What is Shoutcast Hosting?
Shoutcast Hosting is a way to stream to your Shoutcast online radio station to the internet. Allowing you to reach a worldwide audience with low cost compared to hosting the server yourself.
Shoutcast Hosting with Icyshout uses MP3 format just like you would use if you broadcasted from a home server.
What is a Shoutcast stream?
A Shoutcast stream is an internet broadcast very similar to a radio station broadcast. Shoutcast`s underlying technology for audio delivery is MPEG Layer 3, also known as MP3 technology.
The two main components of your station are your source(your PC) and the hosted server(hosted by icyshout).
Your Icyshout hosted Shoutcast Server has two main functions:
1) To allow connections from a source(your PC) to your hosted server. The source has the ability to connect to the server anywhere an internet connection is available.
2) To broadcast the audio content to listeners anywhere worldwide.
Why should I have a hosted Shoutcast Server?
Streaming Shoutcast radio is one of the fastest growing widely used method for broadcasting music and talk radio on the internet.
Now anyone can quickly and cost-effectively run their own radio station to promote their music or tune into their favorite genres of music. With our easy to use CentovaCast interface anyone with or without previous experience with stream broadcasting can get their internet radio station broadcasting to the world.
Streaming MP3 over Shoutcast takes up lots of bandwidth, more than you can handle off your home internet connection. Our reliable Shoutcast servers and high capacity bandwidth take over this strain and enable you to broadcast at a higher bitrate/quality and support more concurrent listeners.
Icyshout's Shoutcast Hosting is an inexpensive solution for music producers, disc jockeys or talk radio personalities who want to get their music and opinions out to the world and gain listeners.
What better way to advertise and promote your idea's and musical creations than an inexpensive Shoutcast server , when you can direct interested parties to your Icyshout hosted server and let them listen through the internet. If you already have a website or if you prefer to use the automatically created pages we provide, either way is easy to supply the listener the links to connect to your stream with their favorite media player.
Are our streaming services compatible with SAM 3 Broadcaster?
Yes.
Are licensing fees included in the price for the Shoutcast hosted Server?
No, licensing fees are not included. Please contact Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), or The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
We do offer easy to use solutions for reporting to the respective agencies.
Will your broadcast be listed in the main Shoutcast directory?
Yes, the stream can be listed in the directory by clicking the "Make this server public" checkbox (part of Shoutcast Source Plug-in settings).
What is DNAS?
DNAS is Shoutcast’s Distributed Network Audio Server. It is the software that run on our servers, and it is responsible of receiving the audio from the broadcaster, update the Shoutcast directory with broadcast information (title, artist, bitrate), and sending the broadcast to the listeners.
Do your Shoutcast servers have a static IP?
Yes, all accounts have static IPs.
How do listeners tune in to Shoutcast broadcasts?
Recommended players are:
Winamp for Windows
ITunes for Mac
XMMS for Linux
Our Plans.
| Plan |
Max Listeners |
Bitrate |
Monthly Cost |
Subscribe Link |
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| Gold 25 |
25 |
128Kbps |
$14.95 |
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| Gold 50 |
50 |
128Kbps |
$19.95 |
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| Gold 100 |
100 |
128Kbps |
$29.95 |
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| Gold 125 |
125 |
128Kbps |
$59.95 |
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| Gold 250 |
250 |
128Kbps |
$79.95 |
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| Gold 500 |
500 |
128Kbps |
$89.95 |
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