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delay in approving your feed request or denial of the stream request.
 
delay in approving your feed request or denial of the stream request.
  
===Your feed description===
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'''''NOTE:'' Frequency/TG/Channels information is required. Not providing this information WILL result in feed processing delays or feed DENIAL.'''
 
  
Here are examples of '''Good''' feed descriptions for a single scanner (mono) stream:
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===Avoid duplicate feeds===
  
* Gwinnett County Police, Fire and EMS
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Please check the existing county listings in your state before you decide to become a feed provider. Look at what is already there because we want to avoid complete duplication of existing feeds.
  
* Gwinnett City Police and Fire
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If there is an existing stream in your county for “Home County Sheriff and Fire”, please do not request another matching feed. However you could request a feed for “Home City Police and Fire (also includes Home County Sheriff and Fire). This is at least a different feed.
  
* Maricopa County Law Enforcement
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===Look at other feed listings===
(includes County Sheriff, Phoenix,Tempe, Mesa, Apache Junction and Gilbert Police Departments / DPS)
 
  
* Fulton County Public Safety
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Please look at the many other feed listings and what others are scanning. This will aid you in choosing what to scan and how to list it.
(Includes Sheriff, Police and Fire)
 
  
* Fargo-Dilworth BNSF Railroad Road and Yard Channels
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===Use proper spelling etiquette and sentence structure===
  
* Boone County Sheriff and Fire:(includes Belvidere Police and Fire and Capron Fire, covers Winnebago County)
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Nothing would look more embarrassing than having a feed with incorrect grammar.
  
* Dubuque area Marine and Railroad
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'''PLEASE''' follow these guidelines when submitting a feed application or replying to Audio Admins:
  
* Amateur Radio Repeaters in Santa Cruz County and the Monterrey Bay Area:<br/>(W6WLS, W6MOW, W6WLS, WB6YAM, WR6AOK, K6BJ, K6LY, WB6ECE)
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* Pay attention to your Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization. Please use proper sentence structure in all correspondence.
  
Here are examples of '''Good''' descriptions for a two scanner (stereo) stream:
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* Use proper sentence structure and do not submit feed requests in either all upper or lower case.
  
* San Mateo County Fire and CAL FIRE:<br/>
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* If we send you an e-mail asking you for more feed information, use the "Reply" feature. Please do not send the requested information in a separate e-mail.
LEFT Side - San Mateo County Fire Service<br/>
 
RIGHT Side - CAL FIRE for the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond
 
  
* Contra Costa County Fire and Antioch / Brentwood Police:<br/>
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===Include details in the feed information page===
LEFT Side - Contra Costa County Fire dispatch<br/>
 
RIGHT Side - Contra Costa County Fire tactical channels, Antioch / Brentwood Police, and CAL FIRE
 
  
* Bureau County Sheriff, Fire, EMS and StarCom21:<br/>
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Please include the following in your feed information page:
LEFT Side - Bureau County Fire<br/>
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* List all agencies on the feed.
RIGHT Side - StarCom21
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* List the Frequencies/Talkgroups/Channels the agencies use.
 
 
Here are examples of '''Bad''' descriptions: (resulting in feed '''denial''' or processing delays)
 
 
 
* Music
 
* SouthWest Iowa Music, Police Scanner, and Talk Radio
 
* Pager Tones
 
* Police Scanner
 
* All feeds
 
* Electric
 
* Police
 
* Police, Fire
 
* Public Safety
 
* Home Scanner
 
* Gwinnett County
 
* Gwinnett County TSYS
 
* Fulton County and Surrounding Counties
 
* TPD, TFD, and STFD
 
* Baltimore County Talkgroups ( change to Baltimore County Public Safety)
 
 
 
===Avoid duplicate feeds===
 
 
 
Please check the existing county listings in your state before you decide to become a feed provider. Look at what is already there because we want to avoid complete duplication of existing feeds.
 
 
 
If there is an existing stream in your county for “Home County Sheriff and Fire”, please do not request another matching feed. However you could request a feed for “Home City Police and Fire (also includes Home County Sheriff and Fire). This is at least a different feed.
 
