William Davies 1314058 Posted February 9, 2020 at 02:44 PM Posted February 9, 2020 at 02:44 PM I had an idea the other day. Why don't you have a radio station on the Vatsim network on a unique frequency so anyone around the world flying can listen too. On longer flights with no ATC and Unicom isn't particularly important, people could tune in and enjoy themselves. Could definitely be community-driven with song requests and could even have advertisements for new flight sim products as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Garratt Posted February 9, 2020 at 08:44 PM Posted February 9, 2020 at 08:44 PM Hey, VATSIM doesen't provide one because I [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ume they have more important things to worry about But Sky Blue Radio is redeveloping our Wee Tune Beastie plugin which allows you to listen to our station in cockpit via tuning com 2 to 123.45. I'll keep you updated. Tristan Garratt VATPAC C1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Dammers Posted February 10, 2020 at 09:25 AM Posted February 10, 2020 at 09:25 AM Internet radio is already a thing. What exactly would hosting it on Vatsim audio add? The protocol isn't even very suitable for it, it is heavily optimized for speech, and for simulating realistic audio quality deterioration like on real radio frequencies. Not only would this hog a network essentially running on donated servers and bandwidth for a purpose the donors didn't sign up for, it also wouldn't sound very good. If you want a VATSIM radio station, the best way IMO would be to host it independently, and just advertise it within the VATSIM community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shearman Jr Posted February 10, 2020 at 11:58 AM Posted February 10, 2020 at 11:58 AM I also think the network would prefer to focus its resources on features that improve / increase realism. If you want to play music in your virtual cockpit, there are already plenty of means available for you to do that. Cheers, -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Simon Kelsey Posted February 10, 2020 at 12:27 PM Board of Governors Posted February 10, 2020 at 12:27 PM ...and who would pay for the PRS licences to stream all these songs to a global audience? Vice President, Pilot Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Dammers Posted February 11, 2020 at 09:58 PM Posted February 11, 2020 at 09:58 PM That too. Though I believe that would ultimately be the responsibility of whoever runs the broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Christie Posted February 14, 2020 at 09:52 AM Posted February 14, 2020 at 09:52 AM https://skyblueradio.com/ Kirk Christie - VATPAC C3 VATPAC Undercover ATC Agent Worldflight Perth 737-800 Crew Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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