- I am going to end using Live 365 for a server for my show, for various reason, the main reason being that I do not agree with some of the dishonest practices of Live 365, for example the company claims that "all of the money (generated from listeners and DJs who pay for subscribtions) goes to the DJ and the artists", and the sad fact is that ZERO of the money from their exorbitant, very costly, *rip off* charges for both Broadcasters (over $40 a month, and this rent is always climbing, so I am sure that it will be over $50 in a few months, and then they charge listeners too!) and an additional charge for listeners (as a broadcaster, I have to pay both listeners fees and broadcasting fees, and can't even listen to my own rockabilly show because I am not a "VIP member" (another word for "gullible sucker")...
Furthermore, Live 365 claim that they are an "alternative to corporate controlled music" etc, while broadcasting "Radio Disney", and receiving large sums from a slew of big businesses advertizing on their server , from Walmart to E Insurance to Coca Cola to Anne Taylor (who thrive on sweat shop labor in Mexico and in other third world countries)
And what is the worst of all, now they have advertizing for the CIA , yes the Central Intelligence Agency, every other add, yes, promoting a federal department who are known historically for taking part in the torture and murder of Victor Jara, and the assassination of democratically elected leaders like Salvador Allende, and who conspired to murder Ernesto Che Guevara Lynch, and worked with the Cuban Mafia in many botched attempts to assinate Fidel Castro, a man I have alot of respect for..
I am going to try and switch to a Pod Cast format, which will be free to broadcast and will be free for all listeners. I don't know very much about Pod casting, and therefore it maybe a few months before I have the free time to start a new broadcast, but I might be able to broadcast again much sooner, if anyone can give me some tips on pod casting, the technical details etc. I have plenty of links about it, unfortunately, they are a bit long and written by guys that ramble on for ten pages or more, and frankly, I don't have the time to read through all of that right now , so a condensed version would be great...
Rory, Radio Rebel Gael
This blog is a literary extension of Radio Rebel Gael : I chose the title FENIAN EXILE as a tribute to those who were Exiled from their native soil by the British due to their loyalty to the Fenian Faith. These Fenian Exiles ended up in the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, France, Spain, South America, and in many other countries around the world, far from home, and to these valiant souls, I dedicate this Blog.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Radio Rebel Gael will be offline for a little while
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