Welcome to 'Transmitting to Earth'. I'm Charssun and I'll be your host. This blog and podcast is a byproduct of VoyagerRadio.com and is intended to provide the most timely information about this Internet radio station. It is also intended to be a fun and accessible electronic journal with commentary focusing on Internet radio, podcasting and webcasting issues and technologies, music, and some of my other interests. I also offer personal perspective about being an Internet radio broadcaster (and podcaster).
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Should I Add a Donation Button?For a long time now, I've been considering adding a Donation button to the VoyagerRadio website. Since I use Live365 to power my webcast, I couldn't include the button before; Live365 didn't allow the feature due to perceived RIAA sanctions. But now that Live365 has officially lifted the ban on donation buttons, I'm reconsidering adding the feature to the site.
The reason I'm telling you this before adding the feature, rather than simply adding a button and telling you about it, is because I'd like to hear your opinion before I make this move. I've been unemployed for some time and keeping my Internet radio station on the air has become expensive, what with the rising cost of streaming, webhosting and email hosting fees, and acquiring the very latest releases as soon as they hit the stores (rather than simply waiting forever for them to hit the filesharing networks). As it is, it looks like I'm going to have to be dropping the dialup stream. The dialup stream is only tuned in to by a few listeners, but still, if I could afford it I would like to keep everyone listener...well, listening. VoyagerRadio began as a dialup Internet radio station--I used to even used to broadcast live via a 33k dialup connection--so there's a part of me that's sad to see the dialup stream go. Yet without an income, I can no longer afford to offer the extra expense. Thankfully, the broadband stream is paid through 'til next year. I'd also like to introduce more items to VoyagerRadio, such as a VoyagerRadio T-Shirt and other swag, and services which require commercial software so I can offer a better newsletter and perhaps a discussion forum. All this also requires the time to learn, build, and implement--something I cannot afford to spend without some source of income to keep the lights turned on. I'm very low maintenance, but even so, it costs money to build the best Internet radio station in the universe. Let me know what you think; use the Comment feature or send me email.
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We are officially podcasters now that we have revitalized and reintroduced our downtempo show Tempo of the Down, this time around as a podcast. Now showcasing independent downtempo we've been granted permission to offer for download, Tempo of the Down is our entry into the future of Internet radio.
Head over to our new Podcast area to download the latest session!
