Well, Radio Windsor Forest is inching towards becoming a reality. I’ve located a low-power transmitter and station automation software. And of course I have a music collection. Still to come is a nice place to put the studio in the house, as well as a good place to mount (and ground) an antenna.
The software I’m working with is called Uninterrupted Broadcast System, or UBS. It runs the station when there’s no one around. It’s rather simple, but that’s pretty-much what I need. Eventually, I’d like to step up to the professional-quality of Rivendell, but I can’t afford the high-quality soundcard that is the only one it supports.
Windows has similar software called Web Jockey. I might have to go that route until the Linux offerings come up to speed.
do you have to do your recording in UBS? If you can use MP3s or WAVS, you should look into SPDIF recording under linux… You could go the digital mixer or D/A route. It would end up being the same $ if not cheaper and a lot more flexible:
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=2e809389ea3d9f4c29df7dee93074494
this is “entry level” stuff but m-audio makes good gear