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reality1radio said on Thursday August 28, 2008 20:59 PM

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Hey gang.....

First off, thanks for making Reality One what it is today. Ten plus years of playing the favorites YOU want to hear has made it worthwhile.

A couple of things have changed on the schedule here so I thought I'd pass them on and enlighten those who were not aware of what's here...Please be aware that all times are USA East Coast (GMT-5) times...

Sundays - Power Praise Radio - The independent Christian Music Showcase featuring the top and new artists in the Christian music industry sponsored by IndieHeaven.com airs from 3-5 pm weekly on Sunday afternoons.

At 9 pm, join us for PC Tech Rescue.... the computer tech show for "the rest of us". Join Joel Michalec from Behind The Mike and myself live from 9 to 9:45 as we answer your questions and bring a new and informative topic each week. You can join by calling us at 646-716-8326 or TOLL FREE at 866-417-4359. If you would rather email us, you can do so at pctechrescue@gmail.com and we will answer your question. Who knows? Itmay even make it on the next week's show!

Tuesdays - Join us at 2 pm for a pre-recorded rebroadcast of the previous Saturday night's Behind The Mike Live.

Wednesdays and Saturdays - Back to the 80's invites you to enjoy some of the best music of the 80's plus your requests and dedications, a Top 10 from a random date in the 80's and the infamous Vault Dweller -- a forgotten classic from the 80's..... It all happens at 2 pm on Wednesdays and 7 pm on Saturdays! - Be there!

Saturdays - The Behind the Mike Show -- The Internet show about WHATEVER! Join us LIVE every Saturday night from 10:30 - Midnight. Call us at 646-716-8609 or Toll free at 866-417-4359

Tuesdays - Join us at 2 pm for a re-broadcast of

This is a typical station page.

Here station fans can tune in, discuss, tag the station, and join a station's group. Groups provides a closer connection with listeners and allows you to build a community around your station.

Tags are a way for listeners to bookmark your station and also provide a way to classify your station for searching. For instance, the more people that tag a station 'Alternative', the higher that station will appear when someone searches for or clicks an 'Alternative' tag.

new!When you purchase a broadcast package you are given a number of Listener Units. You divvy your Listener Units up among the four bit rate options: 32kbs, 64kbs, 96kbs, or 128kbs*. We came up with the idea of Listener Units so that you can re-allocate your bandwidth at any time.

For instance, let's say you start broadcasting thinking all your listeners will have a broadband connection. Eventually you start hearing from people that can't tune in because they're (unfortunately!) still on a dial up connection. All you have to do is re-allocate some Listener Units to the lower quality 32kbs stream!

*bit rates correspond to stream quality - a higher number means a higher quality stream

Basic stats are provided for your station. You can see what's happening 'now' and the last thirty days.

Weekly spin charts are generated for your station. They contain the top 100 most heard songs you played during the week. Charts are often linked to by artists which drives traffic back to your station.

There are many ways for your station to be found on LoudCity

All active stations are randomly rotated and appear on the homepage as a featured station.

The most used tags appear on the homepage. Click next and you'll see what happens when someone clicks the 'Alternative' tag.

This is the search results for all stations tagged 'Alternative'. As mentioned earlier, the stations most tagged 'Atlernative' are listed first.

When someone clicks on an artist name anywhere on the site they're taken to an artist page where they can see the stations that play that artist. Again the stations that play that artist most are listed first.

Yet another way for listeners to find stations they're going to like.

In addition to all the features you've just seen we also offer a Custom Launch Page option. This allows you to upload your own html page(s) to LoudCity. Since our webcasting licenses require our broadcasters to 'launch' their streams from the loudcity.com domain, the Custom Launch Page option is a great way to keep the look and feel of your existing site when you send listeners over to tune in.

Whether you're a seasoned online broadcaster or just want to try it as a hobby, LoudCity provides a great set of tools and features for you to be successful. Give it a try!