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Board flags website streaming, phone and backup-power gaps that could hinder emergency broadcasts
Summary
Members and staff reported problems with the station stream on phones and personal devices, gaps in phone/analog line backup, and a delayed UPS/backup-power purchase previously budgeted; suggestions included recruiting city IT help, buying a router/hotspot, and pursuing an analog phone line.
Station volunteers and staff told the board the station’s web stream and site are difficult to operate on phones and personal devices, and the board discussed fixes and short-term workarounds as well as longer-term resilience measures for emergency broadcasts.
Members described user experience problems: the station player is hard to find on phones, the stream may stop when users navigate the site, and the site does not always show song metadata. The board identified the city webmaster (Brewster) and a city IT…
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