Ranch Story Radio Testing Hour, Come one, come all! Options

[Peter]

Alright, I think I'm all established for a test run of Ranch Story Radio. Apparently the way I have to do it is I have to book hours ahead of time, and as long as I'm running Winamp, you'll be able to listen. Our test run is going to consist of Final Fantasy X OST for the first run. All you need is a version of Winamp.

http://www.winamp.com/

Once you have it up, I'll let you know where to download the file. It's a .PLS file that recognizes the server, and it goes into your playlist as just one song, but streams my music. We shall see, and keep our fingers crossed that this will work.

The radio will be running from 1AM to 2AM EST. I'm sorry the time is so late/early for some of you, but alas, I requested on pretty short notice. I'll update later when it comes closer to the time.

Hope you all enjoy it.

(Couldn't put this in announcements, because I don't have special privileges. Heh.)

[Peter]

Allow me to clarify a few issues.

Time Issues: The radio will not consistently run late as it has been. I do apologise for that, but this is why they are called 'test runs.' We're just trying to work out the kinks and such so that when the radio goes 'live,' you'll be able to listen with little to no problems. Again, I'm sorry it ran so late last night, but keep reading for more details on Test #2.

Song requests: My music collection is infinite. If you request a song, and I don't have it, then I will make every attempt in my power to get it. Don't worry about what I have, or don't have. Make a safe assumption that I do have it. If the rare chance comes along that I cannot obtain it by ANY MEANS, then I'll think of something to make it up to you. Also, song requests can be done whenever you'd like, up until two hours before air time. Those two hours are the time I need to get everything set up and situated for your listening pleasure.

Temporary Time Frames: I know the radio only playing for a few hours a day is a little irritating because of the fact that not everyone is around at the same times all the time. I want you to know that this time frame thing is temporary, and I've already started considering investing in a permanent server so the radio will run 24/7. Some people make graphics, others supply the site with game content. This will be my way of contributing to the Ranch Story community. The only thing I ask of you is patience. To run a radio 24/7, my computer must be running as well. I have anal parents who believe that their electric bill must be $4 a month. Because of that, I cannot run my computer that much. If you're patient with me, you will be rewarded. By that time, I can have my own place, a better computer (to allow for more connected users at a time, as well as better sound quality), and by that time, I will have run the radio enough to know what would be ideal for you all. So, while your feedback is always appreciated, please don't bash, or get upset. We're all working through the same issues, and I'm trying my very best to accommodate for everyone. Some people will have to make sacrifices sometimes until we get a stable server.

I think those were the biggest issues thus far. Right now, I'm looking at 11PM to 12AM on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009. This is again, according to EST (-5), so you must calculate what that is in other timezones. Again, I'll take requests (bold them for me so I may find them easier, since we don't have a separate thread yet). If the requests don't fill up the hour time slot, I'll fill the rest in with some of my own music. This test run will consist of all regular music, no game music, unless you actually want it. Any questions or concerns, please PM me or notify me in this thread. If you're creative, I'm up for having 'commercials' or something similar in between songs.

Ideas

Some ideas that I was thinking about for the full radio are:
1) Having set days be some genre. Monday = Pop, Tuesday = Rock, etc. This would mean that when you tuned in that specific day, you'll know what to expect to hear, for one, and two, brings the repetitive factor to a minimum. If this is how we want to run things, we'll have to come to a general consensus on what days will cover what genres. Just a thought.

2)Live DJ - I picked up a mic, specifically for doing speech segments, but if I can figure out how to broadcast 'live' along with the music (causing for minimal interruptions as I try and set the next few songs up) I think it could be a lot of fun, both for me doing it, and you guys listening to it. I was also thinking of some way we can have a name and a motto for our station. For example: 92.9's motto used to be "soft rock, less talk, on 92.9" or something like that. So it would be cool to have something similar for RSR.

-EDIT- For my own personal recollection, the password for the next radio is chebud_45