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What is SHOUTcast?SHOUTcast is a streaming server which allows radio stations to effectively broadcast audio online (this is known as webcasting). It is powerful and stable, meaning you can throw all of your internet radio traffic at it without having crashes or other problems. There are 3 stages to the broadcasting process. You don't need any complicated or expensive software or hardware at your end either, a simple desktop PC and broadband connection will work fine. Is SHOUTcast a professional grade solution?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 Windows Media Player, iTunes, Winamp, Realplayer, XMMS, and many more media players besides. Although incredibly simple, it can cope with even the heaviest demands and will not break under pressure. Its simplicity works to the broadcaster and listeners favor. How easy is it to use SHOUTcast?SHOUTcast is actually very simple to use. You can use free software 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/wavestreaming compatible tools. For more information on 'how to broadcast' please check out our free downloads and video tutorials here. Are there advanced features on SHOUTcast?We also have a whole host of value added features and tools, all of which have been developed by us exclusively for Wavestreaming clients. You can see a complete list of features on our SHOUTcast streaming page. You will also get an automatic listing on the SHOUTcast.com radio station directory when using SHOUTcast to broadcast. Just a few of these include:
SHOUTcast is a registered trademark of Nullsoft, Inc. Wavestreaming is providing SHOUTcast technologies under license and is not affiliated with Nullsoft, Inc or its parent company, AOL LLC. |
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