In the 21 years community-based internet radio has existed, we've made a lot of effort to communicate live with our listeners while doing shows, many of which are conducted solo. Internet radio broadcasters do not have a control room on which to fall back, nor a staff of people to sift through the … [Read more...] about Our Communications Future: TBRN Begins The Rollout of our Text Messaging Service
Bric-à-brac
New Era, New Lineup, New Broadcaster
When it comes right down to it, TBRN, like most internet radio stations, is a hobbyist's project. We spend money to create content with no return on investment, other than your happiness and interaction. However, the broadcasters on TBRN feel a sense of pride, as well as a sense of duty to the … [Read more...] about New Era, New Lineup, New Broadcaster
A Peace Of The Past
While I was helping out with the process by which we introduced our new phone system - making decisions, doing research, and coordinating things - I was talking on Skype, as I often do, to a tall Dutch girl. That tall Dutch girl gave me an idea to celebrate TBRN's innovation as well as its past, in … [Read more...] about A Peace Of The Past
Clarification of contact details
A similar message to this was given by our owner, Andre Louis, on the Digital Domain for December 4, 2015. Since that time, however, we've seen some confusion as a result of a changing social strategy. This post, written by Derek Lane representing the TBRN staff, shall hopefully clarify things. … [Read more...] about Clarification of contact details
Archival cascade: They’re finally arriving!
It’s taken us longer than we expected it to, but I’m thrilled to be able to announce that archives are in the process of being launched! The new archival system is ready and raring to go. Quinn, Derek, and I have been hard at work building our system to be something elegant for broadcaster and lis … [Read more...] about Archival cascade: They’re finally arriving!
To Screen Reader Users Using Firefox Or Chrome
Yesterday, I spoke to Amanda Rush, who was instrumental in testing the WordPress theme we’re using on this site. Amanda is one of the best accessibility advocates you will find, and a web developer to boot. When Derek Lane of WDGLFM reported a bug regarding Firefox and NVDA, I decided to contact A … [Read more...] about To Screen Reader Users Using Firefox Or Chrome