Connection limit exceeded: Icecast msg

[Bassman]

I'm trying to set up a local station feed (university radio), which finally went online. I had it working for a while and now it is failing too often as an Alarm or preset.

The setup is MySB.com only; one Boom and one Radio. Added the path in Favorites, both from the website's provided "paste this into your player" and also from RadioTime's search list (using the WebUI and the My Apps installed RadioTime app search). I've also picked apart the swf (flash audio) path. In fact, I've listed this sucker using four different stream paths. Stream, Xstream, whatever paths I could find! I can play them on my laptop using Windows Media Player. These self-identify as "audio layer-3." (I don't know what any of this is, but I'm providing it in case it matters.)

When this station is the Alarm, and sometimes throughout the day (as it also is a preset), I can't connect. So, the backup alarm sound fires instead.

The front panel message tells me the number of connections has been exceeded and this is tagged "icecast."

Here's the "paste this into your player" path and the one I'd prefer to use: http://www.mtpr.org/streaming/mtpr.m3u

But I can't get it working.

Here's what I'm hoping you can tell me. Is the problem:
The station's choice of service provider? Too many online listeners now?
At the Logitech MySB.com service? Too many units trying to connect?

or...

Pilot error? (me)

Thanks.

[toby10]

Plays fine for me from MySB. Guessing they exceeded their # of users.

You can also try: http://stream.tc.umt.edu/

[Bassman]

Yep, that's one I found. I've got four in Favorites, I'm going to try accessing any one when any other fails, I guess:

http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s35871&
http://ruby.streamguys.com:8030/xstream
http://altstream.tc.umt.edu/
http://stream.tc.umt.edu/

I checked info for these and I see the rate is anywhere from 69kbps to 80kpbs. I couldn't tell if that is a provisioned rate or just the current rate while I was looking.

When you have these choices as listed, is there any guidance on how to pick the one with the highest quality? Or are they just pointers to the same colocated feed?

I'm still learning about the audio feed world.

Thanks.

[toby10]

That I dunno. It depends on the stream(s). Some stations will broadcast the same stream in several unique URL's at various bitrates.
While others are a single stream with numerous pointers to the same stream.

[Bassman]

Well, the RadioTime stream failed to connect today. I guess I'll just try them one at a time and hope one is somewhat functional most of the time for the Boom.

I have a Radio in the adjoining room and I'm going to try an alternate stream in there, as a backup, to see if I can get in on one and not the other source.

Thanks for your time.

[toby10]

Your initial posted m3u plays for me every time I've tried it.