[grc] FM chips, and listserve format

[Robert Park]

Thanks for that cogent response, Sybil. WIDE-LP in Madison is one of those
LPFM stations that does not stream (and I have used my New Zealand bought
cell phone to tune in the station).

Bob Park
Program Director
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On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 6:39 PM, Sybil Augustine via grc <
grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> -Why do you want the fm chip in a device that streams?  - Ann Garrison
>
> -For real,
> - at AnnGarrison <https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> -Independent Journalist
>
>
> Hi Ann,
>
> You might be forgetting that streaming often uses up a lot of data for
> people on mobile devices.
> It also eats up a lot of battery life compared to a radio broadcast.
> Also, some stations, e.g. LPFMs, may not be streaming all or any of their
> audio.
> And it might allow for metadata to be more easily included, so that shows,
> hosts, artists and songs are identified and displayed on the screen.
>
> Those are just a couple of reasons that I can think of.
>
> Sybil A., WORT, Madison WI
>
>
> -From: WERU NEWS <amy at weru.org>
>
> -Putting in another plea for moving  to a more user friendly platform than
> -an email list serve.   Reading chopped up emails backwards is so 15 years
> --ago.
>
> -Thanks,
> -Amy
>
> Yes, please....I agree.
> Sybil A.
>
>
>
> --
> “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more
> beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” ― Leonard Bernstein
>
>
> Sybil Augustine
> Music Director  <musicdirector at wortfm.org>
> WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio  wortfm.org
> 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI USA  53703-2626
> 608.256.2001  TRACKING: WED. 1-4 pm Central
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