Internet radio stations & other alternatives to Radio 3

[HighlandDougie]

I've only just noticed this thread (it's in what I think of as the serious section of the Forum) but, to repeat what I'd posted in 'What are you listening to now', this site vaut le détour:

http://concerthuis.radio4.nl/series

'Uitvorenden' is a list - by performer or conductor or orchestra of what they happen to have on offer at the time from a very rich archive of broadcast concerts - in excellent sound (maybe not up to 320kbps but I'm not sure I could tell the difference). The advantage over the KCO's otherwise even richer hoard of treasurable performances is that you can choose what you want to listen to, although I have often simply gone to the KCO site and simply listened - sometimes for several hours - to what they were broadcasting at the time. Sometimes serendipity intervenes with other stations (a recent chance clicking on MDR coincided with a broadcast of Riccardo Chailly's very fine Gewandhaus Mahler 6th - see http://www.listenlive.eu/classical.html for other stations).

[Nick Armstrong]

I understood that, but thought the further interesting research merited another post.

You carry on winging it old chum

We won't get in a flap.

And I was, of course, being a smart aleck and indulging in a cheap (cheep cheep) jeu de mots...

I understood that, but thought the further interesting research merited another post.


And, after all, there's now room for a new generation who weren't born when CFM started!

[teamsaint]

And I was, of course, being a smart aleck and indulging in a cheap (cheep cheep) jeu de mots...

yes, well please don't bother sending the bill.....

[Nick Armstrong]

I was, of course, referring to the birdsong used by CFM before they went 'live' in 1992.

And I was, of course, being a smart aleck and indulging in a cheap (cheep cheep) jeu de mots...

I was thinking more about all the damned twittering on Breakfast...

I was, of course, referring to the birdsong used by CFM before they went 'live' in 1992.


I hadn't realised that, judging by this Wiki entry, the 'Birdsong' station currently replacing JazzFM does, in fact, use exactly the same recording from a Wiltshire garden.

During the station's test transmissions between July and September 1992, Classic FM broadcast a continuous soundtrack of birds singing and other countryside sounds. The "birdsong" test transmissions became a famous landmark of British radio and attracted many newspaper articles and comment prior to the station's launch, including one live comment during BBC Radio 4's Test Match Special when commentator Brian Johnston referred to listening to the birdsong, much to the fury of BBC management who were fearful of Classic FM's impending launch.

The birdsong recording was made in the Wiltshire garden of the station's chief engineer who is also credited with the idea of using the soundtrack as test material rather than playing back to back music which would otherwise have been expected. Consequently, the sound and style of the station remained a complete mystery to listeners, critics and rivals alike until it launched at 6am on 7 September 1992. This birdsong recording could later be heard on the temporary DAB station "Birdsong", which replaced Oneword when it closed down.

[Nick Armstrong]

Another one imitating CFM?

I was thinking more about all the damned twittering on Breakfast...

Has anyone noticed that JazzFM on DAB (in NW England) has started broadcasting Birdsong continuously, and even named the station Birdsong?

Another one imitating CFM?

[Stunsworth]

A friend on the south coast bought a dab radio to listen to Jazz FM only to find that the station was closing down.

[Beresford]

BIRDSONG on JazzFM

Has anyone noticed that JazzFM on DAB (in NW England) has started broadcasting Birdsong continuously, and even named the station Birdsong?
Messiaen would have liked it, maybe.

[Beef Oven!]

Ooops.






Which one's that?

Hard to find now, there's thousands of stations!!

Under classical, go to 'B' and look for "All Baroque Music (1.FM TM) 1.FM's Baroque channel"

[Nick Armstrong]

nits

Ooops.

Been listening to FM1's Baroque station and the sound quality!!!????

Which one's that?

[Beef Oven!]

Pleasure. I created the 'Radio' playlist bottom left - and I just drag in there the few particular stations I want to return to from the main lists. (There's an option to create a column for the nit-rate of each station, which I find a useful reminder).

Hope I don't get nits

And OMG!!! How did we live without the airport???!!!!

Been listening to FM1's Baroque station and the sound quality!!!????

[Nick Armstrong]

Cheers Cali

My iTunes page never looked liked that, until I went into General Preferences and realised that 'Radio' was un-checked!!

All sorted, my iTunes homepage looks remarkably similar to yours now

Pleasure. I created the 'Radio' playlist bottom left - and I just drag in there the few particular stations I want to return to from the main lists. (There's an option to create a column for the bit-rate of each station, which I find a useful reminder).

[Beef Oven!]

You will find them when your iTunes page looks like this:

- click on Music at the top of the left-hand column, and then click on 'Internet' fifth from the left under the apple. Then you can open up whichever category you're after

Cheers Cali

My iTunes page never looked liked that, until I went into General Preferences and realised that 'Radio' was un-checked!!

All sorted, my iTunes homepage looks remarkably similar to yours now