djMot Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:57 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 I own two Internet radio stations. One is safe, the other is about to get deleted by a company called Radionomy if I don't get my average listener hours up. There is only about a day to get this done, or maybe all weekend at the most. So I need to ask a favor of you. You can even do this while playing games since it won't interfere. The station I need to save is called Country Girl Radio. Now before you click off thinking "country music isn't my thing," hear me out because you don't actually have to listen if you don't want to. The station's website is http://www.countrygirlradio.com At the top of the page is an embedded music player with a Play button on the left side. It looks like this: All you have to do is click the play button, and once the music starts, you can either listen, or mute the page. Muting works best in Firefox because you can just click the speaker icon on the tab to toggle mute. In Chrome, you get the speaker icon to let you know what tab is playing audio, but clicking it doesn't do anything. Instead, you can right-click the tab and there's a mute option on the pop-up menu. I would appreciate it if you would just park your browser on Country Girl Radio and play it constantly throughout the weekend. Please check it now and again to make sure it's still playing. That's it. That's all you have to do to save this station. Why should I do this? Why should I even give a shit? (optional read) Because the American music industry is trying it's level best to completely kill off Internet radio. As of January 1 2016, music royalty rates went through the roof for Internet broadcasters. Having thousands of independent online broadcasters is like herding cats in their minds. They would rather have to deal with only a few (iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon, Spotify, maybe Pandora) because it's easier to manage just those few. Plus, they play what the industry wants them to play. And when online broadcasters die, YOU have lost another source of music discovery. Your only choice will be what the industry spoon-feeds you. And in the meantime, independent artists also loose one of the few platforms they have to be heard at all. So when you do this favor for me, you're actually voting for choice, diversity, and discovery for YOU and for EVERYONE. So why aren't you making the numbers? Do you suck or something? Nope. Country Girl Radio is awesome! Problem is that Radionomy (who acts as our broadcast antenna to the Internet) is feeling the crushing weight of the music industry's demands for higher royalties. So in response, they stopped paying US-based stations a revenue share on ads, pulled all their stations from TuneIn Radio, and for the most part iTunes Radio, too, and geo-blocked entire countries so if you live in one of them, you can't even tune in at all. But at the same time they tell all their affiliated stations, like mine, "You must reach a prescribed minimum average listener hours per day by a certain date or we will delete your station off of our service." It's a real rock and a hard place for me. I was making the numbers, but then they did all the shit I just mentioned, and my numbers plummeted. Now I'm coming up on the magic date, and I'm so close to the magic number I can taste it, but weekends are hell on the numbers and I MUST get through this weekend with strong numbers, or that's it. *poof* Gone. It is by no means a slam dunk right now. It's a fucking white-knuckle, nail-biter of a race to the finish line! Please don't let Country Girl Radio die, and more importantly, please don't let your choice die. Thank you! I'll answer any questions. Ask away. XjCrAzY, hxtr, Mule and 6 others 9 Awards
24oz Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 22459 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 34 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1159 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 1212 Achievement Points: 8390 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 03/16/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 05/18/1969 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Done. djMot 1 Awards
codpiece Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2509 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 3609 Achievement Points: 23134 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Done - but glad I can mute it. Not a country fan. djMot 1 Awards
Gatorgirl Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 2986 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 206 Topic Count: 384 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6456 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7140 Achievement Points: 50711 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 12/19/1967 Device: iPhone Posted October 8, 2016 DONE L!ckALotAPus and djMot 2 Awards
L!ckALotAPus Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 21216 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 20 Topic Count: 33 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1695 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 1732 Achievement Points: 15803 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/15/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Birthday: 02/09/1966 Posted October 8, 2016 done djMot 1
djMot Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:57 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted October 8, 2016 Done - but glad I can mute it. Not a country fan. Totally understand codpiece. Interesting side note, I never identified as a country music fan either. Didn't really identify as a country music hater, either. I just didn't have a solid opinion one way or the other. But one thing I do know is that, whereas rock bands once filled stadiums, now it's mainly just the country acts filling them. So I sourced all the music for Country Girl Radio and flipped the switch, sat back, and it didn't take long for me to think, "Damn! Contemporary country is absolutely awesome!" So now I have an opinion. Still, I know it's not for everyone. And I really THANK YOU for helping! Mule and Cooper 2 Awards
djMot Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:57 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted October 8, 2016 BTW, if you want to use a different media player - like WinAmp, VLC, etc. - or if you play games that let you add a radio stream to your virtual world like Second Life, you'll want to know this stream address for Country Girl Radio. And actually, any html5 compatible browser (so like all of them by now) will play this link directly without going through a player at all. http://listen.radionomy.com/countrygirlradio Cooper and XjCrAzY 2 Awards
djMot Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:57 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted October 8, 2016 Oh, and others have found there is a chat room on the Country Girl Radio page that you can use to talk shit to me But if you do, you best be listening! :lol: Awards
