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WXYC announces 24-hour real-time world-wide Internet simulcast
Now UNC's student radio can be heard world-wide! Already famous within its
limited on-air signal range, WXYC now takes advantage of the Internet to
send its broadcast world-wide. Listeners in Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Moscow
and Guadalajara can now listen to the Chapel Hill station using public domain
software that is readily available on the Internet. After weeks of careful
testing, WXYC-Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's
student radio station, officially announces commencement of 24-hour real-time
Internet rebroadcast of its on-air programming.
The broadcast can be received by any Internet-connected Macintosh, model
SE/30 or later, which is running System 7 or better. Internet-connected UNIX
machines can also receive. The latest version of the client software for
Mac, CU-SeeMe, is available via anonymous FTP from gated.cornell.edu in
the /pub/video directory. Vat, the client software for multicast UNIX, is
available via anonymous FTP from ftp.ee.lbl.gov.
WXYC's WWW home page <URL=http://sunsite.unc.edu/wxyc/> contains more details
about connecting to the broadcast, as well as a deejay/specialty show schedule,
other information about the station, net.broadcasting legal information,
and links to other interesting sites.
WXYC rebroadcasts via UNC's SunSITE, a cooperative venture between UNC and Sun
Microsystems, with additional support from Cisco Systems. UNC's SunSITE is a
recognized innovator in Internet multimedia, WWW, and FTP services.
WXYC is a highly-acclaimed noncommercial-educational college station that
serves UNC-Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. WXYC's around-the-clock
format is eclectic music, with a smattering of specialty shows.
The rebroadcast effort was spearheaded by David McConville of SunSITE and
Michael Shoffner of WXYC. The simulcast entered beta-testing phase on
Nov. 7, 1994 and is now in full production. Load testing will proceed as
additional listeners connect. SunSITE is currently looking for other sites
interested in carrying a WXYC reflector.
Contact wx...@sunsite.unc.edu or i...@sunsite.unc.edu for more information.