[LAU] A linux-based FM radio station

[david]

On 10/7/14 12:02 AM, Mel Steinberg wrote:
> KNYO is also available on TuneIn: 
> http://tunein.com/radio/KNYO-LP-1077-s88414/  , and the TuneIn apps 
> for Android and iOS.
>
> Cool alternative and classic rock programming!
>
> /mel
>
>
> On 10/07/2014 01:12 AM, Ken Restivo wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 05, 2014 at 07:39:21PM +0100, Will Godfrey wrote:
>>> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 13:48:49 -0700
>>> Ken Restivo <ken at restivo.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm happy to report that as of this morning, 100-Watt KNYO-FM in 
>>>> Fort Bragg California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNYO-LP) is 
>>>> running on Linux, Linux Audio and Free Software.
>>>>
>>>> (Well, then again, I can't speak for their website; I didn't set 
>>>> that up, and it looks like an F5 box, dunno what they run. But the 
>>>> actual streaming and broadcast radio signal chain up to the 
>>>> transmitter is Linux.)
>>>>
>>>> The FM transmitter is in a remote location getting its audio 
>>>> program from a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian connected via DSL to a 
>>>> Linode running Airtime and Icecast2 for station automation and 
>>>> streaming. The studio machine is a Linux Mint XFCE box running The 
>>>> BUTT connected via DSL to the Linode and Airtime. I've done a few 
>>>> Liquidsoap customizations to Airtime to fill in missing features 
>>>> (AutoDJ, saving incoming streams, etc) and will be doing more, 
>>>> possibly contributing them upstream if I can keep them clean and 
>>>> general enough.
>>>>
>>>> -ken
>>> Pleased to hear it. Erm, but then again I'm not likely to actually 
>>> hear the
>>> station in the UK :)
>>>
>> Well it being a 100Watt station in a rural area, it's not likely 
>> anyone at all will be able to hear it.
>>
>> But they do stream live on the internet: 
>> http://airtime.knyo.org:8040/128.m3u , and their calendar is here:
>> http://knyo.org/current-schedule.html  They've got some interesting 
>> local content on Friday nights (PST8PDT) and Sunday mornings and 
>> afternoons.
>>
>> -ken
>> _______________________________________________ 

Hey, thanks Ken and company! I've been in Fort Bragg, CA many, many 
times. Thanks for adding to the music there.

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