codpiece Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2509 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 3609 Achievement Points: 23134 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 I remember you telling me about this in TS a few months ago. I totally support freedom of choice, I might not care for the music, but I support the idea totally. I will leave it on 24/7 until you know one way or the other. djMot 1 Awards
codpiece Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2509 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 3609 Achievement Points: 23134 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Oh, and others have found there is a chat room on the Country Girl Radio page that you can use to talk shit to me But if you do, you best be listening! :lol: BTW - I prefer to talk shit about you behind your back LOL!!!! Merlin007 and djMot 2 Awards
WldPenguin Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 2995 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 185 Topic Count: 792 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 4712 Content Per Day: 0.96 Reputation: 7325 Achievement Points: 51139 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 90 Joined: 11/17/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 02/13/1966 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Got it up and running on my pc for ya....... djMot 1 Awards
Icequeen Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 9264 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 90 Topic Count: 96 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6202 Content Per Day: 1.42 Reputation: 8200 Achievement Points: 52542 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 60 Joined: 05/13/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 11:04 PM Birthday: 07/13/1981 Device: Android Posted October 8, 2016 Got it! Will leave it up tonight while im sleeping and while im at work tomorrow.<br /> djMot 1 Awards
Poseidon Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 1132 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 36 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 496 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 565 Achievement Points: 3870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/14/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 27, 2024 Birthday: 07/24/1980 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Got it running my friend! djMot 1 Awards
Cooper Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 20909 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 48 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 222 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 202 Achievement Points: 2593 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/18/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 04:44 PM Birthday: 05/03/1957 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Here too hombre. Just let'n the puter run. Nice tunes though...thanks djMot 1 Awards
XjCrAzY Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 50 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 9 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 118 Achievement Points: 2061 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 28, 2023 Birthday: 09/26/1979 Posted October 8, 2016 Done!! It's a good station! djMot 1 Awards
Sonovabich Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) I got it on now Mot. Can't find where to mute it though lol. Edited October 8, 2016 by Sonovabich djMot 1
JohnnyDos Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2016 Done and listening. djMot 1
dadda2 Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 1566 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1152 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 7674 Content Per Day: 1.42 Reputation: 4167 Achievement Points: 68081 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 07/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 5, 2020 Posted October 8, 2016 done djMot 1
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ViPRZ Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 2978 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1657 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 1107 Achievement Points: 26123 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/11/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 09/23/1970 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 Up and listening..hope it helps DJ djMot 1 Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 489 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 553 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4745 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 6058 Achievement Points: 42053 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2024 Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Android Posted October 8, 2016 Up & playing. djMot 1 Awards
Merlin007 Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 1127 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 8583 Content Per Day: 1.64 Reputation: 7547 Achievement Points: 76572 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 16 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Posted October 8, 2016 It's a stream'n. Good luck pal. djMot 1 Awards
Hunter1948 Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 1850 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 328 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8620 Content Per Day: 1.62 Reputation: 4222 Achievement Points: 55994 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 06/19/1948 Posted October 8, 2016 It''s running and I do like country. djMot 1 Awards
LtLaszlo Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 189 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9238 Content Per Day: 1.61 Reputation: 24523 Achievement Points: 95480 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 323 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Kindle Fire Posted October 8, 2016 Done, but also can't mute. Lowest volume is still playing a level...no problem except I want to play COD! djMot 1 Awards
Gatorgirl Posted October 8, 2016 Member ID: 2986 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 206 Topic Count: 384 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6456 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7140 Achievement Points: 50711 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 12/19/1967 Device: iPhone Posted October 8, 2016 Done, but also can't mute. Lowest volume is still playing a level...no problem except I want to play COD! what browser are you using? Muting works best in Firefox because you can just click the speaker icon on the tab to toggle mute. In Chrome, you get the speaker icon to let you know what tab is playing audio, but clicking it doesn't do anything. Instead, you can right-click the tab and there's a mute option on the pop-up menu. djMot 1 Awards
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