[Scan-DC] DCFD back on the Net.

[Andrew Leyden]

I'm trying this again.

I've set up a scanner with DCFD dispatch broadcasting via Shoutcast 
(MP3) out to the net.  It's running on my home DSL so feeds are 
limited, very limited (like 3 or 4 users).  I'll be tweaking with the 
speed to increase the number of users.  Anyone with RealPlayer should 
be able to listen.

http://www.penguinradio.com/nontraditional/scanners/

We took the feed off during 9-11 at the request of the FBI.  When 
9-11 hit, we had DCPD SoD on the air and we went from three listeners 
to nearly 200 in minutes.  We borrowed bandwidth from a techno radio 
station (http://www.di.fm) and went up to nearly 800 users by the end 
of the day.  That's when Di.Fm got a call from the FBI "asking" them 
to take the feed down.  Turns out that people were listening to all 
the "rumors" and "lookouts" on the radio and were starting to panic, 
calling the DC police, FBI, etc.  I'm all for "open air" but on that 
day I wasn't about to give the police anything more to worry about so 
we shut it down.

Anyway, we're now back online with DCFD streaming on the net.


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Andrew Leyden
CEO, PenguinRadio
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