Setting Up Online Radio

Any need to know how to setup an online radio station. I saw radio lagos online, and it wasnt bad, but when I tried to locate their radio-server, I couldn't get to the root.

If you have developed any, or have the idea, paying [commercial] or free let me know please.

I have made google search but need some recommendations.

Well, online radio is great all you got to know about it is, you host must support some kinda files for your audio files ext. why some you don't need some host that support Audio sound like avhost.com support Audio sound and you can also use your host, which you bought and save those file with an ext. of your audio you intends uploading

I have little experience with this, so I'm calling on online radio station owners who have advertised previously on this forum to share their experience, please!

- https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-2847.0.html

i mean setting/stating a radio station(real time) do any1 know how to go about it. e.g i want to have my own radio station, wat and wat do i need. which site can u recommend that currently offer the site.

if its an online station, you can set one up through http://www.live365.com. I used to run one (online only) for 5 years at http://www.listentosoul.co.uk/ using live365.com

yeah

i explored the site yesterday (live365). only needed some recommendations.

so how is it been like and which of there services will u advice me to go for, and is it good for a nigerian based station.

e seun eni ooo. olohun a gbe wen.

@adeoba
thanx

ill check it out.

skima:

yeah

i explored the site yesterday (live365). only needed some recommendations.

so how is it been like and which of there services will u advice me to go for, and is it good for a nigerian based station.

e seun eni ooo. olohun a gbe when.

Better to start with the basic package, the P100 and upgrade as your audience increases. I enjoyed doing it but it was an expensive hobby as the money coming in wasn't covering the costs. When i started off Live365 used to run it for free until record companies started making a lot of noise about copyright infringement.

There are a few Nigerian stations (not based in Nigeria) like Radio Abeokuta http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?searchdesc=abeokuta

you can also try shoutcast http://www.shoutcast.com/

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gbengaijot:

Live 365 is very expensive, pirate radio is a good option. If you want more information please .

if its online then its not really pirate radio. There's no law against broadcasting online. Its what you broadcast that will determine if its legal or illegal (depending on the country). If you're broadcasting your own content then its ok but if you're broadcasting music you require the copyright holder's permission. (This is all set out in the DCMA - Digital Millenium Copyright Act for those in the US, the UK has a similar one)
Using sites like Live365 means you don't have to bother with such issues as they handle all the legal issues for you.

Yeah you are right @ijebu man. Lets say you are broadcasting music online like duduradio, www.radioabeokuta.org , It cost a lot of money to use live 365( to some certain extent). I am only suggesting using a streaming software for broadcasting music> But how legal is it to broadcast music over the internet? without paying loyalties?.

gbengaijot:

Yeah you are right @ijebu man. Lets say you are broadcasting music online like duduradio, www.radioabeokuta.org , It cost a lot of money to use live 365( to some certain extent). I am only suggesting using a streaming software for broadcasting music> But how legal is it to broadcast music over the internet? without paying loyalties?.

I'm sure you meant royalties Yeah it is expensive to use live365 thats why i eventually shut down the station i was running after 5 years, even though i was making some money from it, it wasn't enough to cover the cost of running it.
If you stream music on the net and you don't have any legal cover (i.e paid royalties etc) then you run the risk of a heavy fine. Your ISP will provide your full details the minute they get any aggro from the BPI - The British Phonographic Industry (in the UK) or its equivalent in the states

So does that mean that the likes of www.duduradio.com , www.gbedu.com , and www.radiopalmwine.com pay royalties at all?. i mean they only broadcast 9ja musics and i dont think such things work. Or does it?

I think i'd have to plan for the live365. though the site is gonna be ran by a nigerian radio station which am gonna develop for.

i also surfed that shoutcast i think its less expensive. well while i still research more on it , any suggest is welcome.

I used to have my own online radio station, its quite simple, It wasn't live or anything, but I uploaded the episodes via ftp to my server a day before it went public. I used audacity. "http://audacity.sourceforge.net" It's really good sound editing software. You have to explore it though, to know how good it is. You can modifiy beats from songs that you already have , or you can simply make your own beats using fruity loopz.

gbengaijot:

So does that mean that the likes of www.duduradio.com , www.gbedu.com , and www.radiopalmwine.com pay royalties at all?. i mean they only broadcast Nigeria musics and i don't think such things work. Or does it?

I don't really know what agreements they have in place, its still a bit of a grey area, if they are playing only Nigerian music its possible the copyright holders are not aware of their rights.
If any of these stations is operating out of the US or Europe and they don't have any legal agreements in place (as par royalties payment) then they run the risk of a heavy fine if the copyright holders find out and then decide to enforce their legal rights.

