Chapter 1 – Let’s Do It!
So, you think you have what it takes to be a DJ and broadcaster? Awesome news for you! And guess what? This is very lucky news for you because in today's technology, it allows anyone who wants to do what was once a limited to a very small percentage of people. But, now you can become an online / internet DJ and / or broadcaster! You can actually be the DJ, the station manager and even the program director who decides what to play on the station, because it’s all on the internet!
There are several ways and approaches you can take in creating a streaming Internet radio station. Which one you decide to choose depends on what your goals are and what type of ways you wish to go about doing them in. If you are really motivated and inspired to start an Internet-based radio station that operates for the sole purpose of profit and revenue generation, your direction and approach will be different than from the individual who just wants to set up an Internet radio station for the only purpose of simply sharing his or her favorite opinions, information or music with friends or people with the same interests as their own.
There are many excellent options for the beginner that of which require very little technical knowledge. If you know how to create or put together MP3 format files, upload them onto a server and then choose some options, you can reach a world-wide audience!
If this really interests you, keep on reading because you're about to enter the world of online radio.
Live 365 is an affordable and premiere provider of independent web-based Internet radio show streams. What they do is act as your radio transmitter. They have created a structure that allows thousands of audio streams to use their servers to make broadcasting on the Internet very easy and simple. It's very easy to begin broadcasting with them and it's also easy for listeners to hear your own broadcast. Live365 does offer several options.
A Personal Station
Live365 offers you packages for either a personal stations or a professional station. With your own personal station you can broadcast your talk radio show or your favorite music or just a small amount of money.
Their streaming packages for a personal station begins as low as $4 a month to $99.95 per month. You can check their website for more information. Note that the more expensive the package is, the more server space you will receive and it also affects the amount of listeners who can tune into to you at once because the more listeners there are, takes up server space. Also, Live365.com will pay all your royalty fees for you to stream music, to organizations like BMI, SoundExchange, SEASAC and ASCAP.
They offer six broadcasting packages for personal use at Live365.com. They say that the most popular one is the Gold package that is set at $29.95 per month. In the Gold package you receive 1GB of storage, 28K sound quality, the ability for 60 people to listen at the same time in basic Mode or 30 listeners in live mode with unlimited VIP Listeners and the capability to upgrade your package at any time. Live365.com is the stress-free and easiest solution for almost everyone. The company provides outstanding software to help you create your own station and does all the preverbal heavy lifting. All you have to do is be creative! If you’re not sure if this is the avenue to take, they offer a free trial period for you to try it out!
Professional Stations
Live365 also offers professional broadcasting packages that allow you to create pre-recorded or live streams. You can also earn revenue through your own advertising, add links to your station on your own website and even stream through popular players like Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes, and more.
The prices for their professional packages are given when you contact Live365.com. According to their website: “Live365 offers full royalty/licensing coverage for SoundExchange, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. Your station gets wide distribution including Live365.com (preferred station status), iTunes Radio (128k stations only), Mobile Apps (iPhone, Android), TiVo (home listening), Roku (home listening), and more.” Also according to their website, it is “The ONLY internet radio service that offers full music licensing for your station and website." So, if you're running a station that plays music, you will pay a fee to Live365.com in order to do this and you won’t have to worry about royalty payments. Their professional packages start at $99 per month for talk radio and $107 per month for music format stations.
The software they provide lets the DJ / Radio Host broadcast live at any time to listeners or upload WAV and MP3 music files, pre-recorded content , commercials to play on their station 24 hours-a-day. Their Station Manager software is designed to be used by anyone with or without any prior broadcasting experience.
Radionomy is a free and easy to use option where you can create your own online radio station. The main interface creator’s use is the Radio Manager. This dashboard that is web-based allows you to put all the controls in one place to run your own online radio station. You are able to select the musical genre and songs, choose the name of your station, even set up the rules for music rotation, you can upload an image for your station and within 24 hours it's streaming!
If you want to set up a broadcast and you don't wish to pay any fees to another party to host your Internet radio station and you are also a do-it-yourself hands on kind of person, you can also create your own Internet radio station by using your own personal computer to create a dedicated server for getting the job done.
Here are some of the software options for this method:
Quicktime Streaming Server. Apple.com declares: “Whether you are looking to add streaming media to your web site, deliver distance learning or provide rich content for your mobile subscribers, Mac OS X Server has all of the tools you need. QuickTime Streaming Server lets you deliver live or prerecorded content in real time over the Internet.” You can find out more information on Apple.com.
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