I love the idea of a 24/7 WordPress radio network. I thought about this idea when I started WordPress Weekly but I didn't want to manage all of those different shows needed to fill time and really, there wasn't much of any WordPress podcasting going on at that time. Things are different now. All sorts of WordPress podcasts are springing up with different topics, viewpoints and skill levels. I don't know if there is enough content to fill up 24 hours, especially fresh content but I like the idea of doing flashbacks of established shows such as mine, the original WordPress Podcast, and throw in some of WPCandy's. Of course, Marcus or whomever is running the show would need to get permission to air those shows but I don't see why not, just as long as we are not modifying them in any way such as injecting advertising and such.

I also see this as becoming a starting point for syndication. I think up and coming WordPress podcsters would find WPR.FM to be the most helpful in getting out there to an established audience versus having to start from scratch. As long as the Podcast hosts are not exchanging money to determine when their shows air on WPR.FM, I think it will work out amongst everyone. I personally don't care when my shows air because they air live for my specific audience every Friday at 9 PM EST and that is who I am catering to, not the WPR audience.

I'm with Stephen Cronin in that you should leverage existing mobile apps before creating them. For example, Winamp on the iPhone can be used for the Winamp stream and then there is the quicktime audio stream. I don't think you'll need to create a custom app for awhile. As long as the stream shows meta data information that can be displayed in the mobile app, those apps should suffice.

I tuned in a couple of times but because it's just one continuous stream of audio, it's hard to figure out how much longer the show is or which point of the show I started listening to. Radio runs by strict timelines but podcasting does not. So not sure how to address that.

I'm throwing my hat in the ring to help contribute to the station. I'd like to get some sort of physical merchandise with those call sign letters, for memorabilia.