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Are you into Linux?

If so, icecast is your answer.  Icecast is available under GPL license, i.e., free to use and distribute.
More info at http://www.icecast.org/.

Overview,

Make sure your soundcard works on your linux machine.
Install the icecast server.
Install libogg, libvorbis, libxml2, libshout 2.  These are needed before the next install below.
Install the icecast source client.

Nothing special about these installs.  You simply download the file:
# wget http://filelocation/filename.tgz

Untar file:
# tar -zxvpf filename.tar.gz

Enter new directory:
# cd filename

Configure:
# ./configure

Then make the executable:
# make

Very easy.

Next, you configure the source client to read audio data from the soundcard.  The sound card on linux is /dev/dsp, just as the floppy drive is /dev/fd0.

The audio data input on your soundcard can be anything: CD player (line-in), microphone (mic), pre-recorded audio, etc.

The source client reads from your soundcard, converts it to a format the icecast server expects.  You can also tell it to resample/downmix the soundcard data, depending on the bandwidth of your listeners.  For example, a 16kbps stream is small enough for anybody on dialup to enjoy without being choppy. On the other hand, a 512kbps stream is only possible for listeners on broadband connection.

The processed data is then sent to the icecast server for streaming.

Your listeners can connect to http://yourip:port/mounpointyouspecified.m3u.  E.g. http://81.28.154.10:8000/mystream.ogg.m3u

Here is a clearer picture:

microphone-->soundcard-->source client-->icecast server-->internet radio listener.

Note: The source client, and icecast server can be on the same machine, or on different machines.

This stuff is easy to set up, and you can do it without spending a penny other than the cost of your hardware, and of course, the cost of internet connection.

Let me know if this works for you.

There are other interesting stuff I've done in the area of media streaming. 
See http://www.oasisoflove.com/african.music.php
And read: Setup your own Online Radio Station at http://ffa.oasisoflove.com/

If you want an online jukebox:
http://www.ampache.org/

Oasis, for us that are windows users, what do you reccomend?

gbengaijot, I'll let somebody else offer advice in the ms windows area.

I believe icecast is offered in Windos version too. But don't hold me to it.

You can also look into Realserver, Windows media server, etc. Windows stuff will cost you lots of $$ though.

Please i really dont know anything about online radio but i would love to know every little details, you can send me an e-mail to anosike_uni@yahoo.com, i will be glad to hear from any of you guyz, chao

IF you already have a windows server, a public IP address and enough bandwidth you can actually host the station yourself and it can be streamed realtime as against uploading the file to an ftp server. See http://www.kendall-online.com/blog/2006/01/setting-up-online-tv-or-radio-station.html for a detailed description.

Try going to www.themulcher.com

Anyway, this thread is old.

You can build your own online radio station for your website using Flash Media server and Flash MX. All you need is:

1.) Install Flash MX 2004 or Flash C3 pro

2.) install Flash Media server on your website or register Flash Media server for host-streaming purpose.

3.) open any text editor for writing some XML and some HTML such as notepad or Dreamweaver MX 2004 or C3.

4.) some MP3 files unless you can convert all MP3 into Flash swf or flv file.

5.) basic knowledge of using Actionscript and handling XML in Flash for deploying the player to your website.

Google: "Make an online radio station for your website".

Live 365 is great and it works in that it allows you to buy only what you need to use. I am not sure if you are looking to running a full radio station as in 24 hours but it could get expensive in time. But I have myself thought of the idea and think it really cool as I do listen to online radio most everyday at work myself.

Hi,
I am looking out for an opportunity to find out how much money does one need to start a radio station if its in Lagos may be or surrounding areas.

humm i visited your site and it was so cool! .may be i can do the" traffic"! for you

Its expensive running an online radio station but check the below out

www.planetstream.net/internet-tv-radio.html?source=aw-internet-radio

Running an online radio station as it is quite expensive.

If you are not using the ultra-expensive live365 (you actually need a sound business model before jumping into it), then you will need an expensive hardware on which to host your streaming server (e.g. shoutcast) and they even limit the amount of concurrent listeners you can host until you upgrade.

So, if you plan to run an online radio station as it is, be ready to cough up a lot of cash. If you already have lots f cash, live365 is the way to o for as you will not need to worry about streaming server configurations.

Olawunmi,
Sales Rep., Hostmot (www.hostmot.com)

Hi

Starting an online radio requires hardly an hour of set up.  Enough material available on the net on this topic.
However Can some body please explain me how to handle royalty payment s for online radio stations ?
Not enough info available about this any where.

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