radiotanda
Consumer and social
radio station search
SHOW HN2011
28points
25comments
#387of 1,097 in 2011
Top 36%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Concept of telling which stations are available is useful
From 2 comments
This. The concept of telling me what stations is awesome, and it seems to follow that making as much like a TV guide as possible is the killer feature (because I don't know a…
aklemm on HNActually this app could be useful this -- input an address and a radius, and it could tell you what stations are available.
dmitrig01 on HN
Objections
Shows only US stations and the limitation is not stated clearly
From 1 comment
Why can't people be open about geographical limitations and just keep the "in the US" part (it's in the site title). It's pretty key to the relevance of the story to many users…
pbhjpbhj on HN
Map shows only the user's location, not useful
From 2 comments
Are the stations supposed to appear on the map? All I see is my location which I just entered. I know where I live and work. If the station locations don't show up on the map…
parfe on HNTry scrolling down. It got me for a few minutes, too. I don't understand why the map is so huge if all it's doing is showing me what I already know: where I am. There's nothing…
rachelbythebay on HN
Existing sites like radio-locator and NPR already offer this
From 2 comments
I saw the list of stations, but that isn't new information. For instance http://www.npr.org/stations/ which maps the locations or http://www.radio-locator.com/ which presents a…
parfe on HNFor a more complete list including AM and college stations try: http://www.radio-locator.com/
J3L2404 on HN
Does not run without JavaScript
From 1 comment
Any reason why this, very clean-looking site, won't run without javascript enabled? A form with a button really should fallback to simple HTML if javascript is not available,…
watmough on HN
Requests
Add AM stations
From 2 comments
Can you add AM?
duck on HNI came here to ask for that as well. Also, I like that you only have to enter a zip code, otherwise I might have thought it was a great way to harvest mailing addresses ;)
camiller on HN
Add links to station websites
From 2 comments
Can you add links to their sites? I know it would be a pain, but would be useful.
brianbreslin on HNIt would also be nice to get a hint about the type of programming they offer - but I don't know if that data is available.
pavel_lishin on HN
Show FM callsign for FX translators
From 1 comment
FX is a FM booster or translator (rebroadcasting). I'll show the FM callsign in the next version.
ccarpenterg on HN
Submit form on Enter key in Chrome
From 1 comment
For my address (94107), it shows a band called FX, I did a search for 'FX radio band' and didn't immediately find anything on it - what is that? Also, in Chrome, hitting enter in…
lanstein on HN
Questions
What is FX?
From 5 comments
What is FX? From http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/help?topic=fx Translators are auxiliary transmitters for FM stations that help carry the radio signal to a location that…
irickt on HNFor my address (94107), it shows a band called FX, I did a search for 'FX radio band' and didn't immediately find anything on it - what is that? Also, in Chrome, hitting enter in…
lanstein on HNNifty. What is "FX"? I've not heard of that, and google wasn't much help.
repiret on HNThink of it like a repeater (if you know about networking) for broadcast signals.
iamdave on HNFX is a FM booster or translator (rebroadcasting). I'll show the FM callsign in the next version.
ccarpenterg on HN
What problem does this solve?
From 1 comment
What problem does this solve? As far as radio stations I can receive at my home, I consider my physical radio to be the single point of truth, not a database.
tedjdziuba on HN
Alternatives named
radio-locator.com
From 2 comments
For a more complete list including AM and college stations try: http://www.radio-locator.com/
J3L2404 on HNI saw the list of stations, but that isn't new information. For instance http://www.npr.org/stations/ which maps the locations or http://www.radio-locator.com/ which presents a…
parfe on HN
NPR station map
From 1 comment
I saw the list of stations, but that isn't new information. For instance http://www.npr.org/stations/ which maps the locations or http://www.radio-locator.com/ which presents a…
parfe on HN