The Talon radio station goes on air

Caitlyn Kennedy, Design Editor|September 15, 2020

The Talon radio goes on air this semester. It is live 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week, every week of the year. “The incredibly talented students of the Radio/Digital Audio Technology I & II class have created an internet radio station quite literally from the ground up,” Michal Hatch says. “There’s a little bit of something for everyone.”

A note from The Talon Radio Station Adviser:

The Talon student-produced radio station is here. To listen now, click this link: http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/listen/player.asp?station=Phsr-ir
If you want to know what Talon Radio is all about, continue reading to see an email directly from Michale Hatch, the video production teacher, himself.
Good evening, amazing PHS Family!
Getting tired of Pandora during this pandemic?  Is SiriusXM just not out of this world for you?  Are Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal only streaming boredom?  Is your heart just not that into iHeartRadio?  Then it’s time for a change…
PHS The Talon: Only The Top Rock Songs Of All Time! 📻
The incredibly talented students of the Radio/Digital Audio Technology I & II class have created an internet radio station quite literally from the ground up: music research, music testing, formatting, (re)branding, studying the competition, broadcast software, music programming, imaging (the stuff you hear between the music), copywriting, digital production, social media, promotions…EVERYTHING!  And they’re ready for you to enjoy their hard work.
There’s a little bit of something for everyone, too: 24/7/365.  You’ll hear a lot of The Beatles, Billy Joel, Bob Seger, The Cars, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, The Eagles, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Guns N’ Roses, Journey, Led Zeppelin, The Police, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, U2 and Van Halen.  If you’re into terrestrial radio, think of a mixture of Lone Star 92.5, 98.7 KLUV and 100.3 Jack FM.  Compared to satellite radio: ’60s on 6, ’70s on 7, ’80s on 8, ’90s on 9, Classic Rewind, Classic Vinyl, The Bridge, 1st Wave and Lithium.
This week only: it’s “Rock & Roll A-To-Z!”  PHS The Talon will play every single song in the library…in alphabetical order!  Like what you hear?  Think we’re missing something?  Use the hashtag #PHSTheTalon on Twitter (@PHSTheTalon) and Instagram (@phsthetalon): and don’t forget to follow us!
There are a couple of different ways to listen to PHS The Talon:
  1. To listen on your computer’s browser, just click on this link, and hit “Play”: http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/listen/player.asp?station=Phsr-ir
  2. To listen ANYWHERE on your smartphone, take these steps:
  • Download and install the StreamItAll app.
  • Open the app.
  • Tap on the three lines in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
  • Tap on “Manually add station” (to the right of the music note).
  • Under “RADIO STATION NAME”, type in “PHS The Talon”.
  • Under “URL”, erase the “http://”, and then type in (or cut and paste) https://ic2.sslstream.com/phsr-ir
  • Leave “64 kbps or don’t know” as is
  • Tap on “done” in the lower right-hand corner of the screen
  • PHS The Talon will now be at the top of your favorites!