How to make your own radio station on WordPress.
November 10, 2007 by Sim
Watch tutorial, click play.
Sample remixes of Enya and Vangelis:
Sign up at Switchpod.com there may be ads in the future. If hotlinking doesn’t work, let me know. But for now, it works.
The reason for making this tutorial is to encourage people who’ve said they wanted a radio broadcasting station but couldn’t afford to risk doing it full time can now try it out. Switchpod and WordPress is a good place to start.
FAQ:
What happens if I upload copyrighted music?
Your account at wordpress will be deleted, so as your switchpod account.
Isn’t the music you have there copyrighted?
Yes, but it’s shown here under the fair use law. The law is held by a thin line, however.
How are the ads placed in my podcast?
I don’t know, I don’t see or hear the ads yet. They put image or audio ads in along with your podcast. They are completely separate from you podcast. Your users just get the option to download them. To get rid of the ad you can upgrade to $3/month.
What the max size per song?
Probably 50MB.
What audio editor did you use?
Audacity, free
I can’t save it to mp3. Why does it says it needs a lame encoder?
See tutorial here. http://www.youtube.com/watc=nM58_p9XRxA
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