Soft 'N Easy Net Radio

In its relative infancy now, I believe Internet radio it will become a major source of news and entertainment in the future. It stands to reason. A bunch of petty bureaucrats must not be allowed to squash it like an ant. I hope that commonsense will prevail, but listeners need to get active. I read that many people have contacted their reps in Congress, and now their senators. I hope that the day of silence on June 26 07 will alert people to the very real prospect of losing their favourite station.

I live in Oz, so feel powerless to do much. Our broadband is so pathetic that I don't think any politician here has ever listened to an Internet radio station.

I just know I would be so much the poorer if I could no longer listen to Soft'nEasy. Good luck!

Thanks for your support! The House Small Business Committee will be holding a hearing on June 28. From a U.S. House media advisory:

"The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled 'Assessing the Impact of the Copyright Royalty Board Decision to Increase Royalty Rates on Recording Artists and Webcasters.' Small Webcasters that provide daily music entertainment to individuals nationwide will be at risk of going silent on July 15, after an increase in royalty rates from the Copyright Royalty Board (CR comes into effect.

"The hearing will examine the decision to raise rates, the impact it will have on Internet Radio, and the challenges of providing fair compensation for copyright owners while maintaining a business environment that allow small Webcasters to thrive.

"The committee will hear testimony from various Internet Radio outlets, as well as music artists that stand on both sides of the issue...

"When: Thursday, June 28 10 a.m.
Where: 2360 Rayburn House Office Building"

'To be honest i think they should put out local radio stations (well) fm satations...i hate em i know....cuz i worked in a couple radio stations hereif they wanna go through my internet station they would have to go through us listoners first i'm tired of the goverment ....its time to take a stand where we the people throws the goverment out on there excuss my lauguage there asses out... we,us , the people stands for this country not them' 8)


:arrow: And i will take that to my grave

dave so if internet radio goes down , what will you be doin after ? like would you go and be a local radio station ? ....or just say the heck with it all....( just curious)

dave so if internet radio goes down , what will you be doin after ? like would you go and be a local radio station ? ....or just say the heck with it all....( just curious)
I'd just say "the heck with it". Becoming a local broadcast station would be nearly impossible. There are no available frequencies in my area, not even anything for low power stations. Even if there was, it would be a financial and paperwork nightmare. I could legally broadcast on AM at 1 milliwatt. That MIGHT cover a half mile or so depending on the antenna. I could do FM legally also, but I'd only cover the same distance. And I certainly don't have thousands or millions to throw at an existing station. Oh well. Let's see what happens.

if thats the case? so your sayin that u live in the country ...surrounded by hills what? can u give me more detail about your surrounding...not to be noisey just tryin to picture it in my mind...theres a way around frequencies like u u did run am low bandwith am or fm and it would be bounceing off of peoples tv anntenna's anpeople would liston to it my a certain station like channel 3 member that movie phennomam john trolvata played in ...sorry cant spell some words...that dude had a ham radio and he played music ...the town folk listoned to it by there t.v's i dont know if that could happen but looks like it would ....who knows...my uncle did somethin like that by useing c.b frequencies