How important is it to stay organized? Now you can go to www.radioloacator.com for a complete comprehensive directory of radio stations from around the world. I have reviewed the site, and many of its elements are accessible to screen readers. The web site is also simple and cleanly layed out, and is easy to look at on the eyes, from what I have read so far. You shouldn't have any problems connecting to the different stations.
As I have mentioned before, many if not all radio stations have links to listen live on the internet. Instead of having to find a station's web site and go to it directly for the link to listen, now you just go to www.radiolocator.com and you can connect directly.
When you go to the site, you first narrow down and search for a particular station or category of stations to listen to. Info on the different stations will come up, and you click the link which will take you directly to the stream. This site is a real time saver, and you can now access radio easier than ever. I still enjoy television and I know others do to, but it's nice to know that radio isn't entirely dead, and that people aren't always on the road somewhere when they tune in to great listening.
Showing posts with label Radio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Radio. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Classic Broadcasts
What would it be like to listen to old time news and sports broadcasts? I was on www.otr.net, and I came across a collection of old news reports and actual recordings of classic sporting events. The broadcasts on www.otr.net are in real format, which you can play by downloading the free real player at www.real.com.
I discovered that on the other sites I mentioned regarding old time radio, a collection of actual breaking news and other reports from world war 2. World war 2 was one of my favorite times in history to study, and it was a golden opportunity to hear Churchhill and FDR for myself. These other sites use mp3 formats just like the old time radio shows. I, like most of you, reading this am a sports fan, and I enjoyed the ability to hear the Yankees and the Tigers back in the 1940's. If you watch the news or listen to sports, you will like this collection of classic media.
I discovered that on the other sites I mentioned regarding old time radio, a collection of actual breaking news and other reports from world war 2. World war 2 was one of my favorite times in history to study, and it was a golden opportunity to hear Churchhill and FDR for myself. These other sites use mp3 formats just like the old time radio shows. I, like most of you, reading this am a sports fan, and I enjoyed the ability to hear the Yankees and the Tigers back in the 1940's. If you watch the news or listen to sports, you will like this collection of classic media.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Interactive Music Search Engine
I have talked a lot about music lately, and everyone seems to talk about music everywhere. Everyone knows of, or at least has heard of Pandora, a service that lets you create your own radio station surrounding a particular artist, and then the site recommends other artists that are similar in style and genre. You can favorite songs that you like, and ban artists and songs that you don't like. As you ad and favorite more content, Pandora begins to understand your music preferences based on given criteria. Other services offer similar content, but Pandora is the most popular out of all of them.
I myself like many other visually impaired people have found issues with Pandora because of its tendency to use flash a lot. Flash is a way to display content on a web page in a dynamic fashion. As a result, I myself, like other blind and visually impaired individuals, use Last FM, a competetor that offers to build personal radio stations like Pandora, along with the ability to search there music catalog by category, also known as searching by tag. I have received feedback that Pandora is accessible on mobile devices with the help of a screen reader, and both Pandora and Last FM are constantly adding new features. If you love Pandora, I would invite you to also check out Last Fm, where you can find links on artists' pages to music videos, concert information, and biographys to better get to know your favorite bands.
You can imagine these services as music search engines of course, more like recommendation engines that try to get to know you. Now you won't have to say "I wish they could understand my taste in music.", anymore ever again. If you know of any other streaming online radio services like Pandora, please let me know in the comments to share with others.
I myself like many other visually impaired people have found issues with Pandora because of its tendency to use flash a lot. Flash is a way to display content on a web page in a dynamic fashion. As a result, I myself, like other blind and visually impaired individuals, use Last FM, a competetor that offers to build personal radio stations like Pandora, along with the ability to search there music catalog by category, also known as searching by tag. I have received feedback that Pandora is accessible on mobile devices with the help of a screen reader, and both Pandora and Last FM are constantly adding new features. If you love Pandora, I would invite you to also check out Last Fm, where you can find links on artists' pages to music videos, concert information, and biographys to better get to know your favorite bands.
You can imagine these services as music search engines of course, more like recommendation engines that try to get to know you. Now you won't have to say "I wish they could understand my taste in music.", anymore ever again. If you know of any other streaming online radio services like Pandora, please let me know in the comments to share with others.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Listen Live Radio over the phone
In the last post, I talked about ACB radio, a radio service from The American Council for the Blind, that provides streaming radio stations specificly catered to the blind and Visually impaired. I also mentioned that you could listen by calling a number on your phone. The service provides this using a product called Audio Now.
