How To Add Your Radio Station To Streema

Streaming platforms come in many shapes and sizes. One of the best we’ve found is Streema: a streaming platform were music lovers can listen to their favourite radio station. Streema has also introduced a mobile app called Simple Radio that collects digital stations from around the world, based on genre or location. Broadcast radio is alive and well – the difference is that, compared to the FM giants of yester year, the term ‘broadcast’ has shifted. To make up for the turn of a radio dial, we have to find several, savvy ways to make our online radio station discoverable and this includes listing your station on Streema.

Jumping on-board, Streema will give your programming a lot of exposure. So, here’s how to add your radio station to Streema in five simple stages.

 

Step 1 – Ensure your song information is updated on Streema

Before approaching Streema, we suggest taking a look at the details of your playlist: the names of artists, songs and albums for every track. Many listeners like having this information in front of them. Streema users sometimes report confusion as to why they can’t see the song info, and you might as well give them the best experience.

With SAM Broadcaster, you are able to add your track details manually within your station library. Do a quick double check, though, to see that the track info is 100% present and accounted for.

 

Step 2 – Make a request

The actual process of uploading to Streema isn’t that clear on Streema’s homepage, so you have to make a detour to their Help Centre (help.streema.com). There, select ‘Add a Radio Station to Streema’, and click on the  ‘Request a Radio’ link.

You will then be taken to a page that will request that you check that the name of your radio station is not already listed in Streema’s current directory. If you are sure that your station is not already registered with Streema, press on continue.

 

Step 3 –Confirm the core station details

 

When you press continue, you will now be taken to a request form. This is where you must outline the name of your station, the language you’re broadcasting in, and what genres you’re associating with. The latter section can also relate to a theme, such as Brazilian, Travel/Tourism or Sports. Up to four can be selected.

At least one streaming URL has to be given; there are options for two additional streams if you have multiple channels or web platforms. The ‘type’ of broadcast is also important, relating to digital streams and/or traditional broadcast methods i.e. Web vs. FM.

Step 4 –Add your personal info & additional bits

 

Within the same form, Streema will ask for your name and email address. This will enable Streema to contact you through via messages if you need to be aware of anything. The form also wants to confirm whether you are directly affiliated with the station – producer, radio DJ, presenter etc. – or acting on behalf of someone else (perhaps, say, in an advertising capacity).

We’re at the end of the list now, and all that’s left is to add the final contextual aspects of your station. Upload your logo from a JPEG, PNG or GIF file, as well as any slogans and descriptions you want to affiliate with the Streema player when it goes live.

The Spacial team are a big advocate of social media integration to help boost your exposure even further. Streema has two inputs for Twitter and Facebook addresses, so you can add your social links. Any other comments can be written in the final section of the form, such as a warning for risqué content or days when the station may be taken off-air periodically.

Step 5 – Submit the Station

Once you have entered and verified you details, you can proceed and click submit on the form.  Your details will be submitted to Streema and you will get a confirmation message that says  “Thank you for requesting, we’ll be in touch soon.” It takes 3-5 days for your radio station to get listed on Streema.

And that, in a nutshell, is how to add your radio station to Streema, a platform that (in more than one sense) gives you  access to your favorite internet radio stations.

If you still don’t have a radio station of your own, of course SAM Broadcaster Cloud is still your best tool for that purpose. It is a simple, free way to throw your voice out to the world. Tell us about your Streema journey as the station makes its mark…

Source Link:- https://spacial.com/add-radio-station-streema/

SAM Software Products – New Feature Alert!

We are pleased to announce that we have added new features to SAM Broadcaster Pro and Studio, SAM Cast Pro and Studio and SAM DJ. The added features were requested by you our customers and we have listened. The new features are explained below:

SAM Broadcaster Pro/Studio & SAM Cast Pro/Studio 2017.9

If you are using SAM Broadcaster Pro or Studio & SAM Cast Pro or Studio, you can now label your encoders for easy identification. To do this:

• Right-click the encoder
• Select “Change Label” 
• Add an appropriate descriptive label                                                                                                                                                                              
  

SAM DJ 2017.9

If you are a user of SAM DJ, you are now able to record your DJ sets in Ogg Vorbis format. To do this:

• Click Player

• Then Recording to access the settings or to start and stop recording

The updated features are only available to customers with a current subscription. If you are using an older version of SAM Broadcaster, SAM DJ or SAM Cast and would like to take advantage of these great new features, raise a support request at http://support.spacial.com and we will be able to assist you.

Source Page - https://spacial.com/sam-software-products-new-feature-alert/

Background Music For Radio Broadcasting

Mood is a tricky thing to define. At least, that’s how it seems at first when starting your own radio station: there’s no obvious anchor for your show beyond the songs you like, people you speak to, or thrust of a scripted narrative.

That’s why background music for radio broadcasting is essential. It’s a low, bubbling balm for the ‘between’ spaces of your show, pasting over silences and tying your theme together.

However, we urge you not to overdo it… Intrusive, misjudged or too-loud background audio is terrible to endure, from a listener’s standpoint. Read on for our advice concerning this (hopefully subtle) radio ingredient.

Avoid Huge Dips/Rises in Volume When Playing Background Music

We’re guessing you’re familiar with commercial radio – the top three or four big stations in your country, each of which is a non-stop, 24-hour talk-fest spliced with some of the most popular music in existence.

But have you ever noticed that some DJs burst in, almost shouting, over a favorite audio clip? Isn’t it jarring? The background music will sink down to a low volume while a voice starts to blare. Then, as the radio DJ pauses from one line to another, it crashes back to the forefront of the mix, seemingly bent on distracting you.

Instead, we recommend periods of loud or quiet music – not a theme that cranks up the volume whenever someone takes a seconds-long break from the mic. In this respect, take a page from the book of podcasting, and have a louder theme for the intro of each segment before dialling it down, to a consistent level, as you’re talking.

Background Music – Choose a Relevant ‘Genre’

Obviously, Spacial would like to discourage from – for instance – the clichéd twangs of a bluegrass instrument between your country music sets, or an over dramatized accompaniment for news reports. Yet background music for radio broadcasting has to mirror your concept in some way. Fail to do this, and it’ll seem conspicuous, like a sore thumb.

A pop station, as one example, might strip a Top 40 song down to its bass and rhythmic elements, for a new spin on something the audience knows. A comedy show, on the other hand, can be suited to novelty sounds or upbeat tracks that establish a jovial atmosphere. True-crime stories might have a mournful piano sequence underneath them, highlighting their sense of tragedy, mystery and pain.

These selections boil down to how well you grasp the station’s key sound, regardless of whether you make your own audio or pillage an official song. Oh, and bypass anything with lyrics – it’s an unnecessary distraction.

Don’t be Afraid of Temporary Silence

There’s been much talk on the ADHD qualities of Millennial entertainment i.e. that media can’t help but try to stimulate us, at every second of the day, lest we move onto something else. But those who adore internet radio tend to realize that silence isn’t the enemy. In fact, when deployed at specific moments, it can really underscore what you’re trying to get across, making a statement that much more impactful.

So it’s useful to (occasionally) rein in the background music for radio broadcasts, once you’ve hit an excellent pattern. Vary the times you use it: cutting it out entirely for interviews, perhaps, or hitting ‘mute’ when you have an important subject to discuss.

Start your own internet radio station today with Spacial, and our SAM Broadcast Cloud software. It’s a smart, convenient tool that’ll prove indispensable as you build a listenership. Take and treasure what we’ve told you about background music for radio broadcasting, as the character of your show asserts itself…

Source Link - https://spacial.com/art-background-music-radio-broadcasting/