docwebster ([personal profile] docwebster) wrote2004-03-31 11:35 pm

Radio Nosferatu - That news I promised.

Okay.

In a bid to really get us set into place for the (hopefully) deluge of listeners we'll get as a result of our impending visit to Convergence 10, we're setting up with a dedicated server courtesy of our esteemed webfolk, Incrediby Gay Hos.. I mean, Skyfire Hosting. I expect I'll find the page is suddenly translated into Farsi or something. Sorry. It's just getting late and I'm feeling a touch loopy.

We're also getting set up to be all nice and licensed through a co-op internet radio licensing thingy. This will include two changes to Radio N, itself. One will be jacking in will at the point we go live with these folks, you'll go to our station's page on their site to jack in. Don't worry, I'll change the Jack In links on the Radio N site to point you directly to the given page so it'll be painless as possible.

The second change will pertain to requests. To keep the station in line with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, requests will be delayed by an hour. To keep folks from clogging up the queues, the request ratios will changes but not to anything too entirely onerous. It'll be something like four every ten or something.

On to programming news, we'll soon be debuting two new shows: Gorilla Radio (courtesyof [livejournal.com profile] murnkay, and Radio Geekboy (courtesy of Graveyard Greg, demented genius behind Gaming Guardians. I'll keep you folks posted as to their debuts.

Now, for Radio N business news: this new dedicated server will cost us 75 dollars a month, but that includes a fairly sizable output of 100 gigs a month. Unless I miscalculate badly, that'll allow us to add a higher speed stream as well. That is where the business part of this comes in, folks. 75 bucks a month for the server plus 40 bucks a month for two streams plus 25 a month for the licensing to keep us from getting our asses sued off equals We Need Advertisers. I know certain folks have asked about ads right on the website, but frankly I haven't had time to consider that yet but I will by this weekend. For now, let's go with the audio ad rates that are posted on the website on the - tada - Ads page. I'm not sure about carrying on with the free ads for banner placement deal, as we need money. But I digress, dear readers.

Moving on, the station's main playlist will remain 90% gothic/industrial with a few other bits thrown in to keep things interesting. But really, Radio N is what the listener makes it. You want a Swing tune? Request it. You want 80's? Request it. As a wise man once told me (Bless you, Professor Hitchcock), "It's not about what I want to hear. It's not about what you want to hear. It's about what *they* want to hear". He also said "I love radio. Where else do you get paid to sit in a closet for four hours a day, play music, and talk to yourself?"

Sorry for the uncut lengthy post, but I just wanted to get this all out there for you folks.

[identity profile] madsqueeble.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Only a *bit* loopy, doc?

[identity profile] docwebster.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
*mutters and makes a mental to include a "Squeeble gets dumped headfirst into something really icky by Baltan-seijin" scene in the next story* ;)

[identity profile] madsqueeble.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
*makes, in retaliation, a note to have a demon called webster chased around by seiryuu within KnK* ^_~

[identity profile] madsqueeble.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
...It's official, you're weird.

[identity profile] bunyip.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
It took you this long to work that out?

[identity profile] madsqueeble.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, he managed to keep some modicum of it while we yakked. ;)

[identity profile] bunyip.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
As in the same meaning as the Pacific Ocean is a *bit* wet

hhmm

[identity profile] disgruntledgrrl.livejournal.com 2004-03-31 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
To keep the station in line with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, requests will be delayed by an hour.
Damn, that was a draw for some people.
Can I send you more music or are there some stipulations on it?
Do you want it on a Harddrive or a Cd rom?

Re: hhmm

[identity profile] docwebster.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
How much music are we talking? Yeah, I'd love to get more stuff. I just want to know how much to plan for.

I know what you mean about the requests, but it's either that or stay outlaw and not make any money at this. Sucks, but oh well.

Re: hhmm

[identity profile] disgruntledgrrl.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well much ya want is a good counter. But tell you what, I'll go through your list and mine and Kevin's. From there I'll load up 3 cds worth of mp3s, which at 700 megs each would be about 2.1 gigs.
J00 need more Oingo.

I've got Oingo (some rare stuff like a Budweiser commercial they did)
I've got Split Second, Faith and Muse, WaxTrax collections, Weathermen, The Damned, Sex Pistols, Chemlab, an obnoxious amount of 80's tunes, and of course VNV Nation and the origianl MESH.
Kevin is big on EBM and Industrial. I'm the goth.
We can also expand that Celtic catagory.
So would 3 cds be fine? I have no concept of what your limitations are.

Re: hhmm

[identity profile] docwebster.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
2.1 gigs won't even make a dent in the space we have available. Mmm. Damned. I'm a huge Damned freak. Er.. perhaps I should rephrase that. ;)

Re: hhmm

[identity profile] docwebster.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oops.. forgot to say CD-ROMs will be fine.

[identity profile] shadesong.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Still wanting a show from me?

[identity profile] docwebster.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Sure thing, sweetie. Whatcha got in mind?

[identity profile] shadesong.livejournal.com 2004-04-01 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Got noooo clue. Just a random idea that popped into my brainmeats.