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Internet RadioFan 1.3.0 was available as a giveaway on February 4, 2009!
The program Internet RadioFan allows you to listen to online radio and watch TV broadcasts on the Internet. All the radio and TV stations are grouped by country while the description of each channel contains the name of the city from which the broadcast originates and the style or genre of the given station. The channel list is constantly updated. A special button can be set for quick connection to a given channel. The program can be minimized to tray and allows you to listen to the radio while working on your computer. Internet RadioFan is a simple and easy way to listen to radio stations or watch various TV shows.
Genres: Alternative, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Dance, Disco, Classic, Electro, House, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Rock, Hard Rock, Retro, Rap, Mixed music, News, News and music, Religious, Sports, Talk Radio, Literature, For children, Radio Drama, Сomedy.
Windows 95,98,ME; Microsoft Net Framework 2.0; Windows Media Player 9.0
1.38 MB
$19
Watch out! Worked very fine for a couple of months but stations slowly started to disappear then not connect and now only a very few work. I suppose that it was "planned obsolescence" to give you a taste of it then cut you off. Overall very good when it worked but was only a tryout.
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I downloaded internet radio internet fan on the day email received from download of the day, however I have now been advised that it is a trial version only and I have to buy it to use it, Can you help please?
Kind regards
Chas
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Missed the time period in downloading this hope it gets offered again
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The last version of this program, Internet Radio Fan 1.2.1 offered last month worked for just a couple of weeks before it self destructed with Database Errors. I am skipping this one.
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Great program, works and installs great on Win XP SP2 AND WIN VISTA Home Premium.
I love the idea of having awesome dance/trace/house radio stations in one little program that are the ones you can only find on premiums like XM and Sirrius satellite subscriptions.
Two thumbs WAY UP for this one !!!
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Not bad at all. Downloads and installs fine. And does what it says it will. Pretty good sound/video quality.
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"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Press OK to terminate the application."
*sigh*
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Win XP Multimedia Edition
“Internet RadioFan has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”
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Thanks for this one GAOTD - installed all necessary software and IRF launched fine. I'm a British ex-pat living in the centre of France, limited broadband, radio idem due to granite hills: just watched BBC and Sky news, am now listening to classical music from Russia, will later tune in to some Japanese radio and tv.
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I'm real late to post today, but I will anyway, in case it gets moderated in time to help someone. No expert, but have played with Screamer, Raima, and others hoping to record songs from internet radio. Have done a lot of radio/tv streaming. To Whiterabbit, I can only talk American law, having worked in broadcasting here. Here, if you can legally recieve it, you can legally record it. You just can't use it for anything other than your personal enjoyment. Of course, there's nothing to stop them from using various gimmicks to ruin your recording. Fortunately, you won't find that on internet radio to speak of.
I feel today's software is akin to AOL. It's an unnecessary portal that simply gets between you and the internet. If you like the player, that's one thing. But there are plenty of free guides to links, many mentioned above. You'll never even be able to check a fraction of the available stations on these sites, anyway.
One thing about Screamer, Raima, Station Ripper, etc. They attempt to detect the "tag" information and divide up each individual song for you. One problem is the detection available doesn't work properly on most stations. It's really designed to work well with old fashioned streaming stations were there is a notable pause between each song. With standard commercial radio, which attempts to have no "dead air" between songs, the detection - which starts near where the new tag for the next song is sent - simply can't consistently detect where a song starts or ends. So you end up with almost all mutilated songs. Also, as mentioned above, only certain stream types, like mp3, carry the tag information. That's why many stream types, like wma, don't show any song/artist info. On the other hand, that means you can record as much as you want of those streams and chop them up later if you want. I would rather the software do it for me, but have only currently found one old fashioned streaming station that any of the rippers can keep up with. The point is, with the state of the current tech., it's easier to get sound card recording software, Audacity has it as a sub feature and, of course, is a useful editor. But there's a lot simpler software out there. No recommendations, because the sound card recorder I'm experimenting with is too crude to recommend. A really simple editor for chopping the songs up is mp3DirectCut: http://www.mpesch3.de
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All this is, is an add-on for Windows Media Player, therefore you can stream any of the stations listed without it using WMP. The listings are handy - a good starting point to find stations, but beyond that, there is no 'there' there. Why would anyone pay a dime for this when it's all available free elsewhere.
