This is magical. Thank you for this experience.
Radio Garden – Listen to world radio by navigating an interactive globe
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#42Developer here. We weren't exactly expecting this to become as popular as it did.. Just survived being #1 on Reddit – sheesh. It seems our non-profit Bing maps key was revoked.. Switched to Arcgis imagery instead for now. Too bad, the Bing imagery was really great.
Wow, I remember playing with a my grandfather's AM tube radio as a small kid, and this brought me right back to those days. Very, very cool.
Where are you getting the data? How do you find the stations and coordinates?
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#43Awesome. Mobile app please!
Re: Radio Garden – Listen to world radio by navigating an interactive globe
#44Developer here. We weren't exactly expecting this to become as popular as it did.. Just survived being #1 on Reddit – sheesh. It seems our non-profit Bing maps key was revoked.. Switched to Arcgis imagery instead for now. Too bad, the Bing imagery was really great.
Great interface, well done!
Ubuntu 16.04: it works in Opera, doesn't work in FF (I'm probably blocking something vital with one of the various privacy add ons).
Android 6 tablet: it doesn't work in either the stock browser (updated yesterday) and Firefox.
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#45Wow! This site is pretty amazing. I like how it picked up my location and tuned into a local San Francisco radio station. The I scrolled the globe and rotated into my Dad's hometown of Bombay (they call it "Mumbai" now) and it zero-ed in on a Gazhal station. This one => http://radio.garden/live/mumbai/planetradiocity/ Question to the creator / OP: Are the ads (voice ads) that play injected into the stream? I ask beca…
Maybe it's the radio station itself doing that? I remember reading about software for online streaming that targeted ads based on the client's IP.
Re: Radio Garden – Listen to world radio by navigating an interactive globe
#46Developer here. We weren't exactly expecting this to become as popular as it did.. Just survived being #1 on Reddit – sheesh. It seems our non-profit Bing maps key was revoked.. Switched to Arcgis imagery instead for now. Too bad, the Bing imagery was really great.
Amazing work!
Suggestions:
- Let the radio keep playing while the user scrolls the map and until they click on a different spot.
- Run a kickstarter for creating a mobile app for this and getting a paid key to the Bing maps. Having the MVP already running I think it'll sell like candy!
- Labels for the stations, cities, etc. The UI should be great on this, so the user feels like traveling across the world! Maybe even include Google Street View? Not sure, just a thought..
Again, amazing work!
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#47Fantastic app! (But I'm keeping my short wave radio anyway). Can't help but notice vast areas of radio deserts. I presume there are at least radio broadcasts there, but they don't stream?
What is the meaning of the size of the dots? I was guessing it's related to transmit power?
Re: Radio Garden – Listen to world radio by navigating an interactive globe
#48Developer here. We weren't exactly expecting this to become as popular as it did.. Just survived being #1 on Reddit – sheesh. It seems our non-profit Bing maps key was revoked.. Switched to Arcgis imagery instead for now. Too bad, the Bing imagery was really great.
I love this thing you've made. I've been exploring the world with radio since long before the WWW was invented. I used to carry a shortwave radio with me wherever I traveled back in the 1970s and 80s. I would lie there in the dark in Japan listening to the broadcasts out of North Korean screeching about the "Great Leader" (Kim Il-sung) or in Thailand listening to the Khmer Rouge (whom I couldn't understand, but I kne…
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read on HN. Favourited your comment.
Re: Radio Garden – Listen to world radio by navigating an interactive globe
#49Fantastic app! (But I'm keeping my short wave radio anyway). Can't help but notice vast areas of radio deserts. I presume there are at least radio broadcasts there, but they don't stream? What is the meaning of the size of the dots? I was guessing it's related to transmit power?
I think it represents the number of radio stations available for that city (each dot is a city, and you can switch individual radio stations using the list at the lower right corner of the screen)
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#50Developer here. We weren't exactly expecting this to become as popular as it did.. Just survived being #1 on Reddit – sheesh. It seems our non-profit Bing maps key was revoked.. Switched to Arcgis imagery instead for now. Too bad, the Bing imagery was really great.
Great app!
One suggestion: add a volume control. It's far too loud even at minimum volume on my Macbook.