From what I have been able to gather, Audio Now is a concept in which live streams are provided that are connected somehow to a line that can be accessed over the phone. I can't seem to find a working web site, but I have found data that suggests that this concept has been applied to other radio streaming services. This technology isn't known widely so far, but hopefully that will change.
From what I have been able to gather, Audio Now is a concept in which live streams are provided that are connected somehow to a line that can be accessed over the phone. I can't seem to find a working web site, but I have found data that suggests that this concept has been applied to other radio streaming services. This technology isn't known widely so far, but hopefully that will change.
Radio for the "Blind
It is striking to observe how much media exists for the blind and visually impaired to access, and I am excited to present an entire radio source created by and for the blind and visually impaired. The American Council for the blind, ACB,, has provided a free service consisting of online radio streams that contain programming specific to issues and information relating to the blind. The following is the mission statement taken directly from the ACB radio website at www.acbradio.org.
ACB Radio, a project of the American Council of the Blind, streams via the internet, up-to-date and relevant information worldwide for persons who are blind or who have low vision, provides programming produced by blind programmers, and a platform on which blind musicians and artists express their talents.
copyright American Council for the Blind, www.acb.org
You can even listen to the radio stations on your telephone! That's right, just call 1-231-460-1047, and choose one of the radio stations using your touch tone phone. Please note that long distance charges may apply, but this is an excellent service for the blind and visually impaired. I would encourage everyone to check out ACB radio and feel free to ask me any questions you have in the comments section.
The capability to listen to these radio stations over the phone is powered by Audio Now. Keep checking future posts for updates on how this technology works and how it might be applied to other streaming services.
ACB Radio, a project of the American Council of the Blind, streams via the internet, up-to-date and relevant information worldwide for persons who are blind or who have low vision, provides programming produced by blind programmers, and a platform on which blind musicians and artists express their talents.
copyright American Council for the Blind, www.acb.org
You can even listen to the radio stations on your telephone! That's right, just call 1-231-460-1047, and choose one of the radio stations using your touch tone phone. Please note that long distance charges may apply, but this is an excellent service for the blind and visually impaired. I would encourage everyone to check out ACB radio and feel free to ask me any questions you have in the comments section.
The capability to listen to these radio stations over the phone is powered by Audio Now. Keep checking future posts for updates on how this technology works and how it might be applied to other streaming services.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Listening to Sports Radio Online
About a year or so ago, I came across a way to search for places to listen to sports radio online for free. Go to google or your favorite search engine, and type in the following:
espn radio listen live
The vast majority of radio stations online have a "listen live" link, that you can use to listen to that station online in a separate window or media player. For some other sports radio links, type in the following in a search engine:
fox sports radio listen live
nbc sports radio listen live
cbs sports radio listen live
The different sports outlets have different formats that you can use to listen to there content online. Visually impaired users should be able to access these sites with an updated browser and any screen reader. I can not say how these sites work on mobile devices, but you should be able to find resources or guides on accessing streaming radio on phones or tablets.I hope this works out for you and enjoy!
espn radio listen live
The vast majority of radio stations online have a "listen live" link, that you can use to listen to that station online in a separate window or media player. For some other sports radio links, type in the following in a search engine:
fox sports radio listen live
nbc sports radio listen live
cbs sports radio listen live
The different sports outlets have different formats that you can use to listen to there content online. Visually impaired users should be able to access these sites with an updated browser and any screen reader. I can not say how these sites work on mobile devices, but you should be able to find resources or guides on accessing streaming radio on phones or tablets.I hope this works out for you and enjoy!
Friday, October 31, 2014
free old time radio
Everyone loves listening to the radio, right? If you can imagine listening to radio programming other than music or talk shows, then you might be interested in old time radio from the 1930's, 1940's, and the 1950's. Through the web, you can now listen to and download classic radio shows for free, and the shows are expressed through mp3 and real formats. The web sites are blind friendly, using links, lists, and simple elements that any screen reader should be able to navigate. Go to www.otr.net, www.radiolovers.com, and www.oldradioworld.com, and check out there selection. I have personally reviewed all three of these sites, and I have had success listening to these programs. I myself like mysteries and adventure myself, and there is a wide variety of genres to choose from. These shows were excellent for there time before television, and I urge you to check it out for yourself. Please let me know what you think. What are your favorite categories of fiction in media? Leave comments below and tell me what radio shows you like.
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