You Know Altrok Radio Is FREE, Right?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:20 amFolks,
I got a note from someone here on the message board who, while supportive, said something to the effect of "it sounds good, but I won't support a PAY service".
Which is funny, because while you CAN pay for Altrok Radio, you don't HAVE to.
So I figure I've got some misconceptions to clear up.
For the record: Altrok Radio is [b]really, truly, actually free.[/b] No pay necessary. After a certain amount of listening time, Live365 (our streaming provider) asks you to create a login, but that's [b]also free[/b] (and from what I can tell, they're not spammers.)
There [i]is[/i] a subscription program available, which makes the commercial breaks, and in fact all advertising on the Live365 pages, go away, but the VIP program is totally optional. If you sign up for it, it makes me a little money (and I do mean "little") but if it gets in the way of you listening, I'd rather just have you listen for free.
I've got a lot of music you can't hear anywhere else anymore, and a lot more music that needs more exposure now, and I'm not interested in quibbling about filthy lucre, just in getting the music into your ears. Making money will help me do it longer, but my tank's not even close to "E" yet.
Why is money even involved? Because it's a legal web station, in that the songwriters and performers who get played, get paid. At least, that's the RIAA's story, and I'd rather spend a little money on a good stream that isn't in danger of getting shut down by a cease-and-desist order.
Even when you listen for free, it's still CD quality when you listen with MP3Pro, and still quite good in plain MP3. There's a free MP3Pro plugin for WinAmp, and some other players do it natively. If you need help finding one, let me know.
(And to the person on the board who asked: Thank you! You probably hit on what was stopping people from listening! Here I was thinking they just didn't like me...)
-Sean
<a href="http://www.altrokradio.com">Altrok Radio - Click Here To Listen FREE!</a>
(Now Playing: Devo, "Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy")
I got a note from someone here on the message board who, while supportive, said something to the effect of "it sounds good, but I won't support a PAY service".
Which is funny, because while you CAN pay for Altrok Radio, you don't HAVE to.
So I figure I've got some misconceptions to clear up.
For the record: Altrok Radio is [b]really, truly, actually free.[/b] No pay necessary. After a certain amount of listening time, Live365 (our streaming provider) asks you to create a login, but that's [b]also free[/b] (and from what I can tell, they're not spammers.)
There [i]is[/i] a subscription program available, which makes the commercial breaks, and in fact all advertising on the Live365 pages, go away, but the VIP program is totally optional. If you sign up for it, it makes me a little money (and I do mean "little") but if it gets in the way of you listening, I'd rather just have you listen for free.
I've got a lot of music you can't hear anywhere else anymore, and a lot more music that needs more exposure now, and I'm not interested in quibbling about filthy lucre, just in getting the music into your ears. Making money will help me do it longer, but my tank's not even close to "E" yet.
Why is money even involved? Because it's a legal web station, in that the songwriters and performers who get played, get paid. At least, that's the RIAA's story, and I'd rather spend a little money on a good stream that isn't in danger of getting shut down by a cease-and-desist order.
Even when you listen for free, it's still CD quality when you listen with MP3Pro, and still quite good in plain MP3. There's a free MP3Pro plugin for WinAmp, and some other players do it natively. If you need help finding one, let me know.
(And to the person on the board who asked: Thank you! You probably hit on what was stopping people from listening! Here I was thinking they just didn't like me...)
-Sean
<a href="http://www.altrokradio.com">Altrok Radio - Click Here To Listen FREE!</a>
(Now Playing: Devo, "Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy")