Speaking of streaming....

WQXR, the NY classical station and previously one the most listened to internet radio streams (no. 3 in this survey), was not streaming for a few weeks and re-emerged, using RadioAOL and RadioNetscape. This means that AOL users can stream indefinitely and users with an AIM or Netscape ID can listen to a stream up to two hours at a time. Two hours is probably enough, but as of today I haven't been able to get either player (which are actually the same player) to work.

It's their dime of course, but since WQXR is a commercial station it seems to me that by not "limiting" their audience to those with an ID, would potentially lower their "most-listened to" ranking and therefore decrease potential advertisers audience. I may be off base here, not knowing the value of internet audience in advertising schemes, so I'd appreciate being enlightened (via the comments link).

NY's other pseudo-classical station (WNYC) usually has a good stream (and which I generally boycott after its abandonment of daytime classical music), but it gave out for me when I was trying to hear Terry Teachout on Soundcheck.