What streaming company do you use?

[stevo87]

I use InternetStreamingServices.co.uk (link in my sig) for all of my streams, I cannot find anywhere that beats them on price, I used to be with Mixstream, they were good but a little pricey

[brandon_g]

Stickam is a site we use to stream for the moment, working on getting a shoutcast or something, just havent accomplished it.

[BWorld]

Okay, this got way away...lets try to bring this back to what it is supposed to be. Thread cleaned up a bit

[brandon_g]

I have a shoutcast now... that is hosted by myradiostream.com and it is good... i just need to reinstall sam broadcaster and I will basicly be all set and have that running again.

[brandon_g]

Your Welcome

[johny c]

Lol Guys. were are moving off topic again

[stevo87]

I have a shoutcast now... that is hosted by myradiostream.com and it is good... i just need to reinstall sam broadcaster and I will basicly be all set and have that running again.

oh dear not SAM broadcaster, possibly the worst playout out there. I always preferred mAirlist when it was free. Now I use radio DJ, far more professional sounding and stable than SAM. SAM always strikes me as a playout for amateurs.

[James]

Back on topic guys, feel free to create a debate on Radio Automation in the appropriate section. Jim and Brandon, please keep on topic and keep posts at a sizeable length.

 

Thanks

[the_fox]

At the moment i'm spending about $80 AUD including royalties with a streaming service, but am wondering if there is a much cheaper option out there that also has the functionality of a smart phone application.

 

My setup at home is a console, three mics, my mac mini which runs SAM broadcaster and holds all my music.

 

Is there a more cost-effective solution? When people start talking about their own dedicated servers etc it starts to confuse me, I just pay and it all works.

 

Any ideas?

[BWorld]

Sometimes it is more cost effective if you separate royalties and streaming. Check out StreamLicensing and see if it is a viable option for you when combining it with someone's streaming company. There are tons of qualified streaming providers around here.

[the_fox]

Hmm that doesn't seem too bad actually. Seems pretty cool... definitely a saving in a way! So what's the difference between a straight shoutcast package and a package such as wavestreaming?

[BWorld]

Wavestreaming is a company. They actually sell just Shoutcast, but their control panel has different features (as do most hosts).

 

If you are seeing just a straight shoutcast package (not sure which company you are looking at), you may just get the server with no control. I'd look for a host with a control panel. We use a type of panel that is very customized called Centova. It allows AutoDJ (broadcast directly from our servers), reporting, etc. Shoutcaststreaming.us also uses Centova and is a very good host too!

[jolo22]

I used fastcast4u for my shoutcast and woohoo networks for my icecast and serverroom.us for my WMS to broadcast my radio station.

 

PS: Also I have a shoutcast server hosted on myradiostream.com as a relayed/transcoded server.

Edited May 8, 2013 by BWorld

[the_fox]

Wavestreaming is a company. They actually sell just Shoutcast, but their control panel has different features (as do most hosts).

 

I wonder if they have app availability. I've got a smartphone app but don't really want to lose it.

 

 

SAM only works on Windows. How are you using SAM on a Mac Mini?

 

Ahh I have Windows 7 on it - I prefer having a Mac to a PC

[Urban Hitz Radio]

UrbanHitzRadio has been a proud user of: MyRadioStream (formerly freestreamhosting), since July 2012. I'm not ashamed to say it.

And let me tell you, it's been VERY, VERY stable, despite the fact that it's on a lower tier of bandwidth.

I have since dropped my premium subscription with another provider on the list that I posted, in favor of my new subscription. I still have plenty of backup choices from the list, should anything go wary.

There realistically is no quality difference between this service and a service that charges $1.25-3.00 a slot . And I am streaming at 160 kbps.

Now I don't use the "FREE" service, I use the "premium" service (allows your stream to have direct tune-ins and to be listed on shoutcast), which doesn't cost that much a month.

 

Now many people will argue that you get what you pay for. But this isn't one of those horrid low cost services. It's run by the good man over @ MixStream. And I was a long time user of MixStream a few years back. Ticket Support is decent.

I've only had 2 hiccups over the past 10 months, and it wasn't that serious.

So, when you are price shopping for a provider, keep these guys in mind. You won't be disappointed.

Edited May 9, 2013 by Urban Hitz Radio
Just Because I Can!

