Radio Free Colorado is having a Donation Contest this Month of March! Simply Donate $10 U.S. or more and you are automatically entered for the chance to win $25 U.S. Cash!

There are so few people entered right now, you really do have a good chance to Win the Contest!

The $25 U.S. Cash can be a PayPal Rebate to you, a Visa Gift Card loaded with $25 U.S. Spending Cash, or your choice of any of over 400 $25 Gift Cards for Regular or Online Stores such as Macy's, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart, Nike, iTunes, Amazon.com and over 400 others!

Every Donation you make this month of $10.00 U.S. or more counts as a Contest Entry, up to a Limit of 5 entries per person (or PayPal Account holder).

THE TOP DONOR (IN TOTAL AMOUNT DONATED) THIS MONTH ALSO WINS $25 U.S. Dollars in Spending Cash!

Supporting Radio Free Colorado by making a Donation means we can pay our Music License Fees, our Streaming Server Leasing Fees and other station expenses. See the PayPal Donation Chart below for this month's exact Donation Goal.

IF YOU WOULD RATHER PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE RADIO FREE COLORADO BROADCAST STUDIO, there are Three Items needed ASAP that you can choose to purchase and have sent directly to the Radio Free Colorado Studio! Click Here to View the Three Items Needed for the RFC Studio, on an Amazon.com "Wish List".

Anonymous Contest Entries (with or without a Financial Donation, $10.00 minimum applies) can be made to: donations@radiofreecolorado.net. Limit one Contest Entry by e-mail (with or without a Donation).

Radio Free Colorado has increased Listener Capacity by 500 additional listeners. You can read about it here.

Internet Radio devices such as the Logitech Squeezebox Wi-Fi Internet Radio, the Philips Wi-Fi Internet Radio Network Music Player, the Sonos BU250 Multiroom Music System and others are compatible with receiving Radio Free Colorado in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound.

If you have only two speakers, or two speakers and a Subwoofer, that's OK too. We include as part of our 192 kbps MP3 stream a "2.1 Channel" stereo mix, meaning you'll hear our broadcast in 2-channel Expanded Stereo. Headphones sound great as well.

You can listen to Radio Free Colorado in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound without using Windows 7. More detailed information can be found here.

Winamp users should use the very good Andrew Labs ATSurround plug-in when listening to Radio Free Colorado or other Surround Sound encoded Music or Movies. More detailed information about this recommended plug-in can be found by clicking here.

With your support we can provide for you a large music library and sound quality exceeded by no other Rock & Roll radio station. Thank you!

March 2010 Donations Top Donations | Show All Showing: Top 10 Donations Donations: 12 received 12 supporters have donated!   This month's donors: Jeff ($100.00) - Cathleen ($100.00) - Friedrich ($100.00) - Mary ($15.00) - Cathleen ($15.00) - Cathleen ($15.00) - Allen ($10.00) - Araceli ($10.00) - Steven ($10.00) - Martin ($10.00) - Alan ($10.00) - Alex ($5.00) 1. Jeff in Escondido, CA: $100.00 2. Cathleen in Ftn. Hills, AZ: $100.00 3. Friedrich in Graz, AT: $100.00 4. Mary in Denton, TX: $15.00 5. Cathleen in Ftn. Hills, AZ: $15.00 6. Cathleen in Ftn. Hills, AZ: $15.00 7. Allen in Reading, PA: $10.00 8. Araceli in Ecatepec, Mexico: $10.00 9. Steven in N. Bellmore, NY: $10.00 10. Martin in Rugby, UK: $10.00 Donations Gross: $400.00 Less PayPal Fees: -$16.57 Donations Net: $383.43 Current Goal: $500 WE STILL NEED: < $116.57 > Radio Free Colorado is Verified Safe by PayPal Radio Free Colorado's Studio is in Cedar Falls, Iowa

To make an anonymous donation without your name
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Support great commercial-free Rock & Roll radio
you won't find anywhere else !

Radio Free Colorado is not a commercial radio station.

Radio Free Colorado is licensed as a Listener Supported Community Radio Station.

