How can I listen to The Beat radio on digitalBURG?

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The Beat is the student radio outlet of digitalBURG, the student media network at the University of Central Missouri (UCM). According to the digitalBURG site, you can listen in three ways: by downloading the official app, by listening on the web, and by streaming through a desktop player. The site lists these as separate entry points under "THE BEAT Radio," so the right one for you depends on whether you are on a phone, a browser, or a computer.

Ways to listen

Method Where it is listed on the site Best for
Download the App "Download the App:" Listening on a phone or tablet
Listen on the web "Listen on the web:" Quick listening in a browser without installing anything
Stream through desktop "Stream through desktop:" Listening from a computer, often alongside other work

What The Beat is part of

digitalBURG describes itself as the home of UCM student media and names three outlets:

  • Muleskinner — news
  • CentralTV — video
  • The Beat — radio

So if you are looking for student-produced audio rather than news articles or video, The Beat is the channel to use.

A note on the public notice

The site also carries a public notice stating that on December 06, 2023, the University of Central Missouri, as applicant for a new LPFM station 100.3 in Warrensburg, Missouri, filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a new Low Power FM Station Construction Permit. The notice says members of the public who want to view the application or learn how to file comments and petitions can do so through the FCC website. This is background about the station's licensing, not a listening method.

Practical tips

  • If a web or desktop stream does not start, try the other listed method before assuming the station is offline — the site presents them as parallel options.
  • The site's pricing signals mention "subscribe," but no prices, plans, or payment details are given in the available page information, so do not assume any listening option is free or paid based on that alone.
  • For anything beyond listening — such as commenting on the FCC application — follow the FCC link described in the public notice rather than the media players.