Is your station ready for hybrid radio?

What is being checked

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  info: KQYZ - EMERADO, ND

  From the NRSC list: 98.50 MHz, PI code 3CC9, FCC facility 762370.
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  info: RadioDNS lookup name

  09850.3cc9.3a0.fm.radiodns.org (frequency 98.50 MHz, PI 3CC9, country code 3a0)

1. RadioDNS registration

• ✓
  pass: Registered

  09850.3cc9.3a0.fm.radiodns.org points to the station's authoritative domain: rdns.kmav.com

2. Service discovery (SRV records)

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  info: _radiospi._tcp.rdns.kmav.com: not published
• ✓
  pass: _radioepg._tcp.rdns.kmav.com published

  priority 0, weight 5, port 80 -> radiodns.kmav.com [target is an alias of c.storage.googleapis.com]
• !
  warn: SRV target radiodns.kmav.com is a CNAME alias

  DNS rules (RFC 2782) say an SRV record should point at a name that has address records directly, not at an alias. Many resolvers cope, some do not.

  What to do: Give radiodns.kmav.com its own A/AAAA record (or point the SRV record at the real host name).
• !
  warn: Only the older _radioepg record is published

  What to do: Add _radiospi._tcp.rdns.kmav.com on port 443 as well, so receivers that use HTTPS can find the SI file.
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  info: _radiovis._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (STOMP) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.
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  info: _radiopush._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (Server-Sent Events) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.
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  info: _radiovis-http._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (HTTP) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.

3. Service Information file (SI.xml)

• ✓
  pass: HTTP endpoint http://radiodns.kmav.com/radiodns/spi/3.1/SI.xml answered

  99 ms, 7,698 bytes
• ✓
  pass: Content type is text/xml

  Accepted. (RadioDNS's own guide shows application/xml.)
• ✓
  pass: SI file can be cached (1 hours)
• !
  warn: The file does not strictly follow the official SI schema (3.1)

  line 11: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected.
  line 38: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected.
  line 68: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected.
  line 98: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected.

  What to do: Many receivers are forgiving, but strict ones may ignore a file that does not match the schema. RadioDNS's SI tool (si.radiodns.org) can rebuild a correct file.

Guides: Make an SI file accessible (PDF) · Build an SI file with RadioDNS's tool

4. Your station in the file

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  info: 3 services in the file
• ✓
  pass: Station found: Q98

  Matched on bearer fm:3a0.3cc9.09850
• ✓
  pass: Short name: Q98
• ✓
  pass: Medium name: Q98
• ✓
  pass: Long name: Q98 Grand Forks
• ✓
  pass: Short description present

  98 1/2 - Q98
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  info: No long description

  Optional (up to 1200 characters).
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  info: No keywords

  Optional.
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  info: No links

  Optional: a website or contact link.
• ✓
  pass: The <radiodns> element matches the registration

  fqdn rdns.kmav.com, service identifier 3

5. Logos

• ✓
  pass: All five standard logo sizes are listed
• ✓
  pass: Logos can be cached (1 hours)
• !
  warn: 5 logos downloaded and checked

Preview	Declared	Actual	Size	Result
	32x32	32x32	2,132 B	OK https://storage.googleapis.com/radiodns.kmav.com/radiodns/img/ck/radiodns-kqyz-32-32.png
	112x32	112x32	7,711 B	OK https://storage.googleapis.com/radiodns.kmav.com/radiodns/img/ck/radiodns-kqyz-112-32.png
	128x128	128x128	10,431 B	OK https://storage.googleapis.com/radiodns.kmav.com/radiodns/img/ck/radiodns-kqyz-128-128.png
	320x240	320x240	38,293 B	OK https://storage.googleapis.com/radiodns.kmav.com/radiodns/img/ck/radiodns-kqyz-320-240.png
	600x600	600x600	72,228 B	72 kB (under 50 kB recommended) https://storage.googleapis.com/radiodns.kmav.com/radiodns/img/ck/radiodns-kqyz-600-600.png

6. Transmitters and streams

• ✓
  pass: FM bearer fm:3a0.3cc9.09850

  cost 100
• ✓
  pass: Stream OK: https://ice10.securenetsystems.net/KQYZ

  audio/aacp, 64 kbps, offset 18000 ms