Broadcast Technology

Make your station shine on car dashboards. This guide shows you all the ways to send this metadata (text and images), including song data.

Icecast is a streaming media server. You can host your own Icecast Streaming Media Server for only US$3.50 per month. It's super easy - find out how!

Discover how to serve your Icecast live streams via HTTPS, using free SSL certificates supplied by Lets Encrypt. I provide a free Docker container to make this setup easy.

Read about Media Realm's installation work for 2GLF's Axia studios, CallerOne phone system, uMPX STL, and VClock.

Find out about every piece of equipment found at a typical radio station, from studio to transmitter. Perfect information for new engineers.

Discover the essential tools and gadgets you need to be an radio broadcast engineer. Covers all the essential test & measurement tools.

Why should radio stations display now playing data on their radio displays? What are the benefits to stations and listeners? How can you monetise this feature?

Learn all about FM's RDS (Radio Data System). The ultimate guide for Broadcast Engineers and Station Owners.

How I went from volunteering in community radio to a full time job. A little written account of my journey into radio.

Learn how to connect your traditional analog 3-pin XLR party line communication system, to a DIY wireless system. Also see the typical XLR Pinout for Creative Audio, Jands, and ClearCom.

Find out how to decode and monitor your RDS from StereoTool's in-built RDS encoder - using free, easy-to-use software.

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