Radio Free Colorado relies on Financial Support from our Listener Community to pay for our monthly operating expenses. Listener Donations keep us on the air, and eliminate the need to play commercials between the songs.

If you could make $5, $10 or $20 Donations (or an additional amount you want to make) that would be great. When you make a Donation, you keep Radio Free Colorado on-the-air. The entire Radio Free Colorado Listener Community world-wide benefits!

You can become a Supporting Listener of Radio Free Colorado by clicking on the PayPal Donate button shown above.

What is Donated money used for?

Donations made to Radio Free Colorado are used to pay Radio Free Colorado station expenses only:

• For the cost of leasing computer servers in the Data Centers.
• For paying the Internet bandwidth usage expenses (the cost of sending the music streams to you).
• For legally purchasing the Artist's music.
• For paying Music Broadcast License Fees (Radio Free Colorado is a Legally Licensed Station).
• For maintaining the electronics equipment in the Station's Studio in proper working order.
• For hardware and software upgrades and maintenance for the Radio Free Colorado Studio PC's.
  

Donations you make are not used for employee salaries or for profits. Each calendar month station expenses are estimated and posted here as the Monthly Fundraising Goal for that particular month.

Advertisers contribute less than 3 %
of our operating costs

All payments from advertisers on this web site are used towards paying Radio Free Colorado's station expenses only. Advertisers currently contribute less than 3% of the operating costs for Radio Free Colorado.

We lease computer servers in multiple countries so everyone can hear our streams

Radio Free Colorado currently leases Shoutcast MP3 stream servers and a premium grade Web Server in multiple Data Centers located in Chicago Illinois, Sayreville New Jersey and Stuttgart Germany.

Leasing computer servers on multiple continents in multiple cities is necessary so Radio Free Colorado's music streams can be reliably heard most anywhere in the world. The average cost per listener per month for Radio Free Colorado to provide these streaming services is about $2.50 per listener.

All Donations are securely processed by PayPal.
Your Credit/Debit card and all your financial information remains completely private to you!

By becoming a Supporting Listener of the Radio Free Colorado Listener Community, your Donations  enable us to play great Rock & Roll music for you at work, home or anywhere else you like!

You can also receive Radio Free Colorado on any wireless Wi-Fi connection to a Laptop or on compatible Mobile Phones and PDA's (Apple iPhones, Blackberries, Windows Smart Phones and the like).

All Listener Donations are securely processed by PayPal. Your PayPal, Credit card, Debit card or Banking information remains private to you. Your financial data is not seen by us. See our Donation and Privacy Policy.

Radio Free Colorado is PayPal Verified since the year 2002. Thank you from myself, and your fellow Radio Free Colorado listeners!

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Gary Burke
Founder / Manager

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Happy Radio Free Colorado
March 2010 Listener - Karen
of Cedar Falls, Iowa USA

Radio Free Colorado has increased listener capacity by 500 additional Listeners by adding another MP3 Streaming Server.

It's more important than ever to Support Radio Free Colorado by making a Donation so we can continue to pay for the additional MP3 Streaming Server we've just added.

The two ways we can continue to offer this increased Listener Capacity of 500 additional listeners are:

1. RFC Listeners can become Actively Involved in Radio Free Colorado by joining the Community of RFC Supporting Listeners and making Donations.

2. For existing Donors to consider making larger financial contributions.

This way, we can continue to have this increased Listener Capacity so new listeners will get a connection to the station and the Radio Free Colorado Listener Community will continue to grow. Our current station expenses are being fully utilized. We are making every Donated dollar work as hard as it can!

Radio Free Colorado pays discounted rates for Internet Bandwidth and for the MP3 Streaming Servers that are leased. This is because Radio Free Colorado is a Community Radio Station and NOT a commercial station.

We've made changes to the MP3 Streaming Servers so listener stream delivery to you is at 100% efficiency, no matter where in the World you are.

If U.S. Residents begin your Amazon.com Shopping Here (other Residents click on your Flag), Amazon.com sends Radio Free Colorado 6% of your total purchase. The price you pay for Amazon items is not increased. It's a way for Amazon.com to Support Radio Free Colorado. Using this Amazon Search Box here before you make your Amazon purchase is a great way to help Radio Free Colorado and save money! Non-U.S. Residents, click on the Flag for your Country shown above before making your Amazon purchases and Amazon will send 6% of your purchase total to Radio Free Colorado.

