Belated Response
While I realize it's a bit late for any input on the issue I would have to have voted County only- reason being there's always much more radio traffic via the counties radio system, that being said for those who aren't familiar with the dispatchers voices it can be very difficult to follow. Although most online many Ive seen attempt to scan numerous agencies on a single feed, while very few will dedicate to only one agency (unless it's a metro area). For a log time I've been hoping someone would put a Cullman feed up, while now I have mixed feelings about it as the espescialy the City has been a good bit more open with what they will transmit ever since they went digital knowing that for several years not that many folks would be able to afford digital radios, only now they will be much more likely to use their Verizons for something they might otherwise transmit & od forbid a criminal gets caught using a "scanner app" while committing a crime it very well might push them over the edge to encryption Which is something some agencies in this region are already using, and with the P25's it would be a breeze to do. So it's sort of a double edged sword in my opinion- Don't get me wrong I think it's great you invested the time, effort, and money into getting the feed up- perhaps I'm just being a bit selfish considering all the money I've spent on portable radio equipment, although the possibility of encryption is a very real and scary one for all of us long time monitors as we were all scared too death they were going to encrypt when they switched to digital, yet thankfully they did not., while it is nice to have if I ever leave my radio at the house I can pull out my phone if need be. There's a gentleman on these forums that goes by the name of Daniel I won't say who his employer is, but suffice to say he is well in the know when it comes to the City of Cullman's Radio System he was instramental in the switch over to digital I will run this buy him just to ease my fears- not that it means jack to you as you have the right to re-broadcast whatever you want (well for the most part) regardless of what anyone says, and as mentioned I like it(sort of)- simply relaying an old time communication hobbyists opinion, as I've been monitoring Cullman's Police, Fire, etc, since I was 12 years old. BTW- Cullman fire and EMS from what I've read and heard will never go digital or at least no time soon (not in next 8 or so years) digital is horrid for fire and rescue comms, as a digital radio has trouble with background noises such as chainsaws and other loud equipment- there are many forums on here that deal with that issue.
) ... and we have no idea how many already have them. I'd hope they would consider that there are probably more listeners with scanners right now than web streamers, so if they are ok with things as they were before, they haven't changed much. Plus there is a 30 sec + delay in audio on the web stream, which makes it less useful in the heat of a crime.
