Our devoted reader Richard points out that WPRB, the student-run radio station at Princeton University, has upgraded its online stream to stereo (it was previously mono). Here’s Richard’s take on WPRB:
WPRB presents the very best in Classical Music programming from 6:00AM (or, when someone gets there to turn on the lights) to 11:00AM, Eastern time, Monday through Friday. The highlight for me is Marvin Rosen, “Classical Discoveries.” But, in truth, everyone at this station is extremely knowledgeable and very good.
You can find WPRB’s stream here. If you don’t wake up in time for the classical programming, Richard recommends time-shifting it with the application Total Recorder.
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Mike- perfect, thanks so much. I passed a printscreen on to the webmaster and the station manager (not withstanding that I have been pitching your site and others to everyone I know in PubRadio. So far, only John Schaefer at WNYC has responded).
See? This is indicative of the problem at so many stations. Jon Solomon already came back with one word: “Thanks”. But, the question is, and this goes on all over the place, why did WPRB not push out this news, to you and to any others where the word could be spread? This is big stuff. They are competing with good competence; but they are waiting for the world to come to them.
Stations need to do this, an not rely on people like me who are not professionals, just avid listeners.
Sorry if my single word of thanks was not enough. Your emails to different departments at WPRB are always greatly appreciated. I will try and make sure a post goes up on http://blog.wprb.com about this change to our stream soon.
Great to see that you are reading in this excellent blog. I hope that you and others are looking at the ones I noted in my email.
I hope also that when you read this stuff, you will speak up from your experience. I am seeing very few professionals responding to these important blogs. Mostly (no surprise) I am seeing me.
You know that I am a WPRB zealot.
What I was decrying here is the almost total failure on the part of all of Public Radio to push out its message.
This news should have been in the RSS feeds. If it was there, I never saw it.
It would also have been helpful if it got into the blog at the Princeton Record Exchange. And, hey, why not now for both? It’s still great news.
You were incredibly quick to take up my suggestion about RSS feeds. But nobody, or almost nobody at WPRB is giving you content for those feeds. Especially Marvin, easily the guy with the most newsworthy program notes, never seems to get it.
The inestimably great WNYC has the same problem. They just totally re-did their web site, and make no mention of it in the several RSS feeds that they have.
You know that I hope that WPRB goes from strength to strength. I am looking forward to the pledge drive in October.
Speaking of the pledge drive, the on-air people are not giving enough little quickie pitches during their station notifications. And, when they do, they are still saying “community supported” instead of “listener supported”, and the two have very different meanings.
Mike-
You can see from this little exchange how really cool would be a forum. Jon chose to answer me here, rather than in private email, and I responded here, rather than seeking the privacy afforded by email.
O.K., guys, time to do some work. Have a great day
Mike- perfect, thanks so much. I passed a printscreen on to the webmaster and the station manager (not withstanding that I have been pitching your site and others to everyone I know in PubRadio. So far, only John Schaefer at WNYC has responded).
>>RSM
Mike-
See? This is indicative of the problem at so many stations. Jon Solomon already came back with one word: “Thanks”. But, the question is, and this goes on all over the place, why did WPRB not push out this news, to you and to any others where the word could be spread? This is big stuff. They are competing with good competence; but they are waiting for the world to come to them.
Stations need to do this, an not rely on people like me who are not professionals, just avid listeners.
Richard,
Sorry if my single word of thanks was not enough. Your emails to different departments at WPRB are always greatly appreciated. I will try and make sure a post goes up on http://blog.wprb.com about this change to our stream soon.
Best,
Jon
Jon-
Great to see that you are reading in this excellent blog. I hope that you and others are looking at the ones I noted in my email.
I hope also that when you read this stuff, you will speak up from your experience. I am seeing very few professionals responding to these important blogs. Mostly (no surprise) I am seeing me.
You know that I am a WPRB zealot.
What I was decrying here is the almost total failure on the part of all of Public Radio to push out its message.
This news should have been in the RSS feeds. If it was there, I never saw it.
It would also have been helpful if it got into the blog at the Princeton Record Exchange. And, hey, why not now for both? It’s still great news.
You were incredibly quick to take up my suggestion about RSS feeds. But nobody, or almost nobody at WPRB is giving you content for those feeds. Especially Marvin, easily the guy with the most newsworthy program notes, never seems to get it.
The inestimably great WNYC has the same problem. They just totally re-did their web site, and make no mention of it in the several RSS feeds that they have.
You know that I hope that WPRB goes from strength to strength. I am looking forward to the pledge drive in October.
Speaking of the pledge drive, the on-air people are not giving enough little quickie pitches during their station notifications. And, when they do, they are still saying “community supported” instead of “listener supported”, and the two have very different meanings.
Mike-
You can see from this little exchange how really cool would be a forum. Jon chose to answer me here, rather than in private email, and I responded here, rather than seeking the privacy afforded by email.
O.K., guys, time to do some work. Have a great day