MyRXP moving to 97.1 HD2

[drchuck]

Before I had posted that 'RXP on 97.9 HD2 does not stream, I did check the WRXP iPhone app. Weird as it may seem, the programming is different. While the type of rock tunes being played is similar, they are being aired in a different order. The lengthy pauses that are heard online are not present on the HD2. And unlike the stream, the HD2 is not airing commercials. Perhaps the on-air version will evolve into something more interesting, but presently it is just continuous music, with a station ID at the top of the hour.
With three other HD2/3 stations in New York broadcasting similar alternative/modern rock, the WRXP broadcast frankly seems redundant. Except for the music, it is nothing like the WRXP FM station that left the air last summer.

Gaaa. I guess HD2 will really be the only place to hear RXP, as they've said on their Twitter and Facebook pages. Doesn't do me much good, since the WLIX translator in Manorville is on 96.9 FM, causing a helluva lot of interference with analog 97.1. Forget about HD.

 

[ncountysurf]

MyRXP is indeed on WQHT 97.1 HD2, replacing Hip-Hop Gold. I just checked.
Fans of alternative/modern rock in the New York area now have 4 HD stations to choose from:

The Alternate Side, on WFUV 90.7 HD3 24/7, and WNYE 91.5 weekday mornings from 6 am-12 pm. Goes deeper than the other 3.

K-Rock, on 92.3 HD2. There is a weekly program of local bands.

The MyRXP broadcast on 97.1 HD2 discussed in this thread. Apparently it runs without jocks, unlike the other 3.

WAXQ 104.3 HD2 runs Clear Channel's The Alternative Project. This includes the program Sixx Sense, with Nikki Sixx.

I have an HD radio in my car, and I'm an alternative fan, so I mostly listen to 92.3-2 and 104.3-2. As of this week, WAXQ's HD2 signal's volume is sooooo low. Is anyone there paying attention? As of the last few days, sometimes the audio quality on K-Rock is very low. It was fine this morning, but this problem seems to have popped up recently too.

Anyhow, I think it's great we have another alt station on the digital dial...

 

[Ike]

I'm not likely to ever get an HD radio, but just out of curiosity: Is the HD reception any good in the suburbs, or is it as bad as its reputation on these boards? Do you have car HD radios and if so, do you get a lot of drop-outs while driving around?

I still have my defunct Zune HD ;D

Is the HD reception remotely listenable at all or do you have to lock it into analog mode? (Can you lock it into analog?)

I have an HD radio in my car, and I'm an alternative fan, so I mostly listen to 92.3-2 and 104.3-2.

Where are you, and how's the reception?

WFUV-HD3 is really good, but you can hear their entire six hours of programming per day on 91.5 FM on weekday mornings. I can't even get totally solid reception of regular WFUV in analog in Essex County NJ, so even if I drove a lot, I still wouldn't get an HD radio.

 

[Barry]

Ike, in answer to your question, I've noticed that not all NYC station HD signals are equal. Some, such as 101.1 HD2, (I like the Jack-like format on that channel) remain difficult to receive reliably.
But some have dramatically improved, perhaps due to power boosts. The radios are also becoming more sensitive.
Based on considerable personal listening, I believe the 3 strongest HD subchannels from NYC are WLTW HD2 (country); WWPR HD2 (Spanish A/C); and WBLS HD2 (gospel). I've received those signals quite solidly (just occasional momentary dropouts) 30-40 miles out of midtown Manhattan, in all directions. WAXQ HD2 (alternative/modern rock) is almost as strong. These stations still come in further than 40 miles, but my experience is that dropouts occur in more locations.
In addition to the mobile conditions mentioned above, listening at a fixed location, the more powerful HD's can now be received with just a short wire antenna (about 1 meter long). A few years ago, I had to use a much longer dipole and position it very carefully, in order to receive them.

 

[ncountysurf]

I'm not likely to ever get an HD radio, but just out of curiosity: Is the HD reception any good in the suburbs, or is it as bad as its reputation on these boards? Do you have car HD radios and if so, do you get a lot of drop-outs while driving around?

I live in the city and work in Mahwah, NJ (Northern Bergen County). In my car, I can get all of the HD signals with no dropouts (with one exception in a low spot on Rte 4 in Paramus) in my car all the way to Mahwah, although Mahwah/Wyckoff seems to be about the edge of the listenable area.

