Frequently asked questions
What sort of music do we play?
Global Radio 1 is a dance station. The Dance Crew is a dozen of the world's best Dance DJs. They cater for the late owls in Europe but the Dance Music enthusiasts of North America and Rest of the World. We look for new programmes that fit that remit.Back to topWhere are Programmes made?
All our Programmes are created in digital studios of one form or another. Either full professional studios or state of the art home based studios. Once produced the raw product is 'edited' ( if recorded) and passed to Post Production to turn into an Itunes Podcast or digitised and uploaded to the encoding server.Back to topIs Global Radio 1really Global?
Our administrative centre is in London. Our Presenters produce their shows in studios in: UK, USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, India and South Africa. The shows are encoded in the USA, distributed from the Netherlands received at a PC, Mac, Mobile phone or smart device near you.Back to topHow do we do encoding and scheduling?
Wave Streaming is our technology partner for encoding and scheduling our programming. They have a story very similar to the way Global Radio 1 was founded and have created a pioneeriing piece of scheduling software called Cloud DJ.
All our original programming from wherever it comes in the world is loaded on state of the art server technology, encoded ( so that the files are small enough to run on broadband), we create schedules for when programmes will run, what adverts will run, when jingles run and then this is all relayed through to the distribution server. Back to topHow are shows distributed?
Softlayer Technologies Inc. through its Sub Domain Voscast, is the industry leader as an unlimited audio streaming provider. They provide Global Radio 1 with top quality service to broadcast worry-free, enabling us to focus on expanding your station. From their data centre we distribute our programmes to:
Shoutcast Public Relays
The big Internet Radio Directories
Our Web Site
Your mobile Phone
The Web Players
The Desktop Player
By using some of the best servers and connections available, Voscast provide connections with optimal minimal-buffer streaming. They guarantee 99.99% uptime, which means the stream will be there when we need it. Softlayer are also responsible for the highly successful 'Drop Box.com' application.Back to topThe sound quality on the Live feed is not great?
Sometimes this is because of problems at the data centre. Sometimes this is down to what we call 'bandwidth'. Lots of listeners who use the same Internet Service Provider as you can cause your service to be slow. Write to our technical support team in the first instance who can investigate any slow speed issues for you. Email: info@globalradio1,comBack to topWhat do you need to hear us?
There are so many ways to hear the station but the most common is the Global Radio 1Web Site. This is not just our information pages it is what is known as a 'portal'. It is written in a HTML for the technically minded but incorporates "Flash' and "Iframe' technology so that without leaving the site you can view other websites of relevance.
We have negotiated deals with companies that means you can buy airline tickets, theatre tickets, parking tickets and even book hotels. You can buy goods from certain manufacturers, all without leaving the site.
The Web site is constantly changing so we created it in what is called a content management system, so that we only change the elements that need changing once the design is fixed. The web site is hosted in Houston, Texas.Back to topWho owns Global Radio 1?
Blue Nexus Limited based out of London's Financial District in the UK.Back to topComplaints
If you have any complaints about Global Radio 1 its presenters or our content please email: info@globalradio1.comBack to top
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Broadcasting out of The Netherlands from Studios in Canada, USA, UK & Asia - Blue Nexus Limited, 145/157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PW England
Voice/Fax: +44 (0) 709 2988885 Email: info@globalradio1.com
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