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2010 - 2011 BROADCAST SEASON

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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
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Some stations will be carrying the Pelleas et Melisande broadcast (1/1/11) at GMT 1800/EST 1:00PM [Many American stations wanted to carry the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna, which caused a conflict, so the Met agreed to a one-hour delay]

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

BEST STREAM(S)
(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
Blue Lake Public Radio
Twin Lake, Michigan, USA		64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none

z

CBC 2
Toronto, CANADA

121K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k & higher

 

51K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

12/25 MET OPERA RE-EMPTED FOR EST12:00 NOON MESSIAH!
CPR
Denver, Colorado, USA		128 Ogg Vorbis
(use WINAMP)

48K WMP 9
for 56k & higher

48K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher.

48K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

z
ESPACE MUSIQUES
 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

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

none

12/25 MET OPERA PRE-EMPTED FOR CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR WITH SUSAN GRAHAM

 

IPR
Iowa Public Radio
Des Moines, Iowa, USA

96K MP3
for 64k single ISDN & higher & scaled

 

 

i

 

KAMU-FM / HD1
College Station/Bryan, Texas, USA

192K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher

48K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

This sometimes cuts away before the end of operas that last longer than 3 1/2 hours (beware of Tristan & Isolde, Meistersinger, Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung).

KBAQ
Tempe, Arizona, USA

48K WMP 9
for 56k & higher & scaled

 

48K WMP 9
for 56k & higher & scaled

48K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k Dual & higher

24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher

z

KBYU
Provo, Utah, USA

 

128K MP3
256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled

none

4/2 MET OPERA PRE-EMPTED!

KCSC
Edmond/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

96k WMP
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled		96k RP
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

KING-FM
Seattle, Washington, USA

64K ABACAST
for 112k Double ISDN & higher

32K WMP 9
for 28.8k & higher

48K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 56k & 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		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		none
KQAC
(Formerly KBPS)
Portland, Oregon, USA

Flash Player

96K MP3
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

64K WMP 9
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

64K WMP 9
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

96.5K G2 RP 6
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled

32K WMP 9
for 56k & higher

32K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

32K WMP stream: doesn't play right away. WMP asks your permission to play enhanced content; you must answer yes to start the stream.

 

 

KSUI
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		noneIOWA PUBLIC RADIO
KUAF
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		nonez
KUAT
Tucson, Arizona, USA		192K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher		128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256K DSL/Cable connections and higher
48K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 64k Single ISDN connections & higher

z

KUHF
Houston, Texas, USA		128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher
24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher
POSSIBLE CONFUSION HERE: THEIR SCHEDULE FOR 3/12/11 INDICATES START TIME AT GMT1800/EST1:00PM!
KUSC
Los Angeles, California, USA

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

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

POSSIBLE CONFUSION HERE: THEIR SCHEDULE FOR 5/14/11 INDICATES START TIME AT GMT1700/EST1:00PM, NOT GMT 1600/EDT 12:00NOON!

KUSF
San Francisco, California, USA		56K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none

z

KVNO
Omaha, Nebraska, USA		32K Quicktime

96K RP SP
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled

z

KWAX
Eugene, Oregon, USA

320K stereo aac Plus [WINAMP]
for DSL/Cable & higher

320K stereo MP3
suitable for DSL/Cable & higher
192K stereo aac Plus [WINAMP]
suitable for DSL/Cable & higher
192K stereo MP3
suitable for DSL/Cable & higher
128K stereo aac Plus
suitable for DSL/Cable & higher
128K stereo MP3
suitable for DSL/Cable & higher
64K stereo aac Plus
suitable for 112 Dual ISDN & higher
64K stereo MP3
suitable for 112 Dual ISDN & higher
32K stereo aac Plus
suitable for 56K & higher		aac Plus Streams: If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page
KXPR
Sacramento, California, USA

96K MP3
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

 

40K MP3
for 56k & higher

20K MP3 M
for 28.8k & higher

z

Maine Public Radio
Portland, Maine, USA

64K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

z
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota, USA		128K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		none

NCPR
Canton, New York, USA		22K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 28.8k & higher		nonez

VPR CLASSICAL
Vermont, USA

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

64K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

z
WAMC
Albany, New York, USA		64K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		32K WMP 9
for 56k & higher

z

WBAA
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

128K WMP 9
 for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled

256K G2 RP 10
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher & scaled for 56k & 28.8k

The second 256 G2 RP 10 stream will only run properly when Protocol is set for UDP (see our techies page for more details)

WCLV
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

64K WMP 9
for 56k & higher & scaled

64K OGG VORBIS
(use WINAMP) for 112K Single ISDN & higher

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

32K OGG VORBIS
(use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher

Their internet stream will be down until sometime during the week of 12/20
WCNH
Concord, New Hampshire, USA

