> -----Original Message-----
> From: Firebird-general@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Firebird-general@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Helen Borrie
> Sent: Jueves, 14 de Febrero de 2008 0:55
>
> Claudio discovered this recently:
>
> http://www.classicalmusicbroadcast.com/
>
> Actually, Claudio wrote to the station to complain about some
> aspects of the service and got this in the reply from its director, Kelly:

...

> "I see you are associated with FireBird - thats the DB that runs
> the station - why don't you have your employer sponsor us? :)

In another email, Kelly gave me the name of the program used and I found the
URL
http://www.spacialaudio.com/products/sambroadcaster/


This page
http://www.spacialaudio.com/products/sambroadcaster/help/sambroadcaster/prin
ted.htm
says
"NOTE: If you are unsure which database is best for you, just download the
one with FireBird database support
...
SAM now supports 4 different databases: FireBird, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MS
SQL.
...
*Note: Backup/Restore is not available for all supported database types.
Currently only FireBird and MySQL is supported."

However, when you download the installation guide in Windows help format
http://www.spacialaudio.com/products/sambroadcaster/help/Install.chm
they aren't that nice toward us:
"If you are new to SAM Broadcaster and/or databases, we recommend you start
out with FireBird since it is small and very easyto install. More
experienced users might want to look at MySQL, MS SQL or PostgreSQL instead
since they are slightly faster than FireBird and usually integrate better
with websites."

> [ p.s. I'm currently listening in from eastern Australia,
> mid-afternoon here, to Daniel Barenboim playing a Beethoven
> sonata -- and the reception is great! -- hb]

I typically use another of open source program to hear classical music: VLC
media player; with some stations I select the Ogg Vorbis format.

C.