Others have mentioned the other ommissions - no recording, no way to label pre-sets, limited number of presets, can't add other content to the interface... gimme a break, this sucker is a buggy whip.
Overall - just more hard drive clutter. Avoid.
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I installed and it crashed on me, WinXP SP3. I do have .NET Framework v2.0. In fact, I just read the same message I got as #126. Uninstalled twice and no go. Rebooted and installed one last time. Forget about it. POS don't work.
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i've seen several entries tonight describing the same problem
Application Error: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate the application.
but after the problem had already been answered.
why can't people be bothered to read the previous entires?
i had two machines with no problems and two with the above problem. when i installed .net framework they too worked.
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Fairly good program. I have a similar setup I put on one of my sites here
I installed this one to see what mine may be missing.
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Hello Response #56 I checked out tvunetworks.com and it does seem to be a great station. I also downloaded the program Returnil and have been trying it out (I heard about this program yesterday -it creates a virtual drive) I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to backup the software we have downloaded from GOTD or if there is a way to load it to a CD or DVD such that when it is activated it can still be moved to another computer. I am in a situation where I purchased a laptop from eBay but will likely be returning it soon and was wondering if there was a way to download then transfer to the laptop I will get to replace this one. Any ideas??
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Internet RadioFan worked excellent on Windows XP Home SP3. Program ran without flaw for the most part.
There are some "focus" issues when going from compact mode to full mode. That is, the player screen sometimes spreads over the entire width of the screen when the station list tab is being displayed. Also the compact mode doesn't appear to show the video part of the televison but audio is fine. The "stay on top" feature is available in compact mode but the same option would have been nice for full mode as well (resizing the window to desired length so that I could create my own compact mode sorta speak). Considering the fact that the program is free, I expect minor things such as this. However if I was to pay the price for the program, I still would buy it however I would ask the software developer to come up with an update to the program to resolve these issues.
On the plus side, I was amazed at all the channels offered for both radio and television from so many places around the globe. Most programs alike have a more limited selection. Despite the fact that some of those channels did not connect (which is the fault of the connection for whatever reason and not the fault of the program itself), it was quite fun going through them. I still have tons to go through.
I also loved the ability to drag a channel name to the favorites. There are an 'umpteen' amount of favorites available in both the radio and television sides (fav 1 in radio is not the same as fav 1 television). This is an awesome feature and saves you time from looking the channels up that you grow to love.
All-in-all, I give this program a "2 thumbs up"! On a scale from
1 to 10, 10 being the best it gets a 9 from me. Great prog GAOTD :-)
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Wow ... the Austria TV Channel: Fashion TV, Erotic Dreams
Lots of goodies out there that we otherwise don't easily get to see.
Nice little program
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Today’s games have been posted over in the game discussion forums. There’s two unusual puzzle games, one of which has been nominated as a finalist for innovation at the Independent Games Festival, these are Afterlife and Mightier respectively. There's also a Wild West game called Smokin Guns. It's a first/third person Western Shooter. You can find details and some videos of game play via the link below:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4735?replies=1#post-50460
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After installation, when I try to play a TV show, says I'm missing EntriqLogger.dll, and reinstalling might fix this.
Reinstalling doesn't fix it, and I can't find this Dll file -- only references to the same error msg.
Anyone know where I can download the dll?
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I have the same silly error screen...failed to initialize properly. Using XP Home SP3. Tried the zazsoft site and got the exact same result. I will stick with winamp with shoutcast...at least I KNOW that works!
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Installs alright , but won't register & only exhibits 10% of both local radio & tv programs & these are all the junky ones, seems a big waste of time & effort.
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Installed the program on Windows 2000 professional sp4. Each time I try to start the program a message says:
"Internet RadioFan has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
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Fubar remarked:
My firewall detected the same thing, which I had it block. It clearly wasn't a necessary connection because it played the stream just fine.
