METROPOLITAN OPERA
BROADCAST STATIONS
2004 - 2005 BROADCAST SEASON

 
 

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Schedule

Links are given for the highest speed/quality audio stream and to available high-fidelity alternative audio streams. For more information about any station on this list, visit our STATIONS PAGE. When you are finished with this page, CLOSE THIS WINDOW to return to the schedule page you came from.

SPECIAL NOTE:
Status reports on the streams listed by OperaCast can be found on OperaBlog.
But, because there are now so many stations streaming the Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts,
we will no longer routinely report on the stream status of streams slower than 60K (this means that
we have not checked out the slower streams since December 1, 2004).

We have marked the slower streams with an asterisk ( * ).

Although this may mean that Dial-up users have fewer healthy streams to choose from, many broadband
streams do scale their feed, making them available to Dial-up users.

 

STATION
(Link in this column is to station home page)

BEST STREAM
(Link in this column is to the preferred stream link - stereo unless otherwise noted)

ALTERNATE STREAMS
(Links in this column are to alternative stream links - stereo unless otherwise noted)

NOTES
(current Stream Status/ program variations)

KEY TO STREAM INFORMATION: RP = Real Player | WMP = Windows Media Player
MP3 = MP3 file format (Use WINAMP to play this file type) | M = Mono stream | * = stream has not been checked since 12/11/2004
BBC RADIO 3
UNITED KINGDOM		 44.1K stereo G2 Real Player 8 *
for 56k & higher & scaled for 28.8k & 19.2k		 none NOT broadcasting the MET on 1/15 or 1/22 (the "archive" weeks)

CBC 2
Toronto, CANADA

32K OGG VORBIS *
 for 28.8k & higher

32K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher

  
ESPACE MUSIQUE
 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

32K G2 RP 8 *
for 56k & higher

 

 32K WMP 9 *
 for 56k & higher		  

KAMU
College Station/Bryan, Texas, USA

192K MP3 [WINAMP]
for 256k DSL/Cable connections & scaled for 112k Dual ISDN, 56k & 28.8k

 176.4K G2 RP 8
for 265K DSL/Cable connections & scaled for 112k Dual ISDN and for 56k & 28.8k
48KMP3 [WINAMP] M *
for 112k Dual ISDN connections & higher 		 
KBAQ
Tempe, Arizona, USA		 20K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher

24K MP3 M *
for 33.6k & higher

  
KBIA
Columbia, Missouri, USA		 20K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher		 none  
KBPS
Portland, Oregon, USA		 44.1K G2 RP 6 *
 for 56K & scaled for 19.2K		 none  

KBYU
Provo, Utah, USA

 

32K MP3 *
(use WINAMP)
for 56K & higher

none

NOT airing the Met Broadcst on 4/2
KCHO
Chico, California, USA		 44.1K G2 RP 8 M *
for 56k& higher & scaled for 28.8k 		none

 

KCME
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

 32 MP3
for 56k & higher 		none  

KCSC
Edmond/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

 64.1K G2 RP 8
for 112K Dual ISDN & higher & scaled for 56K, 28.8K & 19.2K 		none  
KHCT
Hutchinson, Kansas, USA		 32K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher
 

KING-FM
Seattle, Washington, USA

48K ABACAST *
for 64k Single ISDN & higher

20K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher

NOTE: The first time you use the ABACAST stream you will be prompted to install the ABACAST plug-in; say YES/OK and the plug-in will install itself and the stream will be playing within a couple of minutes (If for some reason the plug-in does not install go to the ABACAST download page and download and install the plug-in there

