Why did you choose the name "Bigloo" for the station name?
Long story short - I used to be the webmaster for the group 4Him
(4Him.net). Kirk Sullivan, from the group, used to call me
"big Lou". When thinking about a name, his voice saying "big
Lou came to mind and so, I adopted it. I used "Bigloo"
thinking it would be a cool play on words. What I did was
forget that in the UK a "loo" is a toilet. I remembered this
long after the station started up, so the name stuck.
What kind of music does Bigloo Christian Radio Play?
We broadcast Christian Pop, Christian Inspirational,
Christian Adult Contemporary and Christian Rock
How do I Tune In?
You must have a MP3 player which supports MP3 streaming.
Once you've installed one of the above players, go to our "Listen" page and click on the proper link
to listen.
iTunes tells me your servers are full
iTunes is a great program, but it has problems playing our links
sometimes. When you click one of our listen links, we send your player
a list of servers. If the first one on the list is full, the player
"should" move on to the second, third, etc. until it finds one that it
can connect to (one that is not full). iTunes often fails to do this.
If iTunes is your default player and you click our Broadband link
on this web site (rather than using one of the Bigloo
Christian Radio selections in the iTunes radio directory) you'll see a
bunch of entries labeled "Bigloo Christian Radio" in your iTunes
library (or almost any program for that matter). If you try those one
at a time, you should find one that will connect.
Another option is to install a different player. We recommend
Winamp
(for Windows) or
VLC (for Macs).
The Winamp installation is pretty straightforward.
How can I listen with the best sound quality?
To
listen, you'll need to download and install one of
the above mentioned players.
Once you've installed one of the above players, go to our "Listen" page and click on the proper link.
Broadband - Great Quality, ideal for home or office. Must have a broadband
connection.
Dial-up - Ideal for listeners with dial-up modems.
Also good for office environments with low or limited bandwidth.
Why am I
listening at 24k when I click on Broadband?
We have a limited number of simultaneous listener slots
available at each bitrate we broadcast in. If you are listening to our broadcast in a different bitrate
than originally selected, it means that the bitrate you selected
(in this case broadband) has reached it's capacity, your player
should automatically send you to the next highest available bitrate.
If your player has "Shuffle" turned on, then
it may select a bitrate lower than the one you originally
selected. If this is the case, simply turn shuffle off,
and click on the desired listen link again.
I'm a Mac user. Can I listen with my Mac?
Yes! You can listen using
Itunes or
WinAmp for Mac.
To use
itunes, simply choose the
iTunes link on the "Listen" page.
Once you've installed the player, just click on the "Listen" link on the menu.
Am I able to listen to your broadcast on more than one
computer in my home or office??
Yes and no. If you are sharing the same IP number, you
are limited with the number of simultaneous connections allowed.
Let's say you were in a house or business with say five
computers and they all use the same IP number on the internet.
You won't be able to hear music on all of the computers because of the
limits imposed. The solution would be to have each
computer have it's own IP number. Please see your internet
service provider for this. If you require more than one
connection with the same IP number (I.E. office, school, etc),
please contact us and we will make certain the number of
connections you require are available.
Why are there limits on the number of connections a single IP
number can have?
Simply put, the music we broadcast is copyrighted material,
and we must
do all we can to ensure that the copyrighted material is not
illegally obtained. Limiting the number of connections a
single IP can help deter people from illegally obtaining
our broadcast. We understand that our listeners do not
record or copy our broadcast, however it is our obligation to do
what we can to deter such activities should they occur. If
you require more than one connection with the same IP number
(i.e. office, school, etc), please contact us and we will make
certain the number of connections you require are available.
How can I support Bigloo Christian Radio?
Bigloo Christian Radio is privately owned and operated, and
is listener supported. We pay for the expense of running this station out of
love and we only ask our listeners
to donate if they can. Our goal is simply
to provide one of the best selections of contemporary Christian
music to the public via the Internet. Since we're a public radio station, we
must also pay for the license fees, bandwidth, music, equipment, etc. required to keep it online. Any help that you provide
is appreciated. And, as always, we understand that contributing
money is just not an option for some. All streams and
services at Bigloo Christian Radio are open to everyone.
Click here for information on donating...
Note: Donations to Bigloo Christian Radio are not tax
deductible.
I hear the station skipping, buffering or sometimes just
not on the air. Why is that?
This means that either there's a lot of net congestion between
you & the server (in which case you should try back later), or that
your connection bandwidth isn't high enough. In Windows, on a modem
connection, you can check your connection speed by clicking on the
modem icon in your system tray (lower right hand part of your
screen) while you're connected. If it's lower than 40kbps, you'll
have problems listening to the 64kb webcast. You can try
disconnecting & connecting again - or contact your Internet service
provider for help. In some cases you'll just need to tune in using
the 24k stream.
Skipping and buffering can also be due to our internet provider having "downtime",
electrical outages, computers crashing, etc. All of these
items can happen with any internet station. If these are indeed
the problem, please accept our apologies and know that we are
working on correcting the problem as soon as possible.
I've loaded WINAMP, but RealPlayer keeps opening when I click the
links under "WinAmp".
On RealPlayer, go to 'View' -> 'Preferences' -> 'Upgrade'. At
the bottom of that box, under 'Media Types', click the
'Re-associate' button. Un-check the boxes marked 'Mpeg Audio' and
'MP3 Playlists'. Click 'OK' twice & you're done.
Do you accept requests?
Simply put, yes. However before your requested song is played, it may take an hour or more before you hear it on the
air. This all depends on if the song has already played, or if DMCA
regulations prevent us from playing the song.
Why do I have to wait an hour or more to hear my requests??
DMCA regulations restrict us from playing your request for
one hour after receiving the request. Additionally, we get
many requests and may be backlogged in requests. You're request
may be played sooner, however, if it is already on our playlist
prior to your requesting the song. Our "home page" and "Listen"
page both show the last ten songs that were played as well as
the current song playing.
Do you play music from Independent Christian Artists??
Yes, we broadcast independent Christian music. We offer
the Indie Hour (twice daily), and throughout the day,
indie music is mixed into our playlist. Some indie's have
gone to number one on our top 20 charts.
We also offer indie music in our syndicated programming.
How can I get my band's music on Bigloo Christian Radio??
If you are an independent artist, we encourage you to send us
your music for possible airplay. Simply click on the "Submit
Music" link at the top of the page. If you are an
artist signed to a record label, simply ask your record label or management
to contact us via email. We are a member of Promo Only and
Musicrypt and can accept music via those venues.
Alternatively, they can send us CD's at the address found on the
"Submit Music" page.
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