Category: Broadcast

Now is your time to start a radio station

These are strange times for many of us. A virus has led to many people having to self-isolate, to remain indoors and not go to work. Or go anywhere! Putting to one side the...

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If your stream is not HTTPS by now then you are on the back foot. You need to upgrade to a secure stream right away and then let every service that uses your old (http) stream that you have a new secure one (https://).

Hit the road Jack!

Hit the road Jack!

It’s time to go and meet the people by taking your station on the road…

How to be a hyper-local radio station

You are a local broadcaster – own it Digital broadcasters are in the perfect position to adopt the hyper-local approach to their operation and become a station that reflects their local community. Part of...

How to lick the competition

You know what vanilla ice cream is. No one really dislikes it – it’s fine for any pallet and goes with everything. Whether you add a dollop to your apple pie or flavour it...

What you need to get on air

It doesn’t take much to see what a semi-pro or fully professional radio studio looks like – a quick Google search and the mouthwatering photos pop up like candy in a sweet store. And...

Be a good sport and get more listeners

As a young journalist with next to no interest in sport of any kind; my Monday morning chore was to call about 10 schools and colleges to get the weekend’s sporting results. From soccer,...

Time to be more focused

Any limitations broadcasters had are long gone. During the past 20 years online radio has gone mainstream; but what lessons can we learn from the commercial FM stations? One thing I keep coming back...

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Why you need original jingles

As many of you may know, I am a person of a certain age. And way back when if I wanted a jingle I had to pay a firm lots and lots of money...

Social media key to your success

There’s little doubt that starting an online broadcast service has a low bar to entry. In rough figures all you need is money for music licenses, pocket change for a streaming service account, and...