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What You Need To Listen
To listen to KPCC audio, you will need:

  • A sound card in your computer
  • For streaming and archived audio, a 28.8 kbps or faster modem (some archived files can be accessed through a 14.4 kbps modem).
  • The RealAudio player version 6 or newer. You can get a free version of Real Networks' newset player from RealNetworks' Download page


If you have problems playing KPCC audio, let us know in an email to mail@kocc.org. So that we may better assist you, please tell us as much as you can, including:
  • File or page where you had the problem - specific URL (Web address) helps a lot!
  • Description of what happened. If you can remember an error message, tell us what it said.
  • Computer information including model and browser version (Netscape 3.0; Explorer 4.0, etc.)
  • Modem speed (14.4, 28.8, T1 etc.)
  • RealAudio Player version

If You Use Windows

  • With Real Player Launched go to the VIEW menu and select OPTIONS.
  • Within the OPTIONS window click the Transport tab to bring up the transport settings.
  • Within the Transport settings section, Click on the "Automatically select best transport" radio button and then click the "Auto-Configure..." button.

The Real Player will try several different methods of connecting to servers and will tell you when it is finished. The best method to connect with KPCC's servers is via TCP.

If You Use Macintosh

  • With Real Player Launched go to the VIEW menu and select PREFERENCES.
  • Within the PREFERENCES window click the Transport tab to bring up the transport settings.
  • Within the Transport settings section, Click on the "Automatically select best transport" radio button and then click the "Auto-Configure..." button.

The Real Player will try several different methods of connecting to servers and will tell you when it is finished. The best method to connect with MPR's servers is via TCP.

If You Use Unix/Linux

There is now an unsupported Unix/Linux version of RealPlayer. You can download it from RealNetworks' Download page.

Further Assistance

We regret that we can not always provide as much assistance as we'd like. For more help, see RealNetworks' site.

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