Help Listening To BlackLight Radio

An important place to begin to solve streaming issues is your own setup. Here are the requirements for listening to BlackLight Radio:

• Broadband -- You need a cable modem, DSL connection, ISDN, Wi-Fi or other high speed wireless connection to listen. We stream at 96kbps; you'll need the ability to download at least that fast. A dial-up connection cannot keep up.
• An mp3 player -- There are dozens if not hundreds of mp3 players available for download, most free and some for a fee. If you're running a recent version of Windows you already have the Windows Media Player, but there are a number of other excellent players including JetAudio & Winamp.
• A soundcard / speaker system -- If you're going to listen, you have to have a way to hear. Almost 100% of computers made in the past 10 years come with a built-in sound card which will work, but you can greatly reduce noise and distortion by getting almost any after-market sound card, even the cheapest! If possible, run out of your soundcard into an amp / receiver / mini-stereo and hook that up to the best speakers you have. For a real ear-opening experience, run a line to your home stereo... I'd be willing to bet we will sound better than any FM in your town!