KOHM
Lubbock, Texas, USA		 32K WMP
for 56k & higher		 none  
KSUI
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
 64.1K G2 RP 8
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled for 56k, & 28.8k		 none  
KUAT
Tucson, Arizona, USA		 128K MP3
(Use WINAMP)
 for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		 56K MP3 M *
(Use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher
24K MP3
(Use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher 		 
KUHF
Houston, Texas, USA		 56K MP3
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 24K WMP *
for 56k & higher		  
KUMR
Rolla, Missouri, USA		 44.1K G2 RP 8 *
for 56k & higher & scaled for 28.8k & 19.2k		 none  
KUNR
Reno. Nevada, USA		 20K WMP *
For 28.8k & higher		 20K WMP *
For 28.8k & higher 		Both streams suffer from background noise
KUSC
Los Angeles, California, USA		 96K MP3
(Use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 32K MP3 *
(Use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher		  
KVLU
Beaumont, Texas, USA		 128K MP3
(Use WINAMP)
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled for 112k Dual ISDN, 28.8k & 19.2k		 24K MP3 M
(Use WINAMP)
for 33.6k & higher		  

KWAX
Eugene, Oregon, USA

128K MP3
(Use WINAMP)
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher

 64.1K G2 RP 8
for 112K Dual ISDN & scaled for 56K, 28.8K & 19.2K

Maine Public Radio
Portland, Maine, USA

 20K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k and higher 		none  

VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO (VPR)
USA

 32K WMP 9*
for 56k & higher
 33K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher
 16K WMP 9 stream is barely hi-fi, but entirely user-friendly

WABE
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 

20K Chaincast Player *
for 28.8k & higher

 20K WMP M *
 for 28.8k & higher		 Re the CHAINCAST stream:
10/20/01 - Chaincast has reconfigured its player - to use the new version, you must uninstall the old Chaincast player and reboot your computer before installing the new one (use the download link at the top of this page to download the new player). Once you have completed the installation, use the audio stream link above, which you can bookmark for future use (so you won't have to visit the Chaincast site every time you want to load the station's stream).
WAMC
Albany, New York, USA		 56K MP3 *
(Use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 20K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher		  

WBAA
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

 192K WMP 9
 for 256k DSL/Cable and higher 		20K WMP 9 *
 for 28.8k & higher 		 
WCBU
Peoria, Illinois, USA		 20.7K RP 6 M
for 28.8K connections & higher
  
WCLV
Cleveland, Ohio, USA		 60K OGG VORBIS
[Use WINAMP]
for 112K Single ISDN connections & higher
 26K OGG VORBIS *
[Use WINAMP] suitable for 56K connections & higher]		  

WCNY
Syracuse, New York, USA

 20K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher 		none  
WCPE
Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA

55K OGG Vorbis *
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN connections and higher

 

56K  MP3 *
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

32K G2 RP 8 *
for 56k & higher & scaled for 28.8k & 19.2k

20K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher

22K Quicktime M *
 for 28.8k & higher

40K WMP 9 *
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

40K WMP 9 stream suffers from hiss and squeal
WETA
Washington, D.C., USA		 20.7K G2 RP 8 *
for 28.8k & higher		 20K WMP M *
for 28.8k & higher		  
WFCR
Amherst Massachusetts, USA		 32.1K G2 RP 8 M *
 for 56k & higher		    

WFIU
Bloomington, Indiana, USA

 44.1 G2 RP 8 *
for 56k & higher &scaled for 28.8k 		none

stream suffers from hum -- station is aware of the problem and is working to correct it
WGUC
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA		 64K WMP 9
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 32K G2 RP 8 *
for 56k & higher & scaled for 28.8k		 listeners must now register in order to listen to the online stream
WHRB
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA		 56K  MP3 M *
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN connections & higher
This stream has a low left channel 		32K MP3 M *
(use WINAMP) for 56kK & higher

 
WHRO
Hampton Roads, Virginia		 64.1K G2 RP 8
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled for 56k, 28.8k, & 19.2k		 32K WMP 9 *
for 56k & higher

64.1k RP stream - not working

32k stream - a click or pop in the stream every 10-15 seconds; will only play using HTTP protocol
WICR
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA		 96.5K G2 RP 8
112k Dual ISDN connections& higher & scaled for 28.8k

none

  

