tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post3875654059914967557..comments2023-10-15T16:58:38.291+03:00Comments on n@simjo ©: My Radio Segment, Episode 8nasimjohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12336922664009663702noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-17860779606429500692009-03-02T22:27:00.000+02:002009-03-02T22:27:00.000+02:00Hey there..as for Rotana Radio , you can listen to...Hey there..as for Rotana Radio , you can listen to it directly using http://rotanaradio.jo , as this is the Jordanian Page which contains the Streaming links, and as For Radio Fann, in Addition to RotanaRadio , you can listen to them on iPhone using the shoutcast Software [Just Download Shoutcast on the iPhone, and search for Rotana Radio or Radio Fann] , on the other Hand, you can also listen to them over the Internet by downloading "Nokia Internet Radio" for the new series phone, and ull be able to listen to it through WiFi Connections.. <BR/><BR/>Cheers man , and keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-31432920186696493732009-03-01T15:37:00.000+02:002009-03-01T15:37:00.000+02:00well, actually, in this example i gave u, www.play...well, actually, in this example i gave u, www.play.cz gets the audio from all the czech radio station and broadcast them on the web in 32,64,and 128kbps qualities (and 192 in a couple only that seem to have direct fiber connection). just reply 64 in the same URLs with 32 and 128, you'll gonna see how 128 doesn't differ from 64, but there is quite a difference between 64 and 32.<BR/><BR/>Actually i had a similar idea about making a similar site in jordan, no responses so far!<BR/><BR/>of course, when its a talk radio, 20k is more than enough :)<BR/><BR/>& Glad you like the segment :)nasimjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336922664009663702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-81765796376025368262009-03-01T15:04:00.000+02:002009-03-01T15:04:00.000+02:00Sorry, but My czech is a little rusty. =)Yes, you ...Sorry, but My czech is a little rusty. =)<BR/>Yes, you can broadcast at any rate you want. I'm not disagreeing on that. The more the better. But for FM stations. It would be odd (but not impossible) to hear radio broadcast at a higher quality on the Internet than people recieve on their radios<BR/>(and for that, you need the preamp output as input to the encoding process, and not the output of a radio device)<BR/><BR/>At any rate, Nasim your radio segment is really good. I just listened to it one more time and I think it's great.<BR/><BR/>I like that Ammannet.net is archiving the programs. I don't think any other radio station does that. And they're being saved at 64kb, which is wonderful way better than the broadcasted 20kbs<BR/><BR/>Ya3teekom alf 3afyehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-73048093870086184562009-03-01T14:43:00.000+02:002009-03-01T14:43:00.000+02:00hmm ... try this:http://www.play.cz/radio/radio1-6...hmm ... try this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.play.cz/radio/radio1-64.asx" REL="nofollow">http://www.play.cz/radio/radio1-64.asx</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.play.cz/radio/radiospin64.asx" REL="nofollow">http://www.play.cz/radio/radiospin64.asx</A>nasimjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336922664009663702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-7916653747495538552009-03-01T14:25:00.000+02:002009-03-01T14:25:00.000+02:00Of course I know the difference between Kb/s and K...Of course I know the difference between Kb/s and KHz. But that's not the point<BR/>With good encoding (like MP3 for example) you can encode the 14,970 hz that make the whole FM spectrum using only 32kb/s. The result is as good as what people hear from their radios.<BR/><BR/>Providing a "higher quality" stream is great, if the station can afford it.<BR/><BR/>I have been a daily listener to almost all the streaming Jordanian radios. And the only one that has real difference between it's 32kbs and 128kbs is Rotana. I think it's because they're encoding straight from the preamp output. While others, broadcast, receive then encode. In other words, the 32 and the 256 if they would broadcast it would be identical in quality (although the 256kbs broadcast would have higher quality noise :)<BR/><BR/>By the way, Radio Al Balad <A HREF="http://wma.str3am.com/ammannet" REL="nofollow">webcast</A> has acceptable quality, and it's webcasting at:20 kbps, 16 kHz, stereo. Not even 32kbs. I'm sure they have a good reason for that. But I can hear some noise and some knocking sounds in it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's not a big dealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-87643933586866342552009-03-01T13:02:00.000+02:002009-03-01T13:02:00.000+02:00well, qwaider, i disagree that 32K is enough, upon...well, qwaider, i disagree that 32K is enough, upon personal "long-term" experience, 64Kbps gives the perfect FM quality through ASX broadcasting. more than that is a waste of resource, especially if the internet broadcasting is done from receiving a radio signal. so i personally consider 128 as over quality, and one that can be useful if and only if the internet broadcasting is done directly from source mixer.<BR/><BR/>kbps differs from khz :D<BR/><BR/>and regarding the last piece of information, i know that, but its good to know the reason behind it even :D<BR/>Thanksnasimjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336922664009663702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13716924.post-37354847328786568952009-03-01T12:48:00.000+02:002009-03-01T12:48:00.000+02:00Very nice segment you have there. Well done, and h...Very nice segment you have there. Well done, and hopefully it will grow more and you will have your own full show :)<BR/><BR/>I have a minor correction for you. You mentioned that "only recently some stations have been broadcasting at a quality that is equivalent to that heard from the Radio station"<BR/>That's actually not entirely accurate. You see, FM broadcasting can be safely done using 32kbs, anything higher than that is just a waste of resources, since the maximum frequency that can be transmitted through FM is 15khz.<BR/><BR/>Now unless the Internet webcast is encoding the raw stream at it's maximum possible fidelity. The result would not change much. 32kbs is more than enough.<BR/><BR/>Now this is an area where Internet Radio stations have an edge over the Wireless RF transmission, they can have much higher quality, but that also comes at a cost in the bandwidth needed to cater for it.<BR/><BR/>A tidbit for you<BR/>The first radio station broadcast from Jordan EVER was 1997/1998 when the Late King Hussein was admitted to Mayo Clinic and the easiest way to have Jordanian radio reach the US was through the Internet from NETS/Batelco. The transmission was running on Unix/Irix silicon graphics servers and encoded using Real Audio and could support up to 150 listeners at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com