I was impressed by this because it is dramatically different than Southern California. I recently relocated from Northern San Diego County, and HD reception is very poor due to the terrain out west.

 

[TonySantiago]

I think Barry and I are the only two people in NYC with HD radios . Anyway I am glad that 101.9 HD2 is still smooth jazz and 106.7 HD2 is staying with country.

Bruce

Hello...my name is Tony (everyone...Hi Tony)....I have an HD Radio too..

I am kinda surprised that they dumped the "Throwback" on 97.1 HD-2. Actually, in terms of radio demos being that these corporations love the older crowd, I would have thought that some station would have went with this as a format on standard.

Oh well...

 

[hubcity]

So I decided, from my lofty perch more miles away from NYC than anyone thinks HD signals should penetrate an office building, to tune in. Here's what I heard...

Sounds like a pretty nice stereo stream, if the stereo effects in Depeche Mode's "Policy Of Truth" are any indicator. I suspect they may have given it at least 48k, which doesn't sound like much, but since this is AAC++, or whatever the proprietary codec is, it's really not bad. That would be half the available stream bandwidth. It sounds as good as the HD1 stream.

Outside the legal ID, there's no imaging or personality at all. Very much an iPod on the radio. That's bad for "stickiness", in my opinion.

And now, the tracklisting for a couple of hours on January 20:

2:48pm - The Decemberists, "This Is Why We Fight"
2:51pm - R.E.M., "Orange Crush"
2:55pm - Green Day, "Brain Stew"/"Jaded"
2:58pm - Snow Patrol, "Take Back The City"
3:02pm - Legal ID, "WQHT-HD2, New York"
3:02pm - Coldplay, "Paradise"
3:07pm - The Cars, "Just What I Needed"
3:10pm - Depeche Mode, "Policy Of Truth"
3:14pm - Eddie Vedder, "Hard Sun" (Solo cover)
3:18pm - AC/DC, "Back In Black"
3:22pm - Stone Temple Pilots, "Plush" (Acoustic)
3:25pm - Mumford & Sons, "The Cave"
3:29pm - Beastie Boys, "She's Crafty"
3:32pm - Blink 182, "After Midnight"
3:36pm - Alice In Chains, "Rooster"
3:42pm - The Cars, "Just What I Needed"
3:45pm - U2, "Desire"
3:48pm - Foo Fighters, "Walk"
3:53pm - Soundgarden, "Spoonman"
3:57pm - The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
4:00pm - Legal ID, "WQHT-HD2, New York"
4:00pm - Joan Jett, "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
4:03pm - Fuel, "Shimmer"
4:06pm - Weezer, "Hash Pipe"
4:09pm - Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine"
4:15pm - Everclear, "Father Of Mine"
4:19pm - Death Cab For Cutie, "You Are A Tourist"
4:23pm - Tom Petty, "Running Down A Dream"
4:27pm - Fun., "We Are Young" (featuring Janelle Monae)
4:31pm - Nirvana, "Polly"
4:33pm - Cake, "Short Skirt, Long Jacket"
4:37pm - Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer"
4:42pm - Green Day, "Basket Case"
4:44pm - Coldplay, "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"
4:48pm - Van Halen, "Why Can't This Be Love"

(Yes, they did play the same song twice within 35 minutes...)

 

[pjc1961]

Before I had posted that 'RXP on 97.9 HD2 does not stream, I did check the WRXP iPhone app. Weird as it may seem, the programming is different. While the type of rock tunes being played is similar, they are being aired in a different order. The lengthy pauses that are heard online are not present on the HD2. And unlike the stream, the HD2 is not airing commercials. Perhaps the on-air version will evolve into something more interesting, but presently it is just continuous music, with a station ID at the top of the hour.
With three other HD2/3 stations in New York broadcasting similar alternative/modern rock, the WRXP broadcast frankly seems redundant. Except for the music, it is nothing like the WRXP FM station that left the air last summer.

There are now 3 different versions/audio feeds of some form of (W)RXP.

1) The on-air feed of WQHT-HD2-97.1 New York. There is no online feed of this audio as of now.
2) The online-only feed of WRXPFM (without song tags/IDs) and/or WRXPIP (with song tags/IDs)
3) The online-only feed of MyRXP on the www.Jelli.com/rxp website

I think that the WQHT-HD2 audio processing is more or less the same that was used during the "Throwback" period, which is to say: while it's in stereo, it's somewhat weaker/less punchier than the HD1 signal and slightly distorted (your ears may vary - depending on your receiver). Similar results can be had for the other (now partially owned by) Emmis property at 101.9 WEMP-HD2 "Smooth 101.9 - The Smoothest Place On Earth".
Hubcity seemed to get better sound - maybe from a better receiver than I have (a Sangean HDT-1) and/or amp.