Pingotron is a pinger program to watch for sites going down. If this program monitors the servers it gets music from and marks them visibly as up or down then this would explain it, but unless the status is being reported to the user, I'd be suspicious of why pingotron is being used by this code. I don't see any such status display.
On the other hand, googling for pingotron and radio seems to indicate that at least as of may last year, this product *was* sold by pingotron (as shareware, for $7): http://www.filebuzz.com/fileinfo/41069/Internet_RadioFan.html
The pingotron.com domain is now one of those anodyne portals beloved of people who grab expired domains.
btw the first 3 sites I tried to visit were down. I was starting to think the program didn't work until my next choice came through fine at 132k.
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Does this program work with dial up
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I tried 3 stations I was able to contact Ottawa , Manchester -England , Pretoria _ Southafrica . They all came through loud and clear Thanks so much !!!
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For listening/viewing, the value of Internet RadioFan & similar is its collection of links to sources you may not be aware of... in most all cases you can access the video/audio directly from the source, normally a web page. The normal cost of RadioFan includes the developers' maintenance of that link collection -- once you *know* where to find the source, you can use alternative players if/as needed or desired.
One problem with software like RadioFan, is that video content owners are increasingly protecting their on-line content, hoping that you will only be able to access it through their web site, & be forced to view the ads that pay for the programming... one of the most well known is Hulu. [1 of the reasons for the Hollywood writers' strike was to get a piece of this pie.]
A problem with RadioFan itself is that it relies in part on Windows Media Player... there are better alternatives. One advantage of players like VLAN & the KMPlayer is that they're more or less self-contained -- with the installation of software like Cyberlink's PowerDVD, or Sonic players/decoders, &/or current video cards & drivers, the odds of WMPlayer misbehaving, or not working at all, increase dramatically as it tries to use every available decoder & often hardware acceleration from the GPU.
Streaming video &/or audio means it will play before download's complete. Sometimes the source is existing content in files -- sometimes it's live, recorded as it happens. Most any of this content can be recorded while playing -- the trick is to capture the original file or live stream so you're not encoding twice.
Recording streaming audio while playing is fairly easy using dozens of programs -- pretty much anything that will record audio really. Software to record streaming video is harder to find, often is payware, often requires hardware acceleration be turned off, and often uses proprietary codecs. Capturing the original audio &/or video files usually means finding software that works both with the content's format, & the delivery/hosting software on the server, though often it's just a matter of looking in your browser cache. Obviously you want to look there 1st, then work your way thru whatever you have installed on your system, & if that fails, Google. While recording you can easily set the start/stop times, you're usually better off editing a larger file on your hard drive, whether you captured/saved it or recorded... you not only have more than 1 chance to get it right, you'll also be more accurate.
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Installed & running fine on WinXP SP2, contrary to other reports on here. They may be missing some other required software to run it, netframework, etc.
Nice having selections broken down by country. The one thing it seems to be missing is that on the music stations it doesn't say title & artist info. I also use shoutcast/winamp & this info is on there.
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Anyone not having any luck - download and copy the reg key. Then go to site and download and use key on that.
Worked for me as an experiment but I didn't have probs with the first D/L so might be your set-up.
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Works GREAT for me (XP3) but why no Swedish TV?
Nice simple program.
Thanks GAOTD - a keeper.
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where r u ashraf?
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Application Error: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate the application.
I think this is the same error as a couple weeks ago. I could be wrong, but either way, will not install and run on XP Pro SP3.
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I tried Internet Radiofan on two very good PC systems, a Sony Vaio with xp and a desktop with windows xp x64 professional. On the Sony I get the message "program will not initialize" and with the 64 bit x64 the message said "Internet Radiofan encountered a problem and will close. What is the deal?
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My second comment after getting home at the end of the day and giving it a longer try. Verdict: Works well, but choices too slim to be worth paying for. Some, such as BBC World Service, are easily found on websites. Nice freebee, but only if its free.
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what do you expect for free! Its ok, would never buy it
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Program installed (seemingly) fine. BUT program refuses to load.
The error message "Internet RadioFan has encountered a problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience." pops up in a box.
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@81 Mike:
You can use ScreamerMenu, available at: http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/
to control recording in Screamer-radio (available at screamer-radio.com)
It allows scheduling of the recorind and alos allows auto recording of given artists, for example.
