Information Desk

General Questions

1. How long have you been doing this?
2. How frequently do new Episodes occur?
3. What's your motto?
4. How can I contribute to the show?
5. If my question isn't answered here, what should I do?
6. Who's that deer-fairy girl in the corner?
7. What's "Anime Society Otaku?"

Audio Questions

1. How do I play the files on your site?
2. What format are Episodes encoded in?
3. Why did you switch from RealAudio to Ogg Vorbis?
4. Why doesn't the embedded player work in my Web browser?
5. How can my music be featured on your show?

Web Site Questions

1. Why does this Web site look funny in my Web browser?
2. Which Web browsers provide the best experience?

Press and Advertising Questions

1. Where can I find ASO Radio press releases?
2. How can I advertise on ASO Radio?

Answers

General Questions

1. How long have you been doing this?
   

   ASO Radio started way back on August 13, 1999, and has been in production ever since. We have suffered some slow periods over the years, though, such as the hiatus (some might say coma) between the end of Season 4 and the beginning of Season 5.

2. How frequently do new Episodes occur?
   

   We try to get out one Episode per week, but things don't always work that way. But when they do work, Episodes are usually released on Sunday.

3. What's your motto?
   

   Our slogan is "The fans make the show!" -- what, did you think I was going to make some lame motto joke? ^_-

4. How can I contribute to the show?
   

   There is a ton of ways for fans to get involved. After all, the fans make the show!©

   One way to contribute is to send fan mail. Admittedly it doesn't pay the bills, but we hosts love to hear from the fans on how we're doing whether it's good or bad.

   Of course we always need music for the show, and if you or someone you know would like to have their stuff on-air, check out our bands page.

   You can always link to us using our custom banners. The more places that link to us, the higher ASO Radio will rank in search engines, the more people will discover us, and all that will be thanks to you fans.

   Last, some may argue that the best way to support us is to buy some merchandise from the Nz17 Productions Store. The profit from every CD, shirt, and other piece of swag bought goes to support our continuing efforts to bring you the best in anime talk radio.

5. If my question isn't answered here, what should I do?
   

   You should go and burn in the freezer! Better yet, instead of getting frostbite, simply use the fan mail submission form. We'll either send you back a personal response, or, if we feel it applies to enough people, read in on a future Episode.

6. Who's that deer-fairy girl in the corner?
   

   That lovely girl is Bandie. She is ASO Radio's mascot. She's a very interesting creature. To get to know her better you should check out her biography in our Features section and to see some pictures of her check out our image gallery.

7. What's "Anime Society Otaku?"
   

   Long story short: The crew was going to start an anime club in high school (back in the day). The club was to be called The Anime Society. Club: denied. In defiance we began our radio show, ASO Radio. The letters A, S, and O stand for Anime Society Otaku. For we are the otaku who will not give up on The Anime Society.

Audio Questions

1. How do I play the files on your site?
   

   You will need an audio player capable of reading Ogg Vorbis files. If you are not sure your preferred audio player is able to play Ogg Vorbis, please consult our recommended audio players page for a helpful list of suggestions.

2. What format are Episodes encoded in?
   

   Episodes are encoded in glorious Ogg Vorbis. It is the free and open audio format developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Ogg allows for the highest quality broadcast in the lowest possible file size. This allows us to bring our caliber radio show to all Internet denizens regardless of connection speed.

3. Why did you switch from RealAudio to Ogg Vorbis?
   

   RealAudio, developed by Real Systems, is a bit of a one-way street: you can encode stuff into RealAudio, but once it is there you can't get it back. This is because it is a closed format. Nz17 don't play that game! All of our Episodes are now in Ogg Vorbis as it is open and free for us to do with as we please.

4. Why doesn't the embedded player work in my Web browser?
   

   jlGui, ASO Radio's embedded Java-based audio player, seems to only work on certain combinations of Java, browser, and operating system. Thus, some browsers will work and others won't. If you can't get JOrbis to work, merely download a player from the Audio Players page that is native to your operating system.

Web Site Questions

1. Why does this Web site look funny in my Web browser?
   

   ASO Radio is designed to use some of the newest technologies in Web production such as PHP, CSS, PNG, and cookies. As such it may not appear correctly in older browsers. Some symptoms include missing graphics and site colors set to the browser defaults. These differences are to be expected; the site will still function fine regardless of the browser used.

2. Which Web browsers provide the best experience?
   

   For the optimal experience visitors should use the latest version of a standards-complient Web browser. We recommend Mozilla Firefox and Opera.