 
 
===Look at other feed listings===
 
 
 
Please look at the many other feed listings and what others are scanning. This will aid you in choosing what to scan and how to list it.
 
  
===Using proper spelling etiquette===
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'''Note:''' The more info you provide the faster your feed will be approved.
  
Nothing would look more embarrassing then having a feed with incorrect grammar. When submitting a feed application '''PLEASE''' pay attention to your Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization. '''Please do not submit feed requests in either all upper or lower case.'''
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== Feed Provider Incentives ==
  
===Include details in the feed information page===
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We provide incentives to feed providers based on listener counts.  See the following article below for the latest incentives and rules.
  
Please include the following in your feed information page:
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[[Feed Provider Incentives]]
* Type of radio or scanner, antenna, computer or streaming device, and streaming software used
 
* List all agencies on the feed.
 
  
 
== Feed Provider Terms of Service ==
 
== Feed Provider Terms of Service ==
  
Feed providers are '''not allowed to broadcast the following content''' without specific authorized consent from the RadioReference Audio Management Staff:  
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There are restrictions on broadcast content that all feed providers must adhere to. They are listed on the feed provider terms of service page:
 
 
*SWAT "type" operations if on dedicated channels or talkgroups
 
*Narcotics / CID / Investigations or other tactical operations
 
*Dedicated channels or talkgroups for Ambulance to Hospital Communications
 
*Dedicated Federal Government or Military Communications (exceptions include any fire fighting or EMS operations, space shuttle launch or ISS communications, park ranger operations)
 
*Any commercial service broadcast (FM/AM/TV etc)
 
*Music or talk show of any kind (commercial or non-commercial)
 
*DJ or other type of similar activity (commercial or non-commercial)
 
*Open Microphones
 
*Schools/School Buses
 
*Citizens Band (CB)
 
*NOAA Weather Radio (See [http://www.wunderground.com/wxradio/index.html Wunderground] for a host)
 
  
If a feed provider broadcasts the above content without authorization, RadioReference reserves the right to immediately terminate the feed.
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[[Feed Provider Terms of Service]]
  
 
== Feed Notification Settings ==
 
== Feed Notification Settings ==
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== Request A Feed Change (Feed Owners) ==
 
== Request A Feed Change (Feed Owners) ==
If you need something changed about your feed or have a problem, please use the "Request Assistance With Feed" button in your feed owner's page, '''DO NOT''' use the "Report A Problem" [[Image:Feedproblem.jpg]] button to request a feed change.
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If you need something changed about your feed or have a problem, please use the Help Tab your feed owner's page, '''DO NOT''' use the "Report A Problem" [[Image:Feedproblem.jpg]] button to request a feed change.
  
 
The "Report A Problem" [[Image:Feedproblem.jpg]] button should only be used by people listening to your feed that are reporting a problem to you (the feed owner).
 
The "Report A Problem" [[Image:Feedproblem.jpg]] button should only be used by people listening to your feed that are reporting a problem to you (the feed owner).
  
 
When requesting a feed change please do not use abbreviations, instead please spell out the entire word. Please keep change requests brief but specific as possible.
 
When requesting a feed change please do not use abbreviations, instead please spell out the entire word. Please keep change requests brief but specific as possible.
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==Legal Issues==
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It is the responsibility of the feed provider to determine whether or not the laws in their jurisdiction permit the rebroadcast of the audio content provided in the feed. Laws on this matter vary from country to country, state to state, city to city. If in doubt, consult an attorney.
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Recent incidents regarding legality of Live Audio Feeds from Radio Reference:
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* [[Constable Garrett Styles York Regional Police Service Incident]]
  
 
==RR Live Audio Policy==
 
==RR Live Audio Policy==
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The purpose of this field is to provide additional descriptive details about what your feed is broadcasting. The RR Staff reserves the right to edit and update this field to comply with this policy. No Ads, no HTML. (Max 255 characters, text only)
 
