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The Fat Man
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Listener's Perspective on the Growing Affiliate List of EMF

The more I look at radio news, the more I see EMF buying stations around the country. I have no complaints from a corporate perspective. It's virtually complaintless. They're well within their all regulations to do so. My question is what are listener's take on the loss of local stations to a single satellite feed from California.

I lost one of my local favorites to them, earlier this year. I even got in a heated exchange on another forum, because my take was that listeners were well within their right to vocalize their complaints, to which a business insider called it childish. But the list of local stations going to the national K-Love or Air1 feeds is growing. Be it WPLJ, WCCC, The Loop, Mix 107.3 , WAAF, or countless others, the list continues to grow. What's everyone else's take?

The format of EMF is irrelevant. Please don't draw this into Pit territory.
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the mack
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Did not notice the "news radio" in your post :)
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The Fat Man
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On one hand, there is some concern for the loss of "local" radio, but that went out the door when "Main Studio Waivers" started being handed out (to everyone in radio) like confetti at a parade. Certainly, many listeners seem to like the EMF programming, and they send in money. I would be curious, in this day and age, since EMF's formats don't provide live news or sports, what real advantage they have over accessing the same programming live or on demand with an app. Arguably, EMF isn't doing anything that iHeartRadio and others are also doing - there are seemingly hundreds of canned formats of all types available.
At least, EMF does seem to have stations that are good on the technical side of things. In my area, we have a much smaller regional operator that seems to connect its satellite stations to the main studio using a tin can and string. They might as well be using one of the Traffic & Weather channels on XM for as bad as the audio is, and yet, listeners apparently donate and support the advertisers of these satellites, at least enough to pay the bills to keep them on air.
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There's a definite line being drawn and, in my opinion, terms being re-defined in the radio industry. "Local" should be more and more defined by whether ownership has a stake in the community, as in, announcers spending paychecks, or at least living locally; and...does the station have a local studio that generates programming (not just relaying it) and...is the programming adjusted as needed to fit the community. If a station can't meet those terms and definitions, then it goes under the definition of "corporate" be it commercial, non-commercial, or religious. YES, "religious" radio can be corporate, too and just as guilty of being not in touch with their listeners as their commercial counterparts. It bothered me from day one that religious stations could cry, "we cant support a local studio" and were then allowed to have a satellite dish, transmitter hut, EAS box, and still keep their licenses. Owning a "signal" to me is much different than owning a "station"...and in many big corporate examples, the companies don't own stations, they own "signals." A "Station" is defined as follows: "a place or building where a specified activity or service is based" BASED. Not relayed, not retransmitted, BASED. Perhaps a new definition in radio needs to emerge. STATIONS are locally owned, operated, and programmed. "SIGNALS" are anything else, with the programming based anywhere else outside of a particular signal's listening-area. By the way for purposes of this writing, I use "corporate" to refer to large ownership, not the structure of a small radio company which can also be a corporation yet, operate LOCALLY.
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There's a definite line being drawn and, in my opinion, terms being re-defined in the radio industry. "Local" should be more and more defined by whether ownership has a stake in the community, as in, announcers spending paychecks, or at least living locally; and...does the station have a local studio that generates programming (not just relaying it) and...is the programming adjusted as needed to fit the community. If a station can't meet those terms and definitions, then it goes under the definition of "corporate" be it commercial, non-commercial, or religious. YES, "religious" radio can be corporate, too and just as guilty of being not in touch with their listeners as their commercial counterparts. It bothered me from day one that religious stations could cry, "we cant support a local studio" and were then allowed to have a satellite dish, transmitter hut, EAS box, and still keep their licenses. Owning a "signal" to me is much different than owning a "station"...and in many big corporate examples, the companies don't own stations, they own "signals." A "Station" is defined as follows: "a place or building where a specified activity or service is based" BASED. Not relayed, not retransmitted, BASED. Perhaps a new definition in radio needs to emerge. STATIONS are locally owned, operated, and programmed. "SIGNALS" are anything else, with the programming based anywhere else outside of a particular signal's listening-area. By the way for purposes of this writing, I use "corporate" to refer to large ownership, not the structure of a small radio company which can also be a corporation yet, operate LOCALLY.
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My idea of local is more having an entertaining show, unless it's a news station that I'm listening to. I prefer news broadcasts over political talk, although I'm a regular in The Pit. When I'm driving, I'd rather hear general entertainment and music. I can't stand sports talk stations outside a game broadcast. I rather listen to a game on the radio while I do something else, over watch a game.