JK
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For #107
Audacity does that.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/features-1.3-k.php
Read the comments before you post!
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I need help! Any zip I download somehow loses the .exe file when I extract it. I’ve tried several times with multiple offers. Also, if I try to just click on the .exe, rather than put it somewhere on my computer, I get an error message telling me the file doesn’t exist, when I darn well can see it in the zip!
I’m thinking this has to do with some protection I have on my computer, but I can’t figure it out. I’ve tried turning off my anti-virus program and firewall, still no good.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you!
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Thank you so much GAOTD! I've been waiting for this for a while, and forgot about it after you got rid of it a few weeks ago!
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Can't install. Tried several times to run the setup. Tries to connect to giveawayoftheday.com to check key availability and activate, but it says it cannot connect and stops. "Failed to connect. Try again later."
WinXP SP2.
Firewall turned off.
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.NET should be installed by Anyone who uses 2nd tier software (or lower).
List of software to help all GOTD users for this and other GOTD programs
.Net 1.1 x86 ONLY
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/netframework/aa569264.aspx
.net 2 all versions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/netframework/aa731542.aspx
net 3 all versions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/netframework/bb264589.aspx
.net 3.5 all versions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/cc378097.aspx
.net 3.5 SP 1 all versions requires 3.5
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569263.aspx
Java Runtime Windows latest
http://java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.jsp?locale=en&host=java.com:80
Java Runtime Non-windows (for those emulating windows or running IA and Motorola chips)
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Java Older Runtimes
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/
Visual Basic Runtime Modules 3-6
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vbruntime
VBRun pre-1996
NOTE: Be careful looking for VBRun.dll VB16Run.dll and VB2.dll as many viruses also use these older files. Microsoft no longer uses them.
They were available from members.aol .com/database/mirror for quite some time. Also try static.aol9 .aol.members.com
archive listing (all the old AOL service files that were in AOL and Member boards on the actual AOL service (pre internet)). Both site layers are sometimes up/mosttimes down.
Top level is Computing -> Drivers -> windows -> runtimes -> and look for them. They are raw DLL files that need to be dropped into the /system directory. Will NOT WORK ON X64, IA64, MOTOROLA
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For #81, this Giveaway of the Day doesn't seem to have a timer feature, at least I couldn't find one on it. I don't know of a freeware streaming audio recorder with a timer, but a commercial one that I've been using for several years is Internet Radio Recorder. It costs about $40US and can be downloaded for a two-week free trial from CNET Download
http://www.download.com/Internet-Radio-Recorder/3000-2168_4-10331373.html
I've had good service from it and set it for a start and end times, or just an end time, if I'm there to start it. It records in mp3, wav, or ogg formats whatever goes through the sound card and includes some Internet radio stations already built in.
If anyone knows of a freeware audio recorder with a timer, please let us all know.
snowd
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Installed fine on my Vista Home Premium 64 bit. Was able to listen to radio from India in clean crisp sound. Seems good, simple program to get global broadcasts while I am working.
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When I installed it it say it was only good for 30 times use.
It this true?
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This is good, i haven't seen a software in here i wanted in a while, however i would like to see streams for cnn and reuters news in here as well, also i would like to be able to add my own streams, example: in windows media player 11 you can just press Ctrl+U and then paste in the cnn stream rtsp://cnn-cnnlive-1-primary.wm.llnwd.net/cnn_cnnlive_1_primary/ a feature like this should be available in this program as well.
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Glad ya redid this one. But after trying it, it's no bueno, specially cause there ain't
no record mode.
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#81 Audacity will do that for you and I've also heard that RarmaRadio can do that.
This program works fairly well and I have had no problems on Vista but it does seem to have problems connecting to a few stations.
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when i install the program & try to run it a mesg. appear & told me that
The application failed to intialize properly(0xc000135) click ok to terminate the application
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Installs clean, works well and quickly. Closes fully. Nice job, especially if you have interest in global broadcasts.
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Great program, Works Great. No Problems on XP. simple, easy, & useful. I give it four stars. Almost a must have for me. Highly recommended
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