How to: Set Up Your Own Radio Station

[Ramine]

Setting Up Your Own Radio

Have you ever wanted to run your very own radio station? But you don't know how to get started?
Well, follow this tutorial and soon you'll know everything there is to know about running your own radio.

Enjoy!


Making an Account

First of all, you have to make an account. Go to www.listen2myradio.com and sign up.

After you've created your first account, go check your mailbox and confirm your sign up.
Now that you've done that, just go and log in.


Picking the Right Settings

So, you're logged into your account now? Good.
Now the first thing you have to do, is install your radio.

Enter the details carefully, you can edit it later on, though. After you've filled all of the fields click install.
Next, choose your radio's server. Select the server that is closest to you and most of your listeners.

Make sure you remember your IP and port, you'll need those later.


Installing Winamp

Well, now you need to install the broadcasting software from http://www.winamp.com/media-player/all

Go to the page and click ''FREE DOWNLOAD''.
Download the file and open it once it has finished.

Now you need to download the broadcasting plugin. But for now, you need to close Winamp.
Go to www.shoutcast.com/broadcast-tools

Download and install the SHOUTcast DSP Plug-In for Winamp.
Once you've done that, open Winamp again and press Ctrl + P.

A window should have popped up, at your left there will be a list, scroll down and click on DSP/Effect.
Now double click on Nullsoft SHOUTcast Source DSP.


Broadcasting

To start broadcasting you need to enter the right details into the broadcasting software.
This is where you'll need your IP and port.

Now go back to the broadcasting software and type the details into the correct fields.
For password, you should use the broadcaster password that you set when you were installing the radio.

Make sure you check - Use SHOUTcast v1 mode



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Connections - There you enter you IP and port.
        Yellow Pages - There you set the name of your radio.
                              Encoder - There you select MP3 and desired bit rate. (up to 128kbps)


And that's it. I'll let you figure out the rest on your own.

I hope this helped. c:

[FeralFireHeart]

I have a question: is the whole "radio" thing something that the feralheart community can listen to when there playing the game or what? That's what I've sort of gathered from the past.....

[Bloo.]

Yes, when you create your radio you just share the link with anybody and if you have the radio online then they may listen to what you're playing

Thanks so much Rami!! <3 I have been meaning to try but honestly didn't have any idea what i was doing

[FeralFireHeart]

Yes, when you create your radio you just share the link with anybody and if you have the radio online then they may listen to what you're playing

Thanks so much Rami!! <3 I have been meaning to try but honestly didn't have any idea what i was doing

Hmmm, I better not make a radio then... Not if you all want to listen "open comdom star" OOPS I mean "opal gangnam style"
Oh dear me.... :/

[SteampunkWolfdog]

Oohh, I might give this a go. Can't see why not.

I got lost at the broadcasting bit >.<

[Tokoa]

Ah.. so thats how you make one! Thanks Ramine

[Flying cow]

Gonna try this out .3.

[ThrillexForLife]

I need help...What do they mean by this? "Text1 (located on left of listening page)"

[Ramine]

If you write anything in the Text 1 box, it appears on the left. If you write anything in Text 2 it appears on the right of the page.
I don't really know how to explain it, so here's a screenshot. xD

[ThrillexForLife]

Now I understand, thank you! ^^ +Floofs