The full website and streaming rundown for RXP and Hot 97 related web outlets:

--Info for the online-only feed of WRXPIP and/or WRXPFM--:

To enter the www.myrxp.com website via some "backdoor channels" while the temporary "splash home page" is up announcing the arrival of RXP on 97.1 HD2 in New York, use any of the following links:

http://www.myrxp.com/broadcasthistory.aspx - song history of the online-only RXP
(as of this posting, the "song played time" is erroneously showing as one hour behind the actual "song played time", as if RXP is located in the Central Time Zone)
See hubcity's post for the 1/20/2012 broadcast history of the on-air 97.1 WQHT-HD2 version of RXP.

http://www.myrxp.com/stream/mobile/index.aspx

Links to RXP's mobile applications are available via either of the 2 "backdoor www.myrxp.com" links listed above.

Links to the online player are available on the first "broadcast history" link and -

http://www.myrxp.com/Streamlaunch/index.aspx 32 kbps, 44.1 khz AAC
http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?CALLSIGN=WRXPIP 32 kbps, 44.1 khz AAC
http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?CALLSIGN=WRXPFM (no song tags/IDs) 32 kbps, 44.1 khz AAC

Players/URL addresses may have to be "refreshed"/"re-opened" in order to receive the higher quality AAC stream as occasionally the players open with the lower quality non-AAC stream.

For streaming URLs that can be plugged into various media players, use these links:

http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/WRXPIPAAC.pls 32 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/WRXPFMAAC.pls (no song tags/IDs) 32 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/WRXPIP.pls 32 kbps, 22.05 khz
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/WRXPFM.pls (no song tags/IDs) 32 kbps, 22.05 khz
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/asx/WRXPIP.asx (no song tags/IDs) (for Windows Media Player) 32 kbps, 22.05 khz
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/asx/WRXPFM.asx (no song tags/IDs) (for Windows Media Player) 32 kbps, 22.05 khz

http://1331.live.streamtheworld.com:80/WRXPIPAAC_SC 32 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://5543.live.streamtheworld.com:80/WRXPFMAAC_SC (no song tags/IDs) 32 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://1671.live.streamtheworld.com:80/WRXPIP_SC 32 kbps, 22.05 khz
http://1521.live.streamtheworld.com:80/WRXPFM_SC (no song tags/IDs) 32 kbps, 22.05 khz
http://1671.live.streamtheworld.com:80/WRXPIP_SC?.wma (no song tags/IDs) (for Windows Media Player) 32 kbps, 22.05 khz
http://1521.live.streamtheworld.com:80/WRXPFM_SC?.wma (no song tags/IDs) (for Windows Media Player) 32 kbps, 22.05 khz


--Info for RXP and Hot 97 related streams on www.jelli.com:--

---Info for the www.jelli.com/rxp feed:---

As mentioned, this feed is different from the on-air 97.1 HD2 feed and the online-only feed. Audio Player will start automatically upon opening the webpage http://www.jelli.com/rxp (may require opening a free jelli.com account). Song tags/IDs are available. 128 kbps, 44.1 khz

For streaming URLs that can be plugged into various media players, use these links:

http://cast.voxcdn.net/3676-jelli-stream-36 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz or
http://sc4.lga.llnw.net/stream/jelli_stream_36 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz


---Info for the www.jelli.com/throwback feed:---

This "Hot 97 Throwback-Live Online" feed is different from the former on-air feed of WQHT-HD2-97.1 New York. Now it's the only feed of the "Hip-Hop and RnB From Back In The Day" channel. The jelli.com feed does not have the Ebro Darden-voiced drop-ins and liners that the HD2 on-air did. Instead jelli.com uses the same "station voice" of the on-air Hot 97.
(BTW, Ebro was the former morning co-host who is currently Emmis NY's VP of Programming.)
The song selections on this feed may be somewhat more mainstream/national, whereas the on-air 97.1 HD2 song selections were more New York-flavored.

