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My London station has stopped streaming to the rest of the world

J

JerseyDude

My London station (Choice FM) has stopped streaming to the rest of the world .

When most United Kingdom stations blocked anyone who wasn't in the UK from listening to it's radio stations, Choice FM was one of the few that was open to the rest of the world. Now it is blocked.

Choice FM adds Cool,Soulful House to it's R&B and Hip-Hop playlist.

At the same time, my HIDE IP software has expired. I don't wanna listen to WRKS and WBLS play that Beyonce and OFF-Keyshia Cole garbage all day.

Does anyone know how I can listen? I need a UK IP.
 
Check out www.radiofeeds.co.uk . It's a great site with links to online streams of most all UK stations. Also, I guess they are links to the raw feeds because they don't require any proof of being in the UK to listen. Really cool site though and I use it all the time to listen to UK stations. My personal favorites are Galaxy (throughout the UK), BRMB (Birmingham), Red Dragon (Cardiff, Wales), and Kiss (London). I used to listen to Captital FM London a lot too, but I'm not crazy about their recent re-branding and changes. I don't think they sound nearly as good as they did last year. The production stinks now. (but a lot of people there seem to like it better now, so go figure).
 
What a shame. I'm pretty sure that Singapore (or was it Malaysia?) Radio stations also did the same "IP blocking" awhile ago. I hope this doesn't become the new worldwide trend. :( I remember the first "streaming blackout" here in the U.S. back around the year 2000, or 2001 (I dont remember exactly). All I remember is that pretty much all TV and Radio streams stopped immediately. I believe it had to do with streaming of Ads.

So why has the U.K made such a move with their stations?
 
Just put a UK postal code in when the player asks you to. They even give you one as a "sample". I use that for this station and several others that require this...very easy.
 
One word: "Royalties."

Larger "interneational" stations fight the royality and licensing issue many webcasters and stations in the /States face ... it becomes, often times, prohibitively expense to stream from certain places ... without proper licensing and exhorbitent music royalties. A smaller, UK only "signal" means less listeners to tie up connections and, thus, cuts costs, keeping loyal local listeners on the stream ... those who can buy products from advertisers who don't get business revenue from outside the U.K.

And international copyrights / royalties on "foreign" music aren't getting any cheaper. They are outrageous overseas ... as they are here. Streaming isn't cheap ... and certainly not, "Free". Unlike over the air broadcasting ... those who lock in on streams cost broadcasters money ... making them need to buy more connections or ... get out of streaming outside of general areas.

It's cost cutting.

Get used to it ... a fact of life.
 
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