METROPOLITAN OPERA
BROADCAST STATIONS
2011 - 2012 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.
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NOTE: When the Met starts its broadcast earlier than 1:00PM EDT, some stations will time delay the start to 1:00PM

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

zYes

 

CBC 2
Toronto, CANADA

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

 

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

Yes

CPR
Denver, Colorado, USA		 64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

 Listen
ESPACE MUSIQUES
 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

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

none

Yes

 

IPR (Iowa Public Radio)
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		none Listen

KAMU
College Station/Bryan, Texas, USA

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

128K WMP9
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher

64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher

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

Listen

This station 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

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

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

96K WMP9
for 128k & higher

2Yes

KBYU
Provo, Utah, USA

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

80K Flash
for 128k & higher & scaled

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

Yes

KCSC
Edmond/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

 64K G2 RP 10
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher & scaled		  Yes
KHCT
Hutchinson, Kansas, USA		48K MP3
(Use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher		  yes

KING-FM
Seattle, Washington, USA

128K ABACAST
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher

 

64K ABACAST
 for 112k Double ISDN & higher

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

yes

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

KQAC
Portland, Oregon, USA

80K Flash Player
for 112k DUal ISDN & higher

 

Yes
KTTZ
Lubbock, Texas, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		none Listen
KUAF
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA		96K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for112k Dual ISDN & higher		none Yes - check all HD streams
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 M
(use WINAMP) for 64k Single ISDN connections & higher

Yes

KUHA
Houston, Texas, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher
24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher

Yes

KUSC
Los Angeles, California, USA

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

 

 Tes
KVNO
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

96K RP 10
(use WINAMP) for 112k

44K Quicktime
for 56k & higher

Check playlist on Wed. or Thurs.

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

Yes

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

Maine Public Radio
Portland, Maine, USA

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

20K WMP 9 M
for 3.6k & higher

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

zYes

NCPR
Canton, New York, USA		64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for12k Dual ISDN & higher		none

VPR CLASSICAL
(Vermont Public Radio)Vermont, USA

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

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

64K aacPlus
suitable for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

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

 

WABE
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

64K Flash M
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

none Listen
WAMC
Albany, New York, USA		 128K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 32K WMP 9
for 56k & higher

Yes

WBAA
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

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

 

yes

WBJC
Baltimore, Maryland, USA		32K WMP 9 M
for 56k & higher		32K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher		 yes
WCLV
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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

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

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

Yes

WCNH
Concord, New Hampshire, USA

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

none

zyes

WCNY
Syracuse, New York, USA

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

Yes

with station membership comes unlimited access to higher quality streams

WCPE
Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA

128K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher
64K WMP 9
for 112kDual ISDN & higher

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

Yes

WCRI-FM
Exeter, Rhode Island, USA		80K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none zListen
WDBX
Carbondale, Illinois, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none

yes

12/2/2011: Stream has a lot of hiss

WDPR
Dayton, Ohio, USA		96K ABACAST
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

48K ABACAST M
for 56k & higher

yes

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 ABACASTdownload page and download and install the plug-in there

WETA
Washington, D.C., USA		128K WMP
for 56k & higher		64K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher		 Yesz
WFCR
[New England Public Radio]
Amherst Massachusetts, USA		56K MP3 M
(use WINAMP)
 for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		none

Listen

WFDD-HD2
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

192K G2 RP 8
for DSL/Cable & higher

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

Listen

WFIU-HD1
Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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

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

Listen

WFMT
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

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

Yes

suitable for 256K DSL/Cable connections and 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

WGCU-Classical
Fort Myers, Florida, USA		80K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		 

recheck-looks like they have gone to a news/talk format

WGTE
Toledo, Ohio, USA		64K MP3 M
for 33.6k & higher		  yes
WHQR
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA		24K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 56k & higher		none

Listen

WHRB
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA		96K  MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

48k AAC+

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

Yes

WHRO
Hampton Roads, Virginia

144K Quicktime
for 256K DSL/Cable & higher

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

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

Listen

WICR
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA		192K MP3
(will play in WMP)
for DSL/Cable & higher

none

 Yes
WKAR
East Lansing, Michigan, USA		128K MP3 [WINAMP]
for 256k DSL/Cable & higher		 

Yes

WMUK-HD1
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 		none Recheck - Listen
WNIU
Dekalb, Illinois, USA		128K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 256k DSL/Cable & higher 		none

zYes

WNMU
Marquette, Michigan, USA		128K MP3 M
(Use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher		none

Yes

WOMR
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA		64K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 33.6k & higher 		none yes
WOSU-Classical 101
Columbus, Ohio, USA

150K Flash
for DSL/Cable connections and higher

 

128K MP3
for DSL/Cable connections and higher

Yes

 

WPLN
(Classical 91 One)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
48K MP3 M
(use WINAMP) for 33.6K & higher

 

 Listen - unclear from schedule if they are doiung Met or WOO

WPR-HD2
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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

48K WMP 9
suitable for 56k & higher and scaled

40K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher

zYes

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

zYes

 

WQED
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA		96K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 112k Dual ISDN & higher		  zYes

WQXR
New York, New York, USA

128K WMP
suitable for 33.6k & higher

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) suitable for 256k & higher

32K aacPLUS [WINAMP]
for 56k & higher

yes

 

 

WRR Classical 101 FM
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, USA		64K MP3 M
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

32K Abacast [WMP]
for 56k & higher

32K WMP 9.2
for 56k & higher

 Yes

WRTI
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

64K MP3 M
for 112k Dual ISDN		 

Yesz

 

WSMR-HD2
Tampa/St. Petersberg, Florida, USA		128K WMP
for 256k & higher & scaled

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

 Yes
WUFT FM HD2
Gainesville, Florida, USA

256K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 384k & higher

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

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

Yes

WUOL
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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

Yes

WUOT
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

192K WMP 9
for 256k & higher & scaled

192 MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 256k & higher & scaled

Yes

WVTF
Roanoke, Virginia, USA		80K MP3
(use WINAMP)
for 112k Dual ISDN & higher

40K MP3 M
(use WINAMP)
for 56k & higher

zYes

WXXI
Rochester, New York, USA

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

none

Yes

 

ADDITIONAL STATIONS CARRYING METROPOLITAN OPERA - December 8, 2012

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

128K MP3 [WINAMP]
suitable for Dual ISDN 256K connections and higher

128K stereo aacPlus [WINAMP]
suitable for Dual ISDN 256K connections and 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

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

 

BR KLASSIK
Munich, GERMANY

128K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k connections & higher

128K WMP
for 256k connections & higher
56K MP3
(use WINAMP) for 256k connecntions & higher
48K WMP
for 64K & higher

5/4 - Makropulos Case starts at GMT 1659/EDT 12:59PM

DWOJKA POLSKIE RADIO
Warsaw, POLAND

128K WMP 9
for 256k & higher & scaled

64K Flash Player
for 256k & higher

Makropulos Case (5/5) - Starts at GMT 1700/EDT 1:00PM

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