Comments on: Digitizing radio – a discourse http://funferal.org/blog/2005/10/21/digitizing-radio-a-discourse/ engraved and retouched and edgewiped and pudden-padded Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: owen http://funferal.org/blog/2005/10/21/digitizing-radio-a-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-261 owen Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:41:24 +0000 http://funferal.org/blog/?p=1067#comment-261 The content shouldn't be affected by the delivery mechanism, as live material is very obviously live, and will accept phone-ins, etc, no matter what. Podcasts fall into the same category as pre-recorded or repeated material, and can be treated as such. Again, continuing on the spirit of my earlier point, I think the main priority should be to get the basics working, and working well, before adapting additional technologies, (not that they should be neglected either); i.e. don't forget the original priorities. The content shouldn’t be affected by the delivery mechanism, as live material is very obviously live, and will accept phone-ins, etc, no matter what. Podcasts fall into the same category as pre-recorded or repeated material, and can be treated as such.
Again, continuing on the spirit of my earlier point, I think the main priority should be to get the basics working, and working well, before adapting additional technologies, (not that they should be neglected either); i.e. don’t forget the original priorities.

]]> By: Andrew Ó Baoill http://funferal.org/blog/2005/10/21/digitizing-radio-a-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Andrew Ó Baoill Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:52:53 +0000 http://funferal.org/blog/?p=1067#comment-260 Accessibility is an important point, and so you're right about having multiple streams, and good usability, if you're going to have webstreams. Incidentally, on the issue of multiple streams, I understand that this is why some administrators prefer to use Real Audio for distribution - because it can automatically adjust to the connectivity of the listener. One of the points I was trying to work through in this piece, however, is how the content we choose to produce is affected by the distribution mechanisms that will be used to deliver it. David Park's research on college radio gives some good empirical evidence for this. Accessibility is an important point, and so you’re right about having multiple streams, and good usability, if you’re going to have webstreams. Incidentally, on the issue of multiple streams, I understand that this is why some administrators prefer to use Real Audio for distribution – because it can automatically adjust to the connectivity of the listener.

One of the points I was trying to work through in this piece, however, is how the content we choose to produce is affected by the distribution mechanisms that will be used to deliver it. David Park’s research on college radio gives some good empirical evidence for this.

]]> By: owen http://funferal.org/blog/2005/10/21/digitizing-radio-a-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-259 owen Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:13:05 +0000 http://funferal.org/blog/?p=1067#comment-259 The number one priority should be content, and how it's delivered should be secondary. I can't help with content, but the technicalities I can. The main thing to do is to make it as simple as possible for the viewer/listener to follow. Every step you add is another opportunity for the listener to stop bothering. For example, have a live stream in multiple formats (if possible), to suit different bandwidths, including 56k modem, as well has having syndicatable podcasts of various shows. For example - ( I know this is a different style of radio station) KEXP have very clearly on the left, links to streaming audio in 3 different formats. The number one priority should be content, and how it’s delivered should be secondary. I can’t help with content, but the technicalities I can. The main thing to do is to make it as simple as possible for the viewer/listener to follow. Every step you add is another opportunity for the listener to stop bothering.
For example, have a live stream in multiple formats (if possible), to suit different bandwidths, including 56k modem, as well has having syndicatable podcasts of various shows.
For example – ( I know this is a different style of radio station) KEXP have very clearly on the left, links to streaming audio in 3 different formats.

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