Slots are the maximum number of concurrent (at the same time) listeners you can have. When a listener connects to your stream they use “1 slot” and when they disconnect that slot becomes available again. Even the most widely accessed online radio stations may get 100,000 listeners per month, but that only equates to […]

A ‘port 80’ sounds a bit technical, doesn’t it? Well, its a very simple principle, it is fair to say that many of your potential listeners will be at work, school, college or university during the day – that’s pretty straight forward, yes? The problem arises when these potential listeners want to listen to your […]

Yes, you can stop Auto DJ at any time – allowing you to connect directly to SHOUTcast. We also provide a DJ access password (which you can specify separately to your main account) to allow your DJ’s to stop Auto DJ from broadcasting, which will then let them stream their shows to your SHOUTcast server.

Auto DJ is a Source or Content Delivery System for SHOUTcast servers. It allows you to keep your SHOUTcast server online 24/7 without having to run a source (eg Winamp or SAM Broadcaster) from your computer. You can upload your music files to Auto DJ and they will play from the server, meaning you may switch your […]

You can quite easily broadcast live audio on the internet and it can consist of recorded items (Eg. Your MP3/CD collection) plus live content (Eg. Your voice via a microphone). There are 3 basic stages of internet broadcasting, as follows: I: The Source (You) Your computer mixes together the audio sources coming from your soundcard […]

SHOUTcast is actually very simple to use. You can use free software like Winamp to broadcast, which can be installed on any internet-connected Windows computer. There are also solutions available for Apple and Linux users. You can also consider using tools such as Simplecast and SAM Broadcaster, these are more professional and 100% SHOUTcast compatible tools.

Very much so. SHOUTcast is an industry-standard platform used by thousands and thousands of radio stations all over the world. Its wide compatibility means people can listen with most players and operating systems. Listeners will be able to connect to your MP3 stream from all over the world, with all the popular media players including […]

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