Broadcast online with Pirate Radio
In the spirit of Download Like a Pirate Day, If you want to take to the airwaves and be your own radio broadcaster, Pirate Radio, a PC based internet broadcasting app can help you get your own radio station launched with minimum equipment and no technical skills required. All you need is a PC with a sound card, some audio and a constant connection to the internet.
You can broadcast live with a microphone and live input compatible sound card or a playlist of digital audio files. Your station will put you back only $40 for the software. As for whether or not permission is needed to broadcast music, Pirate Radio recommends you check out RIAA's stance on the issues as well as Save internet radio's opposing view. In any event, Pirate Radio puts the onus on you to be in compliance with the laws of your broadcast area.
Yah, sure there are other ways (some free) to get your pirate station on, but Pirate Radio is turnkey and it has an awesome name.
You can broadcast live with a microphone and live input compatible sound card or a playlist of digital audio files. Your station will put you back only $40 for the software. As for whether or not permission is needed to broadcast music, Pirate Radio recommends you check out RIAA's stance on the issues as well as Save internet radio's opposing view. In any event, Pirate Radio puts the onus on you to be in compliance with the laws of your broadcast area.
Yah, sure there are other ways (some free) to get your pirate station on, but Pirate Radio is turnkey and it has an awesome name.













Comments
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Subscribe to commentsdatterSep 19th 2008 9:22PM
This post would be a bit more complete if it also offered up some of those alternatives you mentioned.
mgthantzinSep 19th 2008 11:26PM
Yeah, I am now looking for any commenter who will be kind enough to share free alternatives. But, I found myself second it the list. :D
Dolores ParkerSep 20th 2008 9:06AM
Ok, here's some alternatives to consider:
icecast.org
ubroadcast.com
Live365.com
Shoutcast.com
Peercast.org
zephSep 20th 2008 5:16PM
This is stupid.
For free:
Winamp with the shoutcast plugin.
And that is better than this rip-off software.
MrLunkSep 22nd 2008 3:46AM
Winamp with DSP plugin does it all for free...
David LeeSep 22nd 2008 9:02AM
Hah, Just let RIAA (and other governing entinties) find you broadcasting live or on-demand. So, you wanna be a pirate broadcaster, go to Disney where all the other toon's live! These folks (RIAA) take playing different artists music without paying your "dues" seriously and will go for you VERY quickly. If you own the rights to your "broadcast", it's your thoughts and verbiage, you are fine, if not, you may have a problem that will cost you thousands! As Dolores Parker expoused,
use icecast.org, ubroadcast.com, Live365.com, Shoutcast.com, Peercast.org or a number of other webcasting software, then go jabber your head off and thrill the world with your knowledge!