Listener’s Help and F.A.Q.

 

Rock 103 Edmonton is your variety internet radio station. Promoting Internet Radio and Independent Music and the Artists since 2000. Playing rock tunes and the top hits from the 1960’s to the present day, independent music and other genres to entrepreneur topics and other quality programming. Rock 103 Edmonton is broadcasted from Edmonton Alberta Canada and is the home of The Rocking Al Show. Rock 103 Edmonton broadcasts a variety of simulcasted programming and tunes from rock to indie music. Check out Studio 103 for programs and times. Rock 103 is a Live 365 Broadcast. Live365 is licensed for streaming and royalty reporting in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. for both performers and copyright holders and obtain music licenses specifically from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, SOCAN, Re:Sound, PPL, and PRS. If you as an Independent Artist email us one of your songs and if you have a music video to that song, your video may be presented as the video of the day on this site and your video will be shown in the TV Shows City Youtube Channel’s Music video Playlist.  If you have any questions or concerns about the programming. You can email them to the Studio at studio103@rock103.ca. The Rock 103 website will be updated frequently!!! If you see any issues on this website, please email the Webmaster at webmaster@rock103.ca. Thanks for tuning in!!!

The Station’s Specifications
Station: Rock 103 – Edmonton’s Variety Internet Radio Station!!!
Location: Edmonton Albert Canada
Source Internet Only
Power: 128 KBPS/44100 Hz
Target: A variety of listeners between the ages of 30 to 100+
Times: Broadcasting 24/7 of rock tunes with various scheduled programs.
Price: Free to listen!!!
Website: www.rock103.ca
Email: admin@rock103.ca
How To Listen

1.  Rock 103 always try to bring a good quality sound.  The MP3s used when broadcasting is formatted at 128 kbps at 44000 hertz An MP3 Pro plugin is used during live broadcasts.

2.  You can listen to Rock 103 from the Rock 103 website or from the Rock 103 toolbar. The stream can be heard from any multimedia player and our Web Player.

3. To find out what is on Rock 103, Please go the program section on the Rock 103 website and checkout the broadcasting schedule.


 Thanks for tuning in!!!

Have any questions or concerns? You may email them to me as they are always appreciated.
F. A. Q.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT STREAMING

Question: Can I connect to your stream with my Windows Media Player?
Answer: Yes, you can use any of the media players available to you. You can also connect to our streams from the websites using the site’s HTML media pop-up player.

Question: Are your programs broadcasted live?
Answer: All programs shown in the Rock 103 Weekly Broadcast Schedule are Pre-Recorded. I usually go live from The Rocking Al Show Podcast.

Question: Is your stream available 24/7 or is it only available at certain times?
Answer: Yes, our stream is available 24/7. Although, if you have tuned in for the past 24 hours, You will experience a sudden disconnection from the stream. It is ether a server issue or a bandwidth issue. Just restart the stream on your player and it will continue. If the stream stops for any other reason, just restart the stream on your player. Email Us if the problem persists.

Question: What internet bandwidth should I use to listen to your stream?.
Answer: You should use a high-speed bandwidth connection. The bitrate we use for streaming is at 128 KBPS. A dial up connection will not work properly.

Question: The player says it is waiting and then never connects.
Answer: stop the stream and then try reconnecting. Sometimes we restart our streams and this causes the current streams to go into a ‘waiting’ state. This can also happen due to internet congestion. Simply restart your stream. Due to bandwidth availability, if you have been listening for a certain period of time. (approx. 6 hours)  and the stream quits on our, simply refresh the player or start the stream again. If the problem still occurs, please send us an Email station the problem.

Question: Does your stream work on Windows, Mac and other platforms?
Answer: Yes. Our stream works on Windows, Macs and flavors of Unix, platforms.

Question: I keep hearing the same thing over and over again?
Answer: One of our streaming servers may be experiencing some technical difficulties. Please email us and we will have it fixed.