[Dixielandjazz] RadioOKOM.

[Don Robertson]

As a regular listener to OKOM.com, I just had it on and the regular 
"host" Bruce McNichols, who had a couple of guests on with him, stated 
that it was April 2003.

I believe this phenomenon is probably unique to OKOM.com (aka Radio 
OKOM), as they are NOT a commercial "on the air" radio station, but are 
strictly on the internet. They are based in Northern New Jersey. They 
have over the past several years (as early as 2002) recorded a series of 
half hour segments of playing music interspersed with comments, and 
discussions with a variety of "in studio" guests.  They then have a 
computer set-up that more or less randomly plays these segments 24/7 as 
streaming audio over their web site.  Thus there is no on the air delay 
etc. 

I have discussed this phenomenon with Bruce McNichols and others, and am 
told that there are fairly recent segments being played, but apparently 
I have never happened to be connected when they are being played.  They 
"broadcast" 24/7 and I average maybe 2 or 3 hours connected in a 24 hour 
period.  I have heard a few segments identified as occurring in 2006.  
Except for the occasional discussion of current (or not so current) 
concerts, festivals etc, it makes little difference to me, most of the 
music played are old recordings or contemporary circa 2003 or 04.  It is 
a little disconcerting to hear a person discussed as currently playing 
when I know they have since died.

There is also an associated mailing list, Tradjazz.com 
(tradjazz at list.okom.com) of which several of our DJML listmates are also 
subscribers. 

I think I have it correct, if not Bruce can set me straight.

Don Robertson
Napa, CA




Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon wrote:
> I must be missing something.  It was mentioned a while back that the streaming broadcast is always several years out-of-date.  Why is that?  Why record a show today and not play it on air for another 3-4 years?
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