Rush Update - New Streaming Audio Links

[SlickWillard]

It's a strange day when you think of Windows Media and Real Audio as open standards. Sadly, most of Rush's affiliates require some sort of plugin, and I'm getting so paranoid about spyware that I hate to install that crap anymore. A handful of stations still use the "open" standards, but the only one that worked for me was WLS-Chicago over Real Audio [and quite frankly, Real Audio is starting to bear a disturbing resemblance to spyware]. WABC-NY [which has pretty good pipes for Sean Hannity's show] chooses to replay Curtis & Kuby during Rush.

KNSI 1450, St. Cloud, MN, Windows Media
     mms://warp3.alinq.net/KNSI-AM

WNOX 990 Knoxville, TN, Windows Media
     http://66.250.84.31:80/wnox/wnoxoffair.wmv

WGST 640 Atlanta, GA, Windows Media
     http://media2.streamtoyou.com:8080/wgst

WLS 890 Chicago, IL, Real Audio
     http://play.rbn.com/?url=abcradiog2/wlsam/g2demand/wls_dbclk.smil&proto=rtsp

WNDB 1150 Daytona Beach, FL, Windows Media
     mms://208.20.165.15/wndb.asf

StreamAudio stream, requires the ChainCast plug-in:
http://www.streamaudio.com/listen?station=KZIM_AM
http://www.streamaudio.com/listen/cox.asp?station=WHIO_AM
http://www.streamaudio.com/listen/cox.asp?station=WOKV_AM
http://www.streamaudio.com/listen?station=WSBA_AM

Hi-Wire stream, requires the Hi-Wire plug-in:
http://www.1450knsi.com
http://www.kfi640.com
http://www.knrs.com
http://www.kogo.com
http://krmg.com
http://www.ktlk.com
http://www.newsradio610.com
http://www.wibc.com
http://www.wjno.com
http://www.wkbk1220.com
http://www.wlap.com
http://www.wrecradio.com
http://www.wtam.com
http://www.610wtvn.com

NOT RESPONDING:
http://www.kfab.com
http://www.kfyi.com

RESPONDING, BUT CAN'T FIND A LINK:
http://www.wiba.com

[SlickWillard]

EIB bump.

[Fiddlstix]

Bookmarked

[Republic of Texas]

I haven't had a problem at Rush's site, but instead of bitching, I subscribed.

[Texas_Jarhead]

thanks - bookmark BUMP

[Sans-Culotte]

Subsciber dittos from this quarter!

Coolest thing about subscribing is you can get the high points of the show without listening to the whole 3 hrs. And I can't listen at work (though I hear a little in my car on the way to lunch and back), so I catch the highlight version on the 24/7 site.

[John Jorsett]

Is there some reason you don't want to listen by clicking on the link at rushlimbaugh.com? Any time my local station starts running some stupid local story instead of his show, I just go to his site and pick it up from his stream.

[SlickWillard]

If you're interested, Brian Livingston has written some fascinating articles on spyware & parasites:

Parasites in Windows [November 1, 2002]

Sites against parasites [November 8, 2002]

Crush creepy crawlers [November 15, 2002]

[SlickWillard]

Is there some reason you don't want to listen by clicking on the link at rushlimbaugh.com?

Rush no longer provides a free stream:

Rush - Say it ain't so!!! [No more free streams from the EIB network.]

[OldFriend]

Well lucky you!

[Sungirl]

It's odd that Rush didn't mention this on his show..unless I missed it?

[OldFriend]

I have Rush on in the background most days. His monologue about Daschle's comments on the war on terror was something I will never forget. I don't listen that carefully on most days and I don't listen on the web......

Sometimes people over-react when there is the slightest difficulty....

[Quicksilver]

WLAP-AM 630, Lexington, KY, Windows Media
     mms://66.35.34.24/WLAP-AM

[aShepard]

a tomorrow noon bump

[looois]

This problem includes internet radio altogether. I have real audio, I have windows media player...but I also have Netscape 7.0 and do not have Internet Explorer. I have listened to NCAA basketball games via Internet using Real Audio since 1995. Is a hobby of mine. Seems Microsoft has struck again here. It is my understanding that the Chaincast plugin does not work with Netscape 6.0 and higher. When I try to connect to a station, it shuts down and I get the "illegal operation" message, and it shuts down the Netscape browser. So, what the station are saying, or what Microsoft wants me to do just to listen to NCAA hoops is download thier IE browswer which comes with the Chaincast plugin, and it will work. I just don't have the space on my HD to support two browsers. So, they've about got me. Didn't Microsoft just have to go to court because of doing stuff like this?

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Thanks for posting these. I'll try some tomorrow. I've tried Rush's late, lamented free link but found the audio quality of his miserly 6kbps stream to be hard to listen-to. Perhaps one of these other links will provide higher-bitrate, higher-quality audio.

KSFO doesn't have a link to the stream. It's a contractual thing.

[SlickWillard]

Perhaps one of these other links will provide higher-bitrate, higher-quality audio.

The WLS link [Real Audio] was providing an awesome signal today. I guess we'll find out whether it wilts under the strain of all those orphaned EIB listeners.

[College Repub]

Ever since version 4 the MS Browser *HAS* Been better than netscape.