<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
If you are broadcasting the same feed on all three stations, then, you
can encode at a high bit rate (FM quality - see the Icecast
documentation to decide format and bit rate). Then, use Icecast to
serve the feed and your stations can then attach to the feed and
receive their signal. You can use authentication, or even an obscure
mount name (If it isn't published anywhere, how could anyone guess that
your feed is on <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://232.156.023.232/uTe8GQ64.ogg">http://232.156.023.232/uTe8GQ64.ogg</a>)<br>
<br>
But, here's a practical consideration: If you stream a private feed for
your other stations to pick-up for rebroadcast, you will have a latency
caused by buffering and other factors. So, you won't be able to have a
program at a remote station start at exactly 10:00, for example. Nor
will you be able to have the three stations synchronized.<br>
<br>
The big advantage of streaming technology is that the origination point
and the access points can be literally anywhere the Internet is
available with no advance planning. You can even use wireless Internet
technologies for broadcasting or receiving. But, it sounds like your
origination point and your three access points are fixed locations -
and there are only three of them.<br>
<br>
Since you're talking about fixed locations and especially if you're
broadcasting 24 hours per day, you may find that ISDN telephone lines
are more reliable and less expensive (or at least competitive) than
Internet technology.<br>
<br>
Of course, you would still use Icecast for streaming to your audience
as you mentioned no matter what you do for the links to your three
radio stations.<br>
<br>
Geoff<br>
<br>
New Life Bible College and Seiminary wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid004e01c57da5$cbf16d40$834e2542@com" type="cite">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; ">
<meta content="MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name="GENERATOR">
<style></style>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have another question as to what
we need to use with our stations, if Icecast is what we need. We will
be simulcasting three stations through DSL. No one will be accessing
this but our stations. We will put out our programming from the main
office, hook up a computer at three stations to receive the feed and
put it out on air. Then also we will be on the internet with one of
the stations. Someone told me that there were dedicated programs that
are built just to stream from one station to the other, that other
people can't access. They said that was best for streaming between
stations. What are we best to do? Use one of these programs for that
and then use Icecast for streaming through the internet? Any ideas?</font></div>
<pre wrap="">
<hr size="4" width="90%">
_______________________________________________
Icecast mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Icecast@xiph.org">Icecast@xiph.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/icecast">http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/icecast</a>
</pre>
<pre wrap="">
<hr size="4" width="90%">
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.6/33 - Release Date: 6/28/2005
</pre>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>