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From: ACB Radio Support <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:10 AM
Subject: Big Changes at ACB Radio


> Hello everyone.
>
> ACB Radio began broadcasting on December 1 1999. In that time, we've
> brought you hundreds of hours of programming including old time radio,
> technology discussion, debates on current issues in the blind community,
> and of course news about ACB. The success of ACB Radio has undisputedly
> proven the market for the blind community's own radio station.
Listenership
> has increased steadily, and already we are airing content from around the
> world.
>
> Additionally, Internet broadcasting is truly about to enter its golden
age.
> The fidelity of audio over the Internet is improving all the time, and we
> are seeing listeners being freed from sitting in front of their computers
> just to hear Internet audio. A number of devices now exist that
rebroadcast
> your computer's audio on a standard FM radio, stand-alone Internet tuner
> appliances are now coming on the market, and the next generation of
> cellular phones will provide the necessary tools and bandwidth to allow us
> to listen to streaming audio anywhere.
>
> ACB Radio is therefore pleased to announce a considerable expansion of its
> services, which will come on stream sometime in April.
>
> ACB Radio will be separating into three distinct content streams. One
> stream will broadcast an expanded collection of old time radio content. A
> large amount of programming will be made available, and changed every two
> weeks. So if old time radio happens to be your thing, there will be no
> interruptions, and we aim to be the best Internet old time radio station
> out there!
>
> The second stream is something we're really excited about. ACB Radio's all
> music channel will feature nothing but music from blind musicians. Of
> course the commercially recorded artists will be there, but we also want
to
> play music by lesser known artists, including those who have not been
> released commercially. We obviously expect the music to be good audio
> quality. The collection is being assembled now. If you would like to be
> included on this new music station, please contact me as soon as possible
> at [log in to unmask] This music stream further develops our "by the
> blind, for the blind" concept and we are sure it will attract a lot of
> interest from outside the blind community too, so as well as entertaining
> an international audience, maybe you'll be discovered!
>
> The third stream will be entirely devoted to programmes produced by or
> about blind people. Every day, two hours of new content, some of it live,
> some of it pre-recorded, will be made available on this channel. There
will
> be an increase in live talk shows, such as a new technology show and a
hard
> hitting blindness issues programme, reports from special events, and more.
> The number one issue for listeners of knowing when a programme is going to
> be on will be addressed, with a regular schedule published on the web
site.
> The two hours of new material will be on live at the same time each day,
> then rotated thereafter until the next update of the live content.
>
> Finally, we're taking advantage of the Internet to put you in control. All
> your favourite blindness-related content will be made available on-demand.
> This means that as well as tuning into our streams, you can select the
show
> you want to hear, when you want to hear it.
>
> As well as providing links for RealPlayer 7 and Winamp for our streams,
> we'll also be introducing an easy way for you to change ACB Radio
channels.
> RealPlayer users can switch between them with a press of the page-up and
> page-down keys. Winamp users can move between them using the B and Z keys.
>
> I am excited about these changes, and work will begin next week on their
> implementation. There may be periods of down time for the existing ACB
> Radio but these will be kept to a minimum. People on the ACB Radio lists
> will be informed of down times if we are aware in advance that they will
occur.
>
> We look forward to your continued support during this period of
significant
> change and growth for ACB Radio. Thank you, our ACB Radio listeners, for
> making it all possible, and thanks to ACB for having the vision.
>
> Jonathan Mosen,
> Director,
> ACB Radio, the Internet radio station run by the blind and visually
> impaired, for the blind and visually impaired
> http://www.acbradio.org
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
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