I am now almost 100% certain that the annoying “Unknown Error -3256″ was related to iTunes version 7.7.1. I based this assumption on my experiences after rolling iTunes back to version 7.6.2, which I was able to download from www.oldapps.com.
This isn’t the actual error message, but it’s fairly similar
A few adjustments to get the proper iTunes library to populate the program, resubscribing to existing podcasts and reconnecting my AirPort Express device and I’m doing fairly well. I no longer get interruptions in my streaming internet radio (unless the interruption is from the source – a frequent issue – as the station I listen to is from Korea), and I no longer get the infamous error while downloading media (including podcasts) from the iTunes store.
iNewAge is an online New Age station that I listen to frequently. They often have very nice content, and they are offering several streams with different areas of focus on New Age music. Many of the artists featured on this station have links on their Recommended Artists page, and some are also available via iTunes.
Recently, the English site has been undergoing a rather lengthy makeover. Some of its content is not fully functional at this time. The link above will bring you to their “listen to” page; here you’ll find controls to download files that will initiate a stream in a variety of media appliances from Windows Media, iTunes, Winamp and more.
I suspect that like so many other internet radio companies, this one is also struggling under in the inequitable pressure from the RIAA and SoundExchange over royalty fees assessed on internet content that terresterial radio doesn’t have to pay. This seems like an attack against the pioneers of internet radio, and sadly it is something that Congress has done little or nothing to prevent.
