The partnership of Bohol Chronicle Radio Corporation and Auza.Net is going strong on the 6th year anniversary of the DYRD-AM Worldwide broadcast. On July 8, 2007, the two companies launched the live streaming radio broadcast of the station on the Internet through the website www.dyrdam.com. For the first time, Boholanos abroad could listen to the live radio broadcast through the website.
The historic event brought live local news and public affairs to Boholanos around the world. Mr. Peter Dejaresco of Bohol Chronicle Radio Corporation and Jerome Auza of Auza.Net formally announced the partnership on the same date.
Several improvements to the broadcast quality and reliability have been implemented since 2007. Now the system audio is very clear and multiple servers are implemented to enable a larger number of simultaneous listeners. Recorded broadcast splicing is automated and has been quite reliable for the past several months. Last year, an Android App was released to enable mobile users using the Android platform to listen to the live broadcast conveniently.
Majority of the listeners are from the US and the Philippines, followed by Canada and Saudi Arabia and Australia. This information also reflects where most of the Boholanos abroad are based.
Starting in the middle of 2012 to the present, the number of users who visit the www.dyrdam.com website has gradually increased, as can be seen in the Audience Overview graph. This is due to the increased capacity of the streaming servers and the improved audio quality implemented last year. The May 2013 number of unique visitors is around 29,000 which was due to the May 13, 2013 national and local elections.
Because Auza.Net has a long term commitment to the partnership, the company invested in a stable and reliable hosting platform that it also uses for its website management clients. It also invested in the people who keep the www.dyrdam.com website, as well as other websites managed by the company, up and running. The servers used are capable of handling sudden increase in website traffic due to critical events like the 2010 and 2013 elections.
Boholanos around the world are fortunate that they can listen to news and public affairs about wherever they may be, via the live or recorded broadcast on www.dyrdam.com. Bohol Chronicle Radio Corporation and Auza.Net will continue to server the Boholanos through the DYRD-AM Worldwide broadcast for many years to come.