Support RFC by beginning your Amazon shopping here: MP3 DownloadsAll ProductsApparel & ClothingAutomotiveBabyBeautyBooksCamera & PhotoCell PhonesComputersDVDElectronicsEverything ElseGourmet FoodGroceryHealth & Personal CareHome & GardenHome ImprovementJewelry & WatchesKitchen & HousewaresMagazinesMusicMusical InstrumentsOffice ProductsSoftwareSports & OutdoorsTools & HardwareToys & GamesUnbox Video DownloadsVHSVideo GamesWireless AccessoriesWireless Plans

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Original or Remastered).mp3
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Digital Remaster).mp3
Derek & The Dominos (with Eric Clapton) - Layla.mp3
John Lennon - Imagine (Digital Remaster).mp3
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (Original, Live or Digital Remaster).mp3

When you click on an Amazon.com link (or one of the Country Flags above) before you make your Amazon purchase, Amazon supports Radio Free Colorado by Donating 6% of your total purchase price!

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You can now receive
Radio Free Colorado in
5.1 Channel Surround Sound !

Radio Free Colorado is now streaming our broadcast to you in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound.

If you have Gaming type or Surround Sound speakers on your PC, you can now receive Radio Free Colorado in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound.

Internet Radio listeners voted in an Online Poll that Radio Free Colorado sounds better than 95% of the other Rock Radio Internet Radio Stations listed on Shoutcast.com — the world's largest Directory of internet radio stations (over 12,000 stations are listed).

Microsoft's new Windows® 7 software includes Dolby® Digital Plus Surround Sound decoding for up to 7.1 Channels of Surround Sound. Radio Free Colorado currently streams in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound.

Windows Vista users need only use Windows Media Player 11, and a PC setup with multiple Surround Sound speakers — the sound quality will be almost as good as compared to using Windows 7.

Windows XP (and Vista) users can use Winamp in Direct Sound mode, a multi-channel sound card and speakers to receive RFC in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound. Use the Andrew Labs ATSurround plug-in for Winamp.

Detailed and correct setup instructions for using Windows XP or Windows Vista to play in Surround Sound mode (and for Winamp) can be found here and here.

Winamp users (Windows XP or Vista) can experience higher quality 5.1 Channel Surround Sound decoding by using the Andrew Labs ATSurround plug-in. Using the ATSurround plug-in with Winamp to listen to Radio Free Colorado will provide an improved and more enjoyable Surround Sound listening experience than using Winamp alone. We recommend the ATSurround plug-in.

We're using the latest version of Omnia Digital Audio Processing (a professional type of DSP sound processing), other new electronics equipment and specialized MPEG streaming software for better overall sound quality on our 192 kbps MP3 5.1 Channel Surround Sound stream.

Another way to receive Radio Free Colorado in 5.1 Channel Surround Sound would be to use the Logitech Squeezebox Duet WiFi Internet Radio, the Roku SoundBridge M1000/M1001 Network Music System, the Sonos BU250 Multiroom Music System or other brand of Internet Radio reception device compatible with connecting to your Home Theater Surround Sound equipment.

Or, use a proper digital output connection (HDMI with audio, or coaxial or optical digital) from your PC to a compatible digital input on your Home Theater Surround Sound system. Some "HTPC's" (Home Theater PC's) already have the necessary connections for Home Theater Surround Sound.

Use the Surround Sound settings on your PC or Home Theater which sound best to you - there are many choices of Surround Sound listener settings on PC's and Home Theater equipment. Which settings you prefer the most are very much your own individual choice.

We suggest first beginning at Surround Sound settings which use your Front Left/Right speakers, the Center speaker, the Rear Left/Right speakers and the Subwoofer all at once (5.1 Channels). From there, you can experiment with different Surround Sound modes, speaker balance and effect settings.

Creative Labs - SB0880 PCI Express Sound Blaster
X-Fi Titanium Surround Sound Card

Please do the necessary research
for the Computer or Electronics items necessary for your specific needs.