Brazilian news agency using free software for multimedia broadcasting
{{date|May 23, 2005}} 

The Brazilian government news agency [[w:Radiobras|Agencia Brasil]], or Radiobras, says that it is transmitting audio and video through the internet using [[w:Free software|free software]].  [[w:Proprietary software|Proprietary software]] like [[w:Windows Media Player|Windows Media Player]] is not necessary to watch or hear the radio and TV transmissions.

According to Diogos Gonzaga, from Agencia Brasil technology division, the agency is using the following software: [[w:Icecast|Icecast]] for  the [[w:Ogg|Ogg]] [[w:Vorbis|Vorbis]] [[w:codec|codec]]  radio transmissions and the  [[w:Ogg|Ogg]] [[w:Theora|Theora]] [[w:codec|codec]] for the video ones.

The user who wants to hear Brazilian radio transmissions can select among the following stations from Agencia Brasil: the National Radio(AM), the National Radio (FM), the National Radio from [[w:Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]] or the National Radio from [[w:Amazon|Amazon]]. TV transmissions can be watched by the NBR TV channel.

Agencia Brasil started the change to free software in 2003.

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== Related news ==
{{wikinews|title=Radiobras Brazilian news agency moved to Free Software|date=January 10, 2005}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.radiobras.gov.br/materia_i_2004.php?materia=226395&q=1&editoria=
|title=Radiobrás adota software livre para transmitir áudio e vídeo pela internet
|author=Lana Cristina
|pub=Radiobras
|date=May 22, 2005}}

== External links ==
* [http://nbrlivre.radiobras.gov.br/  NBr TV]
* [http://www.radiobras.gov.br/aovivo/radio/naam.html National Radio (AM)]
* [http://www.radiobras.gov.br/aovivo/radio/nafm.html National Radio (FM)]
* [http://www.radiobras.gov.br/aovivo/radio/amazonia.html National Radio from Amazon]
* [http://www.radiobras.gov.br/aovivo/radio/nario.html National Radio from Rio]

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[[pt:Agência de notícias do Brasil usa Software Livre para transmissão de conteúdo multimídia]]
The Brazilian government news agency Agencia Brasil, or Radiobras, says that it is transmitting audio and video through the internet using free software.  Proprietary software like Windows Media Player is not necessary to watch or hear the radio and TV transmissions.

According to Diogos Gonzaga, from Agencia Brasil technology division, the agency is using the following software: Icecast for  the Ogg Vorbis codec  radio transmissions and the  Ogg Theora codec for the video ones.

The user who wants to hear Brazilian radio transmissions can select among the following stations from Agencia Brasil: the National Radio(AM), the National Radio (FM), the National Radio from Rio de Janeiro or the National Radio from Amazon. TV transmissions can be watched by the NBR TV channel.

Agencia Brasil started the change to free software in 2003.


Agência de notícias do Brasil usa Software Livre para transmissão de conteúdo multimídia
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