Thanks to the development of the Internet, the ordinary user has enormous opportunities for self-realization, including in the field of radio broadcasting. Today, anyone who has a desire to gather their own audience of listeners and regularly cheer them up can open their own Internet radio without even having knowledge of radio signal transmission and without investing tens of thousands of dollars, as is the case with FM radio.
It is necessary
Reliable and fast internet access, software for creating internet radio, microphone connected to the computer
Instructions
Step 1
Select a radio host. These are companies that provide servers for hosting your recordings and broadcasting them. The most popular radio host is Live365.com and operates internationally.
Step 2
Download software to create radio. For example, if you choose to host Live365.com, you will be provided with Studio365, a simple and straightforward program that supports mp3, wav and aac files.
Step 3
When creating your own Internet radio station, also use the SAM Broadcaster program, which has many more built-in functions, can display information about artists and albums, has a conveniently customizable equalizer, and also keeps track of listeners' statistics.
Step 4
If you plan to broadcast audio files from your own hosting, then use the Shoutcast Server application for this purpose. But keep in mind that as the popularity of your radio grows, the load on your server will increase, so take care of its reliability in advance.
Step 5
In order to broadcast your programs live, use the Icecast service. If you selected Live365 radio hosting, this option is provided by default. But respect your listeners, use a good microphone and updated audio drivers, and avoid extraneous noise during the broadcast.
Step 6
Pay attention to copyright. If you are caught in their violation, then they will close not only your radio, but they can also close you behind bars. By paying for Live365.com services, you are paying for the use of someone else's work, so all responsibility lies with the creators of the service. Well, if you broadcast other people's songs from your servers without the permission of the copyright holder, then you will also bear responsibility for them. Be careful.