WITF
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

 40K WMP 9 *
for 64K Single ISDN & higher & scaled for 28.8k		 none Only the WMP 9 player can handle WMP scaling
WKAR
East Lansing, Michigan, USA		 176.4K G2 RP 8
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled for 112k Dual ISDN, 56k & 28.8k		 128K WMP 9
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled for 64k SIngle ISDN, 56k & 28.8k		 Only the WMP 9 player can handle WMP scaling
WKNO
Memphis, Tennessee, USA		 64K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher		 none stream only works for us when we disable our firewall
WKYU
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA		 24K MP3 M *
(use WINAMP)
for 33.6k & higher 		none  
WMCE
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA		 20 K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher 		none

If you experience skipping with this stream, search for and open the file mplayer2.exe (Windows Media Player Version 6.4), copy the stream link (http://wmce.mercyhurst.edu/index.htmwmce.asx) and paste it into the Open location inside WMP 6.4 to play this stream in the older version which should improve playback.

WMUK
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

 24K MP3 M *
(use WINAMP)
for 33.6k & higher 		none  

WNED
Buffalo, New York, USA

 20K WMP 9 *
for 28.8k & higher 		none  
WNPR
(Connecticut Public Radio)
Hartford, Connecticut, USA		 24K MP3 M *
(use WINAMP)
for 33.6k & higher 		none  
WOI-FM
Ames, Iowa, USA		 176.4K G2 RP 8
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled for 112k Dual ISDN, 56k, 28.8k & 19.2k		 none  
WOMR
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA		 24K MP3 M *
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher 		none  
WOSU
Columbus, Ohio, USA		 20K WMP 9 M *
for 33.6k & higher		 none stream is playing at a low level
WPLN
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
 44.1K G2 RP 8 *
for 56K & higher & scaled for 28.8k and 19.2k		 20K WMP M *
[suitable for 28.8k connections and higher		  

WPR
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

 95.8K RP 6
for 112k Dual ISDN & scaled for 56k & 19.2k		 none
WPSU
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA		 96K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 24K MP3 M *
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher 		 

WRTI
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

 176.4K G2 RP 6
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled for Dual ISDN 112k, 56k, 28.8k, and 19.2k		 48K WMP 9 *
for 64k single ISDN & higher & scaled for 56k, 33.6k and 28.8k
WUFT
Gainsville, Florida, USA

320K WMP 9
for 384k & higher & scaled for 256k, 56k & 28.8k

 32K WMP 9
for 56k & higher

To play this version of WMP, you MUST upgrade to WMP Version 9 - this stream CANNOT be played with WMP 7

WUOL
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

 64K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher 		none  

WUOT
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

 176.4K G2 RP 8
for 256k DSL/cable & scaled for 112k Dual ISDN, 56k& 19.2k		 none  
WVTF
Roanoke, Virginia, USA		 32K G2 RP 8 *
for 56k & higher & scaled for 28.8k & 19.2k		 none
WWFM
Trenton, New Jersey, USA		 20K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher		 none  

WWNO
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

 20K WMP *
for 28.8k & higher		 none  

 

ADDITIONAL STATIONS CARRYING METROPOLITAN OPERA - MAY 7, 2005:

STATION
(Link in this column is to station home page)

BEST STREAM
(Link in this column is to the preferred stream link - stereo unless otherwise noted)

ALTERNATE STREAMS
(Links in this column are to alternative stream links - stereo unless otherwise noted)

NOTES
(current Stream Status/ program variations)
KEY TO STREAM INFORMATION: RP = Real Player | WMP = Windows Media Player
MP3 = MP3 file format (Use WINAMP to play this file type) | M = Mono stream | * = stream has not been checked since 12/11/2004
BARTOK RADIO
Budapest, HUNGARY 		96.7K G2 RP 6
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled for 56k & 19.2k		 none
SVERIGES RADIO P2
Stockholm, SWEDEN

96K WMP 9
for 112k Dual ISDN& higher

 

96.5K G2 RP 8
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled for 56k, 28.8k & 19.2k

32K WMP *
for 56k & higher

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