Re: [Swprograms] timer-recording Internet streams

["Stone Mountain" <stonemountaincity@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the useful info, Richard et al. I'd forgotten about the MT
piece. If my office/radio room were neater, I'd be able to find it
in a jiffy -- but what you've provided is quite useful.

I wasn't sure if Windows' task scheduler would allow me to specify a
stream. I'll try to read up on Task Terminator and Replay AV.
Does the latter allow me to just set a timer to record a certain
period each hour (i.e. :59 to :05), or would each hour's start- and
stop-times have to be entered? I guess this is not so bad if I can
save that schedule for daily use...

I don't fool with podcasts -- reminds me too much of the much-touted
push technology years ago. There can also be quality issues with
on-demand programming.

For example, France Inter streams live in stereo, but the on-demand
version of the rock show "C'est Lenoir," for example, is
only in mono. And RFI's on-demand English-language broadcasts are of
less quality than the live stream.

For what it's worth, I notice that RNE Radio 3 is now offering its
music programs on-demand (in mp3), where they had previously
not been available.

I haven't sorted out all the discrepancies about what BBC domestic
radio programs are available live and on-demand. I get the
impression some shows are not being made available on demand to
foreign listeners, while the programs are available on the
live stream. All the more reason to listen and capture live, when possible.

I'd still rather get programs off satellite or shortwave than off the
Internet...

Mike Cooper
Stone Mountain
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