[Mad Dog Radio Live]

UrbanHitzRadio has been a proud user of: MyRadioStream (formerly freestreamhosting), since July 2012. I'm not ashamed to say it.

And let me tell you, it's been VERY, VERY stable, despite the fact that it's on a lower tier of bandwidth.

I have since dropped my premium subscription with another provider on the list that I posted, in favor of my new subscription. I still have plenty of backup choices from the list, should anything go wary.

There realistically is no quality difference between this service and a service that charges $1.25-3.00 a slot . And I am streaming at 160 kbps.

Now I don't use the "FREE" service, I use the "premium" service (allows your stream to have direct tune-ins and to be listed on shoutcast), which doesn't cost that much a month.

 

Now many people will argue that you get what you pay for. But this isn't one of those horrid low cost services. It's run by the good man over @ MixStream. And I was a long time user of MixStream a few years back. Ticket Support is decent.

I've only had 2 hiccups over the past 10 months, and it wasn't that serious.

So, when you are price shopping for a provider, keep these guys in mind. You won't be disappointed.

 

Urban,

 

We also use the premium MyRadioStream service... They are great!

 

Many people argue that "low cost" severs generally are not that great. That is completely FALSE with these servers. My stream has never gone down, support is always fast with answering, and it is very simple and easy to use. I have 1,000 slots for a very low price. It is definitely a bang for your buck kind of deal.

 

I definitely prefer MyRadioStream over any other stream provider.

[Big Hog]

I recommend Reliastream, Some of the lowest prices I have ever seen, great support staff too ;-)

[timelord50]

I use xtremesound i have a 320Kbps account with them and i get 20GB disk space and unlimited bandwidth and listeners, i know its hard to believe but i took a chance on a whim because it said it cost $15 not alot of money from my perspective so i took a gamble and i never looked back the service was a little slow to be activated to be fair but great service non the less it has centova control panel version 3 and it uses shoutcast not sure but i think it does icecast too but i don't like it.

 

i use it for live and recorded podcasts on my doctor who website and my fans love it as they just open on the site or in itunes :D.

Edited May 26, 2013 by timelord50

[shoutcaststreaming]

@timelord50 - how many plugs are you going to give this Stream Host ?

[timelord50]

@timelord50 - how many plugs are you going to give this Stream Host ?

 

as ive said in previous posts im sharing the experience i get for my site i we have about 11,000+ users and i use my host without any issues.

[James]

as ive said in previous posts im sharing the experience i get for my site i we have about 11,000+ users and i use my host without any issues.

 

It's like a cult, just browsing your 6 posts and that happens to be the first one where you HAVENT mentioned it. By the way I use xtremesound i have a 320Kbps account with them and i get 20GB disk space and unlimited bandwidth and listeners, i also get unlimited backrubs and unlimited spamming on other websites. I highly recommend them.

[HOTRadio]

We use Myradiostream. They have been excellent.

[Okoji]

I am looking @ the best platform to use. Centova, whmsonic or what?

[voodoohippie]

Update: I actually switched to http://myradiostream.com and immediately upgraded from FREE to Pro and I too have the 1,000 listener slots @ 128K. Right now they use their own control panel but there was some talk about upgrades. Since I use LiveWebDJ anyway for my back up AutoDJ it didn't matter to me about rather it had Centovacast or not but I do like Centovacast. My station has been Rock solid and the price is the lowest I've ever seen.

 

FYI iimho UK electronics has always been better than what you get in the USA so I took a chance on it. I've been an Audiophile for many years and when I had the money to burn I'd buy German Audio equipment because of the difference in sound quality. Yes I'd pay 7K for a stereo but it was damn well worth every penny as compared with the crap electronics that comes into the USA so with that in mind when you pay for a cheap server in the UK it is going to be worth the same as an expensive server in the USA. The trick is rather or not your ISP has a good link to the UK. Some have bad hops along the way and some don't. Time Warner for an example in Elizabeth City, NC is horrible but when I had US Cellular's unlimited data plan I had no problems with streaming to any UK server. CenturyLink streams to the UK well but Not Time Warner.

[Urban Hitz Radio]

I've always received GREAT broadband service from the UK.

I have a dedicated in the USA, and I've had more issues with my stream not being able to withstand the upload and constant drops, that have nothing to do with my stream provider.

When I had a UK dedi, I had NOT 1 issue.

Edited July 5, 2013 by Urban Hitz Radio