Transmitting an "on demand" stream

Is software available for amateurs to transmit an on-demand stream or listen-again stream of the type used by the BBC?

I note that I can fast forward or fast reverse on the Keith Skeus on demand stream on Radio Norfolk on my Reciva radio. This is useful.

Sterling Times <2@slewis.biz> said:
Is software available for amateurs to transmit an on-demand stream or
listen-again stream of the type used by the BBC?

I note that I can fast forward or fast reverse on the Keith Skeus on
demand stream on Radio Norfolk on my Reciva radio. This is useful.

If it is really a on demand stream, then its not actually a stream its a download in which case once enough of it is in the players buffer you can do as you describe.
Yes there is software about, loads of it in fact, Shoutcast, Unreal and more.
It has to be on demand and not a live stream though.
Take a look at the WNKR site http://1476.co.nr for instance, at the weekend there is a "live" stream (it's not live its recorded but from the servers point of view it is live!) and then there is the listen again facility with a player embedded in the page, these shows are "on demand" and as such once enough of the file is in the buffer you will be able to fast forward or rewind, try it.

Dave

The BBC on demand does not have to be downloaded for the listener to listen to different times.

A Reciva radio doesn't have a big enough buffer for this in any case.

For instance, Pirate Radio Skeus may last three hours. It is possible to call up the on-demand programme and dial-up any elasped time without pause.

So this is very different to downing loaing t and then moving a slider backwards and forwards.

Sterling Times said:

It is possible to call up the on-demand programme
and dial-up any elasped time without pause.

I noticed you can do this with the "listen again" facility of the (Liverpool) City Talk website. It appears to be a stream of a file rather than a download but you can scroll along to any point in the duration of the programme and start the stream from there.

I don't know how it is done though as all of the streaming experiments I have done have been encoding and streaming what is effectively a live source (even if it is in the form of a recording that is playing in some form of media player). If I do stumble across anything about it I will post it here.