Create Your Own DIY Radio Station For FREE

Have you ever fancied creating your own online DIY radio station?

Its not as difficult as you might think and is really easy to setup.

What do you actually need to create an online radio station?

1. Broadband with a decent upload speed (Min 2MB second)
2. A mixing desk and microphone
3. Varied Music collection minimum of 2500 tracks
4. Decent radio playout software

You can pick microphones and mixing desks cheap on sites like eBay.

When I was broadcasting I paid £90 for my mixer and around £50-60 on a microphone.

You need to route the microphone through a mixing desk into the line-in usually the (blue socket) on your soundcard input.

Use software such as Voicemeeter to route your voice through to the stand alone encoding software.

Next you'll be wanting some radio automation software to spin your tunes with, for this we recommend RadioDJ

RadioDJ runs on .NET (At least 3.5 & 4.6.1) and a MYSQL server & is tested working on Windows (7/8/10)

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Reasons to Use RadioDJ:

1. Once installed it's stable and works for days/weeks without needing to keep an eye on it
2. Great Music library support add as many categories & subcategories you require
3. RadioDJ doesn't require online activations or registration keys
4. RadioDJ sounds Professional with the BASS sound engine
5. RadioDJ is 100% FREE and has ZERO restrictions on what YOU use it for
6. The Database is really stable. Plus RadioDJ comes with a Database Backup Tool
7. Easy to manage Playlists, Rotations & Events for all your automation needs
8. Great Technical Support should something go wrong with your installation via the Forums
9. Customisable Interface with the Color Editor

How To Install RadioDJ

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I've used RadioDJ since 2011 & I find its reliable and stable once you have it setup, it can work for weeks/months/years

For more help and advice about RadioDJ please feel free to join the community forum

RadioDJ Community Forums

Now you have your music setup and playing & perfected your vocals.

You then need setup an encoder to connect to your Shoutcast/Icecast server and you do this using Standalone encoding software.

You can find cheap or even free Shoutcast or Icecast servers by searching Google

Its really not difficult to setup an encoder you just need to choose which format to stream in, enter your port number and IP/address.

Your cast address with look something like this

IP:Port (e.g: 172.245.4.224:8000)

Your server setup details will usually be emailed to you, the password will be the password they email you or the one you chose during setup.

TIP: Write the server details down you will need them when you come to setup an encoder

Most stations generally stream at 128kbps-320kbps

Once you have everything setup and you've done a voice/stream check and tweaked the settings of your audio then it will be time to go live

Try to attract listeners using Social Media. Don't spam anyone that won't get you very far.

Also try to build a decent website not too cluttered or ugly!

With lots of helpful information about your station, you could even take requests if you wanted to.

Important: Once online you can choose to go legit (i.e: pay for a licence) or go Pirate and just stream without a licence

The choice is yours we cannot say what you should do Just be careful eh?

These are just the basics as to how you get started & there's only so much I can fit into a post.

If in doubt about anything search the Internet for help and advice the answers are out there if you search hard enough,

Above anything else ENJOY yourself Internetradio can be great fun once you get used to streaming.

Who knows your online radio station may just be the next big thing