The purpose of this field is to provide additional descriptive details about what your feed is broadcasting. The RR Staff reserves the right to edit and update this field to comply with this policy. No Ads, no HTML. (Max 255 characters, text only)
  
===Use of the "News and Feed Alerts" field===
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===Use of the "Breaking News and Feed Alerts" field===
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Please use this field ONLY to alert the Live Audio community to a breaking incident or noteworthy event happening on your feed. Weather watches/warnings, feed status and other info of this nature is not allowed. Max 255 characters, text only. This field will expire 2 hours after being updated. The RR Staff reserves the right to edit, update or remove info from this field to comply with this policy.
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Example feed alerts:
  
This field will expire 2 hours after being updated. Please use this field ONLY to alert users to a breaking incident or noteworthy event happening on your broadcast (Max 255 characters, text only). The RR Staff reserves the right to edit and update this field to comply with this policy. Examples of the "news and feed alerts" include: Police chaise, Structure Fires, Major MVA, Technical Rescue, etc.. Weather alerts(skywarn feeds ONLY) '''DO NOT''' count as alerts, however if an incident is occurring on your feed due to weather that is acceptable and the incident that is occurring needs to be stated in the alert.
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* Manhunt underway in the xxx area for a shooting suspect.
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* Police investigating suspicious package at xxx, many units on scene.
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* Plane crash near xxx and yyy.
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* 2,100 acre wildfire near xxx, many homes burned, fire not controlled at this time.
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* 5-alarm structure fire at 123 Xyz Street.
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* President Obama in town from x:xx am until x:xx pm
  
 
==Applying for an Official Feed==  
 
==Applying for an Official Feed==  
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  San Antonio, TX 78248
 
  San Antonio, TX 78248
  
Go to [[Broadcasting Software]]<br>
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==Premium Feeds==
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Sign up and upgrade your feed to premium status for $14.95 per month per feed.
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*  [[Premium Feeds]]
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Go to [[Alternative Broadcasting Software and Clients]]<br>
 
Return to [[Live Audio]]
 
Return to [[Live Audio]]
  
 
[[Category:Online Radios]]
 
[[Category:Online Radios]]
[[Category:FAQ]]
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[[Category:Live Audio FAQ]]
[[Category:Live Audio Broadcasting]]
 

Latest revision as of 21:46, 27 January 2020

Applying To Broadcast A Feed

Introduction

Before you decide to become a feed provider, please read the entire article for various policy and procedure guidelines. Following these feed request guidelines as this will help us process and approve your feed request in a timely manner. A feed request lacking a good feed description and other information may result in us having to go back to you asking for more information, clarification of what you what to stream, etc. This will result in a delay in approving your feed request or denial of the stream request.

======WRAX553 Walkie Talkie Motorola T265 MR350R Schaumburgd211policefireziegler

Avoid duplicate feeds

Please check the existing county listings in your state before you decide to become a feed provider. Look at what is already there because we want to avoid complete duplication of existing feeds.

If there is an existing stream in your county for “Home County Sheriff and Fire”, please do not request another matching feed. However you could request a feed for “Home City Police and Fire (also includes Home County Sheriff and Fire). This is at least a different feed.

Look at other feed listings

Please look at the many other feed listings and what others are scanning. This will aid you in choosing what to scan and how to list it.

Use proper spelling etiquette and sentence structure

Nothing would look more embarrassing than having a feed with incorrect grammar.

PLEASE follow these guidelines when submitting a feed application or replying to Audio Admins:

  • Pay attention to your Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization. Please use proper sentence structure in all correspondence.
  • Use proper sentence structure and do not submit feed requests in either all upper or lower case.
  • If we send you an e-mail asking you for more feed information, use the "Reply" feature. Please do not send the requested information in a separate e-mail.

Include details in the feed information page

Please include the following in your feed information page:

  • List all agencies on the feed.
  • List the Frequencies/Talkgroups/Channels the agencies use.

Note: The more info you provide the faster your feed will be approved.

Feed Provider Incentives

We provide incentives to feed providers based on listener counts. See the following article below for the latest incentives and rules.