64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112K Single ISDN & higher

none

WCNY
Syracuse, New York, USA

32K WMP
for 28.8k & higher 		none

with station membership comes unlimited access to higher quality streams

WCPE
Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA

55K OGG Vorbis
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

 

96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher
64K WMP
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

z

WCRI-FM
Exeter, Rhode Island, USA		64K MP3
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none

z

WDBX
Carbondale, Illinois, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none

z

WETA
Washington, D.C., USA		64K WMP
for 56k & higher		64K WMP M
for 56k & higher		z
WFCR
Amherst Massachusetts, USA		24K MP3 M
for 33.6k & higher		none

z

WFDD
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

192K G2 RP 10
for 256K DSL/Cable & higher

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

32K G2 RP 8
for 56k & higher

z

WFIU-HD1
Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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

32K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

WFMT
Chicago, Illinois, USA

128K aacPLUS [WINAMP]
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher
If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page

48K MP3
(Use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

z

WGCU-Classical
Fort Myers, Florida, USA		56K FLASH
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher - once one is in the window, one must manually click to activate stream		 
WHQR
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA		24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher		  
WHRB
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA		96K  MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

24K MP3 stream is sometimes preempted for sports broadcasts

WHRO
Hampton Roads, Virginia

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

64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for Dual ISDN 112K & higher

z

WICR
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA		64K MP3
(use WINAMP) 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled for 28.8k

none

WKAR
East Lansing, Michigan, USA		128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		 

z

 

WMNU
Marquette, Michigan, USA		24K MP3 M
(Use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher		none

z

WMUK-HD1
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 		noneOn 2/4, 2012, the Anna Bolena is not being carried at GMT 1700/EST 12:00NOON
WNIU
Dekalb, Illinois, USA		128K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for DSL/Cable & higher 		none

z

WOMR
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA		64K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 112k dual ISDN & higher 		nonez
WOSU
Columbus, Ohio, USA		128K WMP 9 M
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

96K G2 RP 8
for 112k Dual ISDN & scaled for 56k

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for DSL/Cable & higher

z
WPLN
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

32K MP3 M
for 56k & higher

20K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6K & higher

z

WPR-HD2
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

 

96K RP G2 8
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled

64K WMP 9 M
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

20K WMP 9 M
for 33.6k & higher

z

WPSU
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher 		z
WQED
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

96K MP3
for 112k DUal ISDN & higher

64K WMP
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

WQXR
New York, New York, USA

32K Flash Player
suitable for broadband & higher

32K WMP M
suitable for 56k & higher

32K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) suitable for 56k & higher

z

 

 

WRTI
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

64K MP3 M
(Use WINAMP) for 112 Dual ISDN & higher\		 

If you hear a white noise while playing the aacPlus stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page

WUOL
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher 		56K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

WUOT
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

192K WMP 9
for 256k & higher & scaled

 

192 MP3
for 256k & higher

z

WVTF
Roanoke, Virginia, USA		64K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 32K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher		z

WWNO
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher		nonez
WXXI
Rochester, New York, USA

140K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher

none

z

 

ADDITIONAL STATIONS CARRYING METROPOLITAN OPERA - May 14, 2011:

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 | all streams tested on 11/28/08
BARTOK RADIO
Budapest, HUNGARY

353K G2 RP 6
for DSL/Cable & higher & scaled

96K aacPlus
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher
80K MP3 [WINAMP]
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

aacPlus stream: If you hear a white noise while playing this stream we suggest you change (at your own risk) the output driver in WINAMP to the directSound Driver. See instructions for this on our Internet Radio for Techies page

BBC RADIO 3
UNITED KINGDOM		56K aacPlus
for 56K & higher		46K WMP
for 56k & higher & scaled for 28.8k & 19.2k

 

CATALUNYA MUSICA
Barcelona, SPAIN

128K WMP 9
for 128k& higher

  
DR P2
Copenhagen, DENMARK

128K WMP 9
for 256k & higher
can only be played with WMP 9 or better

64K WMP 9
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher
32K WMP 9
for 56k & higher		 
FRANCE MUSIQUE
Paris FRANCE

128K MP3
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

32K MP3 M
for 56k & higher

 
RADIO ÖSTERREICH INTERNATIONAL
Vienna, AUSTRIA

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) suitable for Dual ISDN 112k connections

64K WMP 9
for 128k & higher & scaled

Die Walkure (5/14) - Starts at GMT 1730/EDT 1:30PM

RTP ANTENA 2
Lisbon, PORTUGAL

128K Flash Player
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher

 

  

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