EMERGENCY: Looking for a new host for RantRadio Streaming Stations!!

[cimmerian]

On Friday March 15, 2013 the connection to Rant's streaming radio server was unexpectedly terminated. The colocation company that had generously donated the bandwidth for the last couple of years is no longer able to host the tower that streams the three Rant stations.

This is where YOU come in Rant fan!!

The RantRadio streams are looking for a new home. Rant has been hosting the stations on a Windows box for the past 14+ years and would like to continue using the same software so the transition would be smooth.

Do you have a colocated Windows box or work for an ISP or company with a lot of bandwith? You can help rescue Rant!

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows
Storage: 200GB+
Upstream Bandwidth: 1Mbps (minimum) / 10Mbps (ideal)
Also: Ability to install streaming/FTP/etc software

Can anybody donate a new home for the RantRadio streams? Please contact James/Cimm here: http://rantmedia.ca/contactus.php

FAQ:
Q: Can it be a linux box?
A: Unfortunately Cimm/James is not a linux guy and this would result in having to start from scratch with all new software along with having to bug an admin to make constant changes to software configurations.

[cimmerian]

RantRadio Talk is once again up and running! Thank you to the extremely generous fan, who has been listening since 2002, who stepped up and got RantRadio back on the air.

RantRadio, streaming online since 1999!

[K-16]

Sigh........  Scared me.  Thank you extremely generous anonymous fan, I hope this isn't too much trouble for you in the long-run.

[cimmerian]

Not too much trouble so far. A lot of data transfer and reconfiguring the schedule since the new server is in the eastern time zone but other than that, it's going pretty smoothly.

Sigh........  Scared me.  Thank you extremely generous anonymous fan, I hope this isn't too much trouble for you in the long-run.

[Nostromo]

Are the streams dead again?

[Phylop]

Are the streams dead again?

Had an issue with the server this morning.  They'll be coming back up soon.

[cimmerian]

Phylop was on the case and got the server going quickly and let me know to get the streams back up. :-) They were only down for a short period of time.

Are the streams dead again?