Saturday, January 16, 2010

The HUM

WHUM, over there in sunny Columbus, Hoosierland promises alternative, reggae, new age, inca, classic country, medieval, Irish, bluegrass, folk, oldies, celtic, adult standards, classic rock & adult contemporary.
"But, Quimbob, how do we pick up stations in far off Indiana on our crappy little crystal sets?" you ask.
Dust off your computer & open this address in your trusty copy of VLC.
mms://WHUM-Live.dyndns.org:8000
Use File>Open Network
MMS is a proprietary protocol from the fine folks at M$oft, so, if you are on a Mac, you will need one of those fancy plug-ins called Flip4Mac. It's FREE!
No clue about on listening on Linux.
Listening in iTunes is kinda nuts.
Here are instructions. It requires Quicktime Pro which is not free.

Sail On

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