• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Live Streaming on a BUDGET?

U

unlimitedsounds

I am looking to find a LOW cost service where I can STREAM LIVE from a remote location. I will be DJing in various clubs and events and would like to stream the audio mixes. I know there are a lot of services out there that office low cost live audio streaming. I also know there are some expensive options that cover the licenses you need to be legal. Is there anything LOW COST that covers the licenses and the streaming service? I could get live365 or a few different services but to pay all that money to use maybe once or twice a month is crazy. If anyone knows a reasonable service I can use that will make both myself and the clubs I am broadcasting from legal, I would appreciate any info.

I wanted to do a live STREAM TOMORROW and was going to try MIXLR.COM but no one can tell me that service covers the licenses... Any help would be appreciated ...
 
A "private" server known to but a few will suit your needs in the same local sense as any geographic OTA local "scene"
method. The "legal" methods will not be affordable. nor seek YOU out to pay YOU for works YOU have created and streamed.

If the artists (supposing they are unknown) you "air" are not somehow signed by a major label, there's not a snowball's chance in hell that amyone's ever going to chase down one of the members in the street with a check for $1.93.

IF the artists are willing to sign distribution rights for live streaming, any streaming rights whould be NO problem.
Apply normal best faith common sense legalese in the case of mutually poor parties.
Most of time the issue is copyrighted works signed by currently operating entities...think SONY not Brunswick.....

There ARE offshore distributors of data.......but I don't know how well a live thing would work.

Best of luck....
 
I'm wondering the same thing, but for a classic oldies show I plan to stream to a few friends one or two weekends a month. The link to the stream would not be publicly advertised. It costs me money and makes none. It's a hobby thing, like having a bunch of friends over to my place for a cook-out and playing music for that limited audience, except they would be listening over the internet.
 
PirateJohnny said:
I'm wondering the same thing, but for a classic oldies show I plan to stream to a few friends one or two weekends a month. The link to the stream would not be publicly advertised. It costs me money and makes none. It's a hobby thing, like having a bunch of friends over to my place for a cook-out and playing music for that limited audience, except they would be listening over the internet.
Click to expand...

Precisely.
 
deltas69 said:
Or use Ustream or Livestream for free.......
Click to expand...

There are many "free" streaming servers out there. I posted a link to my "free" stream here for a sample of audio processing and I was asked what am I doing about royalties.

Is my limited use and exposure really worth going after by the "big guys"?
 
I doubt my show with 25 or so listeners one night per week for four hours even shows up on anyones radar..and with no paid advertising..I don't think royalties should enter the picture since revenue is based on total dollars collected..at least that was the way it was figured back when I was on a terrestrial station...we played the same music as bigger stations..but we didn't bill nearly as much..so we didn't pay as much in Ascap, Bmi, or Sesac as those bigger stations..I think it's all a ripoff as royalties are sent to the writers/composers of the songs..not the artists...someone show me a spread sheet where the songwriters are getting a dime for anything played over on live 365..or elsewhere..it's going in someones pocket for sure..just like the 'Name a Star After Someone" scam..why hasn't that been shut down ?? That scam is selling a product/service that they don't own, and can not prove the star you paid for was not already paid for by someone else...let alone thousands of other fools that bought it...100% profit..all they have to do is send a few pieces of "documentation with a bogus sky map..and pocket the money SWEET !!! :p
 
deltas69 said:
I doubt my show with 25 or so listeners one night per week for four hours even shows up on anyones radar..and with no paid advertising..I don't think royalties should enter the picture since revenue is based on total dollars collected..at least that was the way it was figured back when I was on a terrestrial station...we played the same music as bigger stations..but we didn't bill nearly as much..so we didn't pay as much in Ascap, Bmi, or Sesac as those bigger stations..I think it's all a ripoff as royalties are sent to the writers/composers of the songs..not the artists...someone show me a spread sheet where the songwriters are getting a dime for anything played over on live 365..or elsewhere..it's going in someones pocket for sure..just like the 'Name a Star After Someone" scam..why hasn't that been shut down ?? That scam is selling a product/service that they don't own, and can not prove the star you paid for was not already paid for by someone else...let alone thousands of other fools that bought it...100% profit..all they have to do is send a few pieces of "documentation with a bogus sky map..and pocket the money SWEET !!! :p
Click to expand...

I don't really like it, but it is the law, as mandated by Congress. I suggest you check out SoundExchange's web site. http://www.soundexchange.com/service-provider/how-do-i-pay/ to see where you stand. There are deals for small hobby broadcasters. I'm guessing you qualify as a "microbroadcaster" but that only includes very limited listenership - about 5 listeners for about 10 hours per day. For those with more listeners, the royalties are based on how many people listened to each song, not just station income. Read and be enlightened.
 
You can use myradiostream for a small listener base or Radioloyalty and use streamlicensing to be legal. Who knows your station can really grow.
 
thelegacy said:
You can use myradiostream for a small listener base or Radioloyalty and use streamlicensing to be legal. Who knows your station can really grow.
Click to expand...

I use myradiostream and their website does not mention royalties. Right now I'm a free member, but they do have a paid membership. I still need to deal with Streamlicensing?
 
There is no way to satisfy vampires.
Do not even attempt to satisfy vampires if you care more for art than money.

And beware of prostitutes who say they don't want money.
What they want is MORE money, more than you can even envision...
I better stop right now.

Sorry if I have offended, but I do occasionally wax over-truthful.
 
For a small broadcaster, I think Streamlicencing.com is the way to go. Cost is reasonable and paperwork is at a minimum. And Marvin (the owner) seems to be a nice guy. He is quite helpful.
 

I use myradiostream and their website does not mention royalties. Right now I'm a free member, but they do have a paid membership. I still need to deal with Streamlicensing?
[/quote]

"Myradiostream" is just a bandwidth provider.. They do not include or cover royalties (even if you pay for bandwidth - to get rid of their mandatory ad ridden tune in page).

So yes to be "legal" in sound exchange eyes you would need something like Loud City or Stream Licensing.
 
xmusicmatt said:
"Myradiostream" is just a bandwidth provider.. They do not include or cover royalties (even if you pay for bandwidth - to get rid of their mandatory ad ridden tune in page).

So yes to be "legal" in sound exchange eyes you would need something like Loud City or Stream Licensing.
Click to expand...

I figured as much. There is no way to contact anybody at Myradiostream with any sort of questions unless you pay for a subscription.
 
You can get legal for far less paperwork with http://startinternetradio.tk (StreamLicensing discount link) and still use myradiostream's Pro broadcasting option. I use this as my second server to back up RadioLoyalty. I only pay $39.95 for the license and $6/Mo for the Shoutcast server with 1,000 listener slots and never have many issues at all.

I'd seriously check http://startinternetradio.tk out if your in the USA or canada.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom