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Old 07-28-2012, 01:46 PM
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Workarounds for poor FM reception

Why didn't I think of this before? WKSU, and most other classical stations, have audio streams over the Internet. Even WKSU's news channel is streamed live online, but I haven't been able to download its .pls (playlist) file yet for Winamp (the media player I use with my computer and stereo system). Find this station's main audio stream, with links to the others, at www.wksu.org.

Problem solved. I may not be able to receive WKSU or its translator over the air, but the Internet audio streams are audible all the time, with no interference, fading, etc.

BTW, I found a stream as well for another station I like in this area, WKHR-FM 91.5. It is a small, non-commercial station operated by the Geauga County, Ohio school district; the station plays older music from the '30s to about the '60s and possibly the '70s, is student-run during school hours, and is 100 percent automated after school lets out (and until the beginning of the next school day, usually around 8 or 9 a.m. EST). The Internet stream for this station is available at www.wkhr.org. On weekends and holidays, and during summer vacation, the station is run by adult volunteers because of legal issues concerning underage children operating the station without supervision.
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