Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: What do I need to listen to the radio?
R: You a need a Pentium-class computer (or the equivalent), a sound card and an Internet connection of at least 28.8 Kbps. A screen resolution of 1024x768 or more is recommended.

Q: How can I use this site to listen to the radio?
R:Follow the First visit link on the home page and read carefully the instructions. You may wish to print the page to keep the instructions handy.

Q: Can I install all the players without conflict?
R: Yes you can. It is however strongly recommended that only one player be open at a time.

Q: The station I have chosen does not play and an error message is displayed instead. What am I doing wrong?
R: Radio stations can close their Internet signal due to maintenance or breakdown. In that case, the station should be back on momentarily. Sometimes the stations changes its adress and the link is no longer valid. I check the stations regularly but if you find a broken link please do not hesitate to report it using the special link next to each station name The broken link will then be promptly repaired or the station will be removed.

Q: Can I listen to Internet radio using my stereo system? Can I record the broadcast on tape?
R: Yes. It is very simple:
1- Hook up your computer to your stereo (needs a cable betweek the "line out" jack of your sound cars and the "aux in" jack of your stereo).
2- Try it, adjust the sound level. Internet radio should now be playing on your sound system.
3- Just tune the "Aux" channel and begin recording!
If you don't have a "line out" jack, use the speaker jack and if you don't have a "aux in" jack you may use the "tuner" jack or any other unoccupied in jack.

Q: The audio cuts in and out. Can you fix it?
R: This phenomenon is most likely due to traffic either on your local network, the station server or on the Internet at large. The best thing to do in this situation is to try listening again later. Also, while listening to the radio, avoid simultaneous activity such as downloading large graphics or video files, surfing to other sites, or opening multiple browsers. These actions will reduce the amount of available bandwidth and cause delays in streaming the audio. Another solution is to increase the buffer size. For that go to the options of your player.

Q: I can't access to some radio stations but others are working fine, why?
R: The problem with some radio stations using popup windows (identified by the ¹ symbol) is associated with turning on Ad Blocking or other ad/popup killer. When Ad Blocking is enabled, the stations cannot be accessed. Disabling Ad Blocking allows the stations to come through. Just press down the CTRL key while clicking the link.

Q: On some stations, the player keeps indicating Reconnecting and does not play. Is that station down?
R: No. The station is broadcasting but is at the moment overwhelmed with traffic. Just wait between 1 and 5 minutes and the stream should begin when other users stop listening.

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