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UNDERSTANDING INTERNET RADIO
One of the key features of the Webstation is that you can set up your own Internet radio station from your home or office and
have your friends listen to your broadcasts, be it music, talkshows, political, or religious programming.
For more information on the Internet, follow the web links below.
NOTE: D&R does not accept responsibility for the content of the following links or sites.
How it works
: http://www.shoutcast.com/support/docs/
Winamp
: http://www.classic.winamp.com/
Shoutcast server
: http://www.shoutcast.com/download/serve.phtml/
Shoutcast dsp plugin
: http://www.shoutcast.com/download/
The following paragraphs concerning the Internet might give you a better understanding about Internet radio.
If you wish to set up a broadcast and you are a do-it-yourself kind of person you might do well creating your own online radio
station by using your own personal computer to create a dedicated server for doing the job. Some of the software options for
getting this done include:
SHOUTcast:
SHOUTcast is one of the original free Internet radio software solutions for streaming audio. You can start your own station fairly
easily and the software is free to download. http://www.shoutcast.com/download
Helix Server Basic
Free streaming media server software which can distribute live and on-demand video and other media. Realnetworks.com
describes it as: “Simple 5-stream server. This free media server is a great solution if you are getting started with streaming media
and want to experiment before rolling it out to a large audience.” The Helix Server Basic is free to download. http://www.realnet
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works.com/products-services/free-helix-products.aspx
Quicktime Streaming Server
Apple.com says: “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 at apple.com. http://www.apple.com/quick
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time/streamingserver/
Quicktime Broadcaster
Apple.com writes: “Combining the power of QuickTime with Apple’s ease of use, QuickTime Broadcaster allows just about any-
one to produce a live broadcast event.” Download this software from apple.com http://www.apple.com/quicktime/broadcaster/
Peercast
Peercast.org is a non-profit website that provides free peer-to-peer broadcasting software. “PeerCast is a simple, free way to
listen to radio and watch video on the Internet. It uses P2P technology to let anyone become a broadcaster without the costs of
traditional streaming,” according to the peercast.org website. http://www.peercast.org/
Icecast
Icecast is “free server software for streaming multimedia.” Download a copy from icecast.org. http://www.icecast.org/
Andromeda
Andromeda is delivery-on-demand software. “Andromeda scans your MP3s and presents them as a fully-featured streaming Web
site. That means you simply add, move, rename, and delete files and folders to update the contents of your Andromeda-powered
site. It’s as easy as drag, drop, stream,” according to turnstyle.com where you can download an evaluation copy. http://www.
turnstyle.com/andromeda/
