What is Internet Radio?

Internet radio is just like any AM or FM radio station except you listen to it while your computer (equipped with sound card and speakers) is connected to the Internet via a 56K modem or broadband connection like cable and DSL. One major and very important difference between a normal AM/FM radio station and its Internet counterpart is the size of the audience it can reach. Even the more powerful AM/FM radio transmitters in our area have a limited geographic reach. An Internet radio station, on the other hand, reaches the world. The size of the listening audience for an Internet radio station can be thousands of times larger than its AM/FM counterpart.

How do I listen to an Internet radio station?

You must have a computer equipped with a sound card and speakers. Your computer must have either a 56K dial-up modem or a cable/DSL (preferable) Internet connection Then visit Olde Surber Station Radio and click the "Play" button found there.

What is Olde Surber Station Radio?

Live365.com is the best known Internet radio network. They host thousands of Internet radio stations that play music in just about every conceivable genre. For example, there are presently sixty-one Live365 Internet radio stations that play bluegrass, old time and country music. One of these Live365 Internet radio stations is Olde Surber Station Radio, owned and operated by Jack and Carol Lewis (of the Oriskany Strings) as part of their new country lodge. Olde Surber Station Radio is of special interest because it only plays bluegrass, gospel and old time string band music by bands NOT associated with a major recording label. Such bands are often called independent or "indie" bands.

What is the "Live at the Rex Theater" show?

Commencing March 28, 2005 Olde Surber Station Radio will start rebroadcasting past "Live at the Rex Theater" performances by independent bands that have played at the Rex Theater and have agreed to have their music played on the show. The service is being offered by Jack and Carol free of charge. Click here for the names of the bands, photographs, CDs and website links.

How do I sign up my band?

It's pretty simple. All Jack needs is a CD of your performance which you can obtain from Stu Shenk by asking him to create a CD after your performance. If you only have a cassette tape, find a studio or a friend who will convert the cassette tape of your performance into an audio CD(s). Send the CD(s) to Jack Lewis, 3578 Old Rail Road, Eagle Rock, VA 24085, along with written permission to have your performance played on the "Live at the Rex Theater" Internet radio show. If you have any questions contact Jack by email: jwlewis@oriskanystrings.com.