Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/public_html/lib-common.php on line 4396
Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/public_html/lib-common.php on line 4396
Warning: mktime() [function.mktime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/public_html/lib-common.php on line 5531
Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/system/lib-comment.php on line 321
Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/system/lib-comment.php on line 321
Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/system/lib-comment.php on line 321
Warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /usr/local/www/nat.guyton.net/geeklog-1.4.0sr2/public_html/lib-common.php on line 1143 Nat's Geeklog - Streaming Radio on the Net
I want to be able to hear KLOL broadcasts of the Walton and Johnson show, but most of the time I am busy. OK, I could take a radio to work and listen with headphones, but that's too easy, plus I am still constrained to their playtime. KLOL does not do internet broadcasts due to all the paperwork each time they play a song. Ho-hum.
Here's my solution - I bought a $5 radio card for my computer that should run under Linux, and plan to capture radio input from KLOL from 5:30 AM to 10 AM, when W&J is on. Then from there, the MP3s will be put on my streaming audio site, where I can access the broadcasts from anywhere - work, home, vacation, whatever. Kinda like a TiVo for radio. (I wonder if there is already such a thing?)
Depending on the size of the files (I will probably save in 30 minute chunks), I may get a USB disk-on-key and dump them there, so that I am not downloading lots of stuff at work, risking attracting the attention of the surf police.
Anyhow, that's the plan. The only thing stopping me at the moment is that currently my Linux server is a Compaq, and Compaqs are notorious for not allowing non-compaq cards in their BIOS. I'd have to add some sort of driver or something. Sheesh.
There's a new Fry's Electronics opening up near us - once it does, I am going to go get another motherboard and chip to replace a failing Gateway that I have, and fire that one up. Should be sweet...
Authored by: nat on
Thursday, January 06 2005 @ 12:22 AM CST
SWEEEEET!!! The W&J website says that they will be back in Houston on Feb 15th... Maybe that will give Fry's time to open and I can buy a motherboard. The streaming radio gawds are gonna be on my computer yet!
Authored by: nat on
Sunday, June 04 2006 @ 05:24 PM CDT
Never did get around to doing this. I've since set up MythTV and could probably record the radio signal with the PVR card I use for it, but have not looked into it yet.
More importantly, W+J are now sending up a weekly podcast! Get it here
After 20-something years, KLOL's format just changed - it's now a latin dance radio station. I was SO CLOSE!
Well, W+J are still syndicated in Biloxi, MS, and New Orleans and I think one other place. I'll have to find out...
W+J Website