Feed Provider Incentives

Feed Provider Terms of Service

There are restrictions on broadcast content that all feed providers must adhere to. They are listed on the feed provider terms of service page:

Feed Provider Terms of Service

Feed Notification Settings

Time Down      Action
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15 min         Email Notification to Feed Owner
6 Hours        Email Notification to Feed Owner
24 Hours       Email Notification to Feed Owner
7 days         Email Notification to Feed Owner
14 days        Email notification and feed deactivated.
21 days        Feed deleted. 
  • NOTE: Feed must be online to receive premium subscriber status
  • NOTE: If prior arrangements are made with the Live Audio Administration staff we can prevent a feed from being deleted if it needs extended downtime.
  • NOTE: Feed Owner will also receive an Email Notification when feed goes back online.

Feed Status Messages (Feed Owners)

The audio administration team has noticed that feed broadcasters have been using their feed status message to communicate all sorts of information, including soliciting donations, promoting other Web sites, showing Feed hours of operation or any feed online / back online messages, Advertisements, Links, and providing descriptive information on what is being broadcast.

Types of status messages which are NOT allowed

  • Soliciting Donations
  • Promoting other Web sites
  • Providing descriptive information on what is being broadcast(Use "Secondary Description" field)
  • Feed hours of operation or any feed online / back online type of messages. (If the feed is working, there is no need of a message.)
  • Advertisements
  • Links
  • Other


The feed status message was designed to give listeners the status of a feed that is either down or having problems. We request that any other information regarding your feed either be placed in the description of your feed or be moved to your feed information page.

Below is an example of the proper use of the feed status message:


FeedStatus.gif

Request A Feed Change (Feed Owners)

If you need something changed about your feed or have a problem, please use the Help Tab your feed owner's page, DO NOT use the "Report A Problem" Feedproblem.jpg button to request a feed change.

The "Report A Problem" Feedproblem.jpg button should only be used by people listening to your feed that are reporting a problem to you (the feed owner).

When requesting a feed change please do not use abbreviations, instead please spell out the entire word. Please keep change requests brief but specific as possible.

Legal Issues

It is the responsibility of the feed provider to determine whether or not the laws in their jurisdiction permit the rebroadcast of the audio content provided in the feed. Laws on this matter vary from country to country, state to state, city to city. If in doubt, consult an attorney.

Recent incidents regarding legality of Live Audio Feeds from Radio Reference:

RR Live Audio Policy

Use of the "Secondary Description" field

The purpose of this field is to provide additional descriptive details about what your feed is broadcasting. The RR Staff reserves the right to edit and update this field to comply with this policy. No Ads, no HTML. (Max 255 characters, text only)

Use of the "Breaking News and Feed Alerts" field

Please use this field ONLY to alert the Live Audio community to a breaking incident or noteworthy event happening on your feed. Weather watches/warnings, feed status and other info of this nature is not allowed. Max 255 characters, text only. This field will expire 2 hours after being updated. The RR Staff reserves the right to edit, update or remove info from this field to comply with this policy.

Example feed alerts:

  • Manhunt underway in the xxx area for a shooting suspect.
  • Police investigating suspicious package at xxx, many units on scene.
  • Plane crash near xxx and yyy.
  • 2,100 acre wildfire near xxx, many homes burned, fire not controlled at this time.
  • 5-alarm structure fire at 123 Xyz Street.
  • President Obama in town from x:xx am until x:xx pm

Applying for an Official Feed

Feeds can only be designated as official if the agency broadcasting the feed sends a letter to RadioReference.com on official letterhead requesting that the feed be identified as officially broadcast by the organization.

The letter needs to contain the name and location of the feed broadcast, as well as a statement indicating that the organization wishes to have the feed marked as provided by an official agency.

The letter should be sent to:

RadioReference.com LLC
ATTN: Lindsay Blanton
1150 N Loop 1604 W Suite 108-556
San Antonio, TX 78248

Premium Feeds

Sign up and upgrade your feed to premium status for $14.95 per month per feed.


Go to Alternative Broadcasting Software and Clients
Return to Live Audio