Audio Player will start automatically upon opening the webpage http://www.jelli.com/throwback (may require opening a free jelli.com account). Song tags/IDs are available. 128 kbps, 44.1 khz

For streaming URLs that can be plugged into various media players, use these links:

http://cast.voxcdn.net/3676-jelli-stream-33 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://sc4.lga.llnw.net/stream/jelli_stream_33 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz


---Info for the www.jelli.com/Hot97ny feed:---

This "Hot 97 Is Hip-Hop and R+B" feed is different from the on-air feed of WQHT-FM-97.1 New York. Their playlist is some time behind what's currently on-air on Hot 97 NYC.

Audio Player will start automatically upon opening the webpage http://www.jelli.com/Hot97ny (may require opening a free jelli.com account). Song tags/IDs are available. 128 kbps, 44.1 khz

For streaming URLs that can be plugged into various media players, use these links:

http://cast.voxcdn.net/3676-jelli-stream-32 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://sc4.lga.llnw.net/stream/jelli_stream_32 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz


---Info for the www.jelli.com/FunkmasterFlex feed:---

This "Funkmaster Flex Live Online - Too Raw For Radio" feed is exclusive to jelli.com.

Audio Player will start automatically upon opening the webpage http://www.jelli.com/FunkmasterFlex (may require opening a free jelli.com account). Song tags/IDs are available. 128 kbps, 44.1 khz

For streaming URLs that can be plugged into various media players, use these links:

http://cast.voxcdn.net/3676-jelli-stream-34 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz
http://sc4.lga.llnw.net/stream/jelli_stream_34 (no song tags/IDs) 128 kbps, 44.1 khz


--Hot 97 WQHT-FM New York's stream of its on-air feed (with some different commercials, of course) continues to be heard at the usual web addresses/URLs.--

 

[pjc1961]

Sorry! Too late to edit above post, so...

a re-do of the jelli.com links since the ones I posted above may default/redirect to other links:

for MyRXP: http://www.jelli.com/rxp/#/

for Hot 97 Throwback: http://www.jelli.com/throwback/#/

for Hot 97 NY: http://www.jelli.com/hot97ny/#/

for Hot 97 Funkmaster Flex: http://www.jelli.com/funkmasterflex/#/

 

[Jeffrey]

@Bruce: I think you and Barry might be the only two people in New York state with an HD radio. :

I guess WRXP's popularity after leaving the air last summer was big enough that Emmis decided to retain all of its insignia and plug it in on the subchannel of Hot 97 (which it owns).

I have HD radio in the car, office and at home. Not sure why it hasn't taken off. Free radio and all the formats you could want. I think it's bad publicity frankly.

 

[hubcity]

Hubcity seemed to get better sound - maybe from a better receiver than I have (a Sangean HDT-1) and/or amp.

Nuh-uh. Insignia NS-HD01 with a cracked display screen (tuning's an adventure) running through laptop speakers. I'm assuming the audio chain I had set up disguised a multitude of sins.

 

[Kent]

I have HD radio in the car, office and at home. Not sure why it hasn't taken off. Free radio and all the formats you could want. I think it's bad publicity frankly.

What publicity? I think that's a lot of HD Radio's problem. There's very little publicity, and, where I live, only the public radio station has a listenable HD signal. One other station has an HD signal, but it doesn't multicast, and you can't quite get it at my house.

As for the response on how far the HD signals go, my experience has been that you can get them inside the citygrade contour, though I've had problems in hotels and such even getting signals there. In car HD receivers tend to do a little better because of the antenna situation. The dongle receiver for my iPhone can't hold much of any signal inside a car no matter where I am, but a friend's HD receiver professionally installed in his car can get the HD signals of two class C FM's roughly 60 miles from their towers.

 

[pjc1961]

Hubcity seemed to get better sound - maybe from a better receiver than I have (a Sangean HDT-1) and/or amp.

Nuh-uh. Insignia NS-HD01 with a cracked display screen (tuning's an adventure) running through laptop speakers. I'm assuming the audio chain I had set up disguised a multitude of sins.

Ahh, true. I have the Insignia as well. Nice portable unit that's usually quite good on reception - I pick up a lot of stations on that receiver that I can't get on others.

I also have the Sony XDR-F1HD tuner which is also known for good reception of far-away analog stations; similar to the Sangean as far as being able to lock-in on most of the higher-powered HD channels - sometimes requires annoying antenna adjusting for certain stations. Thus, the inherent problems with HD.

I just checked RXP 97.1 HD2 on the Sony and the sound is better/not as harsh as the Sangean with good stereo separation...for an HD2 channel.