Mobile devices – Apps are available for iOS and Android devices so you can broadcast straight from your phone.

Paid versions let you use external tools such as Nicecast.

Sharing – easy social network integration.

Website – you get a profile page, listeners have to sign up for an account to hear your broadcast.Podcasting – Broadcasts are automatically recorded and displayed on your profile, the free option gives you 10 hours of audio storage.Spreaker provides web based broadcasting without having to download any extra software, you just sign up for a free account and then click on broadcast. Sharing – no integrated buttons but code snippets are provided for websites.Website – MyRadioStream provides you with a website to direct your listeners to rather than giving a direct link to server, from there they can choose to use their own media player.Podcasting – no options but you can still archive your broadcasts using Nicecast etc and turn them into Podcasts yourself.Other required/recommended software – Nicecast (Mac) or Winamp and the Shoutcast DSP v2 plugin (Windows).In this case the bandwidth is shared between users so if you get more listeners you get more bandwidth and vice versa. Option for private or password protected broadcasts Features – embeddable player to put on your other websites.

Sharing – easy social network integration.

Website – caster provides your show with a website where listeners can access broadcasts and downloads as well as your news updates, they can also put in requests.

Podcasting – Once you get 100 votes it records podcasts and puts them on website where they can be downloaded.

Other required/recommeded Software – Nicecast (Mac) or Edcast and Lame encoder (Windows).

Caster is a Beta site so there are still bugs and the server has down time which although minimal, may occasionally interfere with your programming. The tutorials on site explain how to do this. It works well with Nicecast for Mac or Edcast on Windows although Windows users will need to download the Lame encoder. The password protected broadcast option makes it ideal for schools or those wanting a sandbox for practice purposes.

If you’re looking for a lower-specification free option there are some notes and links here.Īs free servers go Caster.fm is a very good option. There are others but we use which offers both subscription and pay as you go packages for low fees.

You will need to pay for a server if you plan to run a high quality professional radio show with uninterrupted service and guaranteed bandwidth. This week I have been researching some of the free options which are great for use in schools or small community groups who want to do radio. We are involved in a great project radioactive101 setting up Internet Radio stations to address employability, inclusion and active citizenship in an original and exciting way.

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