My issue with national companies buying everything up is that (as The Mack said) we now have the forced cookie cutter formats. All originality is gone to ensuring maximizing profits. I can't blame them for tending to billing, but a smaller independent company will take more chances, where a national broadcaster will solely focus "safe" music. By that I mean what has been analyzed through surveying and approved. For rock stations, that's nothing beyond 2005ish, unless it's from an established band. I have to go to satellite for anything new.
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Hopper 3 with Hopper plus internet connection problems

Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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New report states 29% of vehicles being traded in are under water

It states the average amount they are under water is OVER $7,000. :eek

Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.

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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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FAST Channels added to DIRECTV Stream/Internet

DIRECTV Stream/Internet added Ch 4105 SportsGrid
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Now live:
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Now live:
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Game Show Central is now live on channel 4342
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
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4196 MotoGP Channel
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It only took them 41 days to announce it
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Tech News Weekly 461

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4fkSffYKA


Direct YouTube Link - Tech News Weekly 461
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What's For Lunch?

We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Club sandwich and corn chowder. Iced tea.
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Chili dog bowl, water… (homemade chili)
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Leftover wanton soup and pork fried rice. Water.
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Tuna salad sandwich on toasted honey whole wheat bread with a handful of kettle chips. Water.
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iPhone Duo's First Concert! Revis!

Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!


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New iPad mini Announced... at $699?

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


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Laptop Shutting Off When On Battery?

Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.
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arlo
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A recalibration might be needed. Even if it shows full, the individual cells may have become unbalaced. And the BMS chip in the battery reports false information to the pc.
Try this. Start it up in the bios/uefi and leave it there until the battery dies and it shuts off.
It might just keep running longer than in Windows. Or run for a short while and shut off.
If it's the first case. Probably just needs a balancing. If the latter, the pack might just be dead.
Not throwing stones but perhaps just a cheaply constructed battery with substandard cells. Could be.

Patience. Keep restarting it in bios/uefi until it won't fire up anymore.
Then plug the charger in and let it complete a full charge. And see what happens. If it's better.
Do the same thing one more time. Run it until it dies dead-dead. Then just let it charge, pc shut off.
When charged, it might be better. It might not be.

There are bench jigs that read the actual BMS and override it to let a tech manually monitor and charge the separate packs. They can also reset any "time bombs" in it that cause an otherwise good pack to show bad.
Maybe Santa will be good to me some year.

You might just need a new battery. Maybe the PC power management chip is going. A Dell common thing.
Leaving a laptop plugged in with a full battery is known to reduce the life. Asus for one recommends that you don't leave the charger plugged in all of the time even when shut down. And setting Windows to charge the battery to 85% instead of 100% increases life.
That's all I got.
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arlo said:
That's all I got.
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That was quite enough....I definitely learned something from your post. Thanks
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Starlink Router question

I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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TRG said:
I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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If you can't get into the router to reserve an IP address just don't use DHCP on the device that needs connected and assign it to a specific IP address in the network settings.
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TRG said:
I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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They are not. Your best bet is to set up a third-party router, attached to the Starlink for your server, that you can get into, like a Linksys, etc
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TRG said:
…it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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The Starlink V5 Install Kit I just got comes with the Mini Router. It is pretty limited in what it can do. For example, it can provide only one IP subnet at a time, no Guest Network, but it does support the pass-thru to a third-party Router. You can also split the Wi-Fi into separate 5 GHz & 2.4 GHz SSIDs to help some IoT devices that don't support 5 GHz bands to work.

The larger Starlink Router that still comes with the V4 Kit does support a Guest Network with separate IPv4 Subnet, but it's $120 from Starlink. And it still won't do DHCP Reservations.
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If you can restrict the DHCP address space to assign addresses to one end of the subnet (i.e. x.x.x.50+), you can manually assign the IP address on pretty much any operating system. This is a default behavior on several popular routers. As the Router Mini only supports 235 devices, I expect that's already done.

Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):

mobilemusthave.com

Starlink V5 Is Here: What RVers Need to Know

Overview of the new Starlink V5 model along with comparison to the previous V4 model along with a recommended setup for mobile internet users.
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Now that I've had the v5 kit with the Mini Router, it's not as bad as I first thought. Yes, no DHCP reservations, but you can set up multiple SSIDs that have separate IPv4 subnets, and like the big brother, you can select from 192.168.x.0/24 or 10.x.0.0/16 (where "x" is 1-4).

You can also split a subnet and have different SSIDs for the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz channels to handle some IoT devices. I haven't discovered what subnet the 2nd NIC on the router assigns, I'm guessing it's the first subnet.
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