio stations across the developing  world involved in
> the promotion of [subject] can connect and down load material generated by
> other similar radio stations in other countries for use in their own shows."

Radiovague.com do this with icecast and peercast , it works really well
and i use it to do the live stream from the bell. If implimenting this
remember that
the backend needs at least a colo'ed box at a decent internet switch to
make it worthwhile.

> Followed, of course, by "I do not yet have any finance for this idea"

so either they are cheeky or charitable ,  maybe oneworld.net might be
able to 
help.

>  And is he mad to think the files should be Windows Media?

completley barking , but then i find it very hard to be positive about
any
microsoft technology.  IME OGG gives the best quality but not everyone
can use it off the bat , MP3 is good enough for most people and usually
just f'ing works.

The bitrate should really be decided by the content , for speech you can
get away with 32kbit , for acoustic music 64kbit will do for complex
electronic or classical music 128kbit should be used.

Toodle-pip
Amias
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