Technical Information
Since January 2009, the station has been running on a heavily computer-based setup. The core component is the open-source broadcasting suite Rivendell, which maintains a central database of available music and audio, tracks audio usage for licensing reports, and handles automated playback of broadcast logs. Significantly, the use of this system has allowed many shows on the station to pre-record their episodes for playback later, relaxing the time constraints on presenters. The easy availability and size of the audio database has also encouraged some shows like 'Sliced Bread' to begin experimenting with things like sound effects.
The station currently broadcasts a single 128-kilobit MP3 stream through an Icecast2 server. No plans for additional streams have been announced. The station does not broadcast on traditional radio (i.e., FM or AM).
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