The Version 5 Stream Player enables you to listen to WSTB streaming audio easily and consistently across a wide range of desktop PCs, mobile devices, and browsers. The Stream Player combines the audio player function, artist/album graphics, and track logs in one screen. Adobe Flash is not used.
NEW FOR V5:
- UNLIMITED Online Listeners. The limit of 150 stream listeners has been removed.
- Audio bit rate increased from 64Kbps to 128Kpbs.
- Improved link to TuneIn Radio.
PC - A full Streaming Audio page and Mini Stream Player pop-up window for Windows PCs.
MOBILE - Stream player with improved compatibility when used with mobile devices and and tablets. Appearance and operation are similar to the PC stream players.
PC - Compatible with most current browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari (on Apple devices). Stream Player V.4 is not compatible with Safari on Windows PCs. Windows XP and Internet Explorer are no longer supported.
MOBILE - Compatible with Android 4 and later devices (most native browsers, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera), and with Apple IOS devices.
PLAY - To listen to audio, click or tap PLAY. The PAUSE
control replaces by the PLAY control.
- Audio does not start automatically when you open any of the stream players. You must click or tap PLAY.
- On a PC and Mobile devices, the main Streaming Audio page displays track lists. These lists do not appear in the Mini Stream Player.
PAUSE - To temporarily suspend audio while it is playing, tap or click
PAUSE. The PLAYcontrol replaces the PAUSE control.
VOLUME - When you start the stream playing, the volume is set automatically at 75%.
PC - To change the volume level, click and drag the knob on the Volume bar, or adjust the computer's volume control.
MOBILE - The VOLUME control may be inoperative on mobile devices. Even if visible, it is usually easier to adjust volume with the mobile device's volume buttons.
SHOW/HIDE "COMING UP" LIST - (main PC and mobile Streaming Audio pages, only) - Click/tap to display or hide the list of upcoming tracks. If a "Load error" message appears, you can try any or all of the following. If none of these steps work, there may be a problem at our end, and we're probably aware and working on it.
- Wait to see if the message clears automatically within a few minutes.
- Reload the page in the browser window.
- Close and reopen the browser, then reload the page.
- Clear the browser's temporary files, caches, and cookies, then refresh the browser or reload the page.
PC - (located in the Streaming Audio page right margin) - Click for Stream Help.
MOBILE - Tap 
in the menu, then tap Stream Help.
PC - On any Sunday Oldies Jukebox page, select Listen to the Music > Streaming Page - The Works or Mini Stream Player, then click or tap PLAY.
MOBILE - Tap in the menu and select Streaming Audio. In the stream player, tap PLAY.
NOTE: On a PC, playing the main Streaming Audio page and Mini Stream Player simultaneously can result in echoes and other distortion. Click PAUSEand/or PLAYas needed to listen to one source or the other.
In the unlikely event streaming won't start, or stops working on your PC or device:
- Check that your PC or device is still connected to the Internet.
- Make sure you click or tap PLAY.
- Try reloading the page and then pressing the PLAY button again.
- On a PC try refreshing the page: While pressing and holding the Ctrl key, press the F5 key a few times.
- Try clearing the browser cache and then reloading the site and streaming audio page.
- Try TuneIn Radio.
- Try listening to the audio stream directly in your browser by clicking or tapping the following link:
PC and MOBILE Streaming Pages - When the selection is from our library, the stream window normally displays:
- Artist and track name of the currently playing selection.
- The Coming Up list displays the estimated times, artists, and titles of the next few selections. Click or tap the icon to show or hide the list. Times are approximate.
- The Played Recently list displays the last 8-10 track titles, artists, and where available, the album titles. Earlier titles will scroll off the bottom of the list.
PC Mini Stream Player - Controls are the same as on the main Streaming Audio page. Currently playing song title and artist are displayed; however, no upcoming or previous track lists are displayed. To see this info, view the main Streaming Audio page.
Occasionally, we play songs from CDs or other external devices. Song data does not appear for these selections.
Look and operation are identical except for the upcoming and previous track data, which are missing from the Mini Stream Player. Also, the Mini Stream Player is a stand-alone player, so you can use the main browser window for other surfing tasks while continuing to listen to the Oldies.
There's no problem. The audio is encoded at our end at 128kbps. It provides for good audio quality while helping eliminate dropouts on slower connections.
No. WSTB streaming audio resources are shared with "The Alternation." The SOJ web casts Oldies from 3AM Sunday morning until 4AM Monday morning. The rest of the week, it's Alternative Rock. Listen at your own risk :-)
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE: Having two streams on two different sites provides some level of back-up in case one or the other site conks out. Bookmark www.rock889.com for emergencies.
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