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Getting ready for our first show

Good day!


Tomorrow at 8PM US/Eastern time is our first show of the new season. Here are a few reminders on things you should consider doing in preparation to enjoy the show.




The primary place for station news, schedules and information is the website http://bomb.shelter.radio.am/ and the blog https://bsr-rants.blogspot.com/.



During the show our listeners, DJs, and station administration folks gather in a "chat room" on slack. Join us on slack at https://bombshelterradio.slack.com/.
If you need at invite to the slack instance, click here.




Make sure you have a music client that can read an Icecast mp3 stream (M3U filetype). The VLC Media Player is an excellent choice if you don't already have something installed. The server is located at http://bombshelternewsroom.com:8000/. WinAmp and iTunes also work well. 



We play the game Cthulhu Dice in the slack instance during most broadcasts. You can find the rules on the Steve Jackson Games website.


OK, at BSR we are aren't big fans of Facebook. We will save the tirades for the ranting part of the show. Having said that, we recognize a lot of our listeners are on Facebook and we would like to keep them informed. You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bombshelterradio/.

As always, we hope you join us and that you enjoy the show.


Cheers,
Illya





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