Internet Radio

[Hightower]

Hi,

 

Just thinking about setting up a school internet radio station using shoutcast that is only available to the internal network.

 

What would be involved in terms of licensing? If we were to play a chart song would we be breaking copyright?

[Domino]

I believe (someone will correct me if i'm wrong) that you need a small webcasters licence from the PRS PPL : small webcaster licence

 

I'm not sure if the school needs a full PRS licence as well, but if you're playing music anywhere you should have one anyway (inaddition to licence's for films etc)

 

I'd speak to your LEA - as many have a bulk buy deal with the PRS, and can get definitive answers about what you need.

[Hightower]

Ok, need help with something else now.

 

I don't want to install WinAmp on the client machines and I have tested the stream to work with VLC which is installed. The thing is, you have to go through the settings and add the stream etc.

 

Does anyone know how I can create a weblink (or program shortcut locally) that opens VLC and then opens the stream of the station (which will be something like ***.***.***.***:8000)

 

Thanks,

[SYNACK]

I think that you just need to register the mime type of mms:// to play in vlc

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[Hightower]

Could I not have a shortcut like this that is in the program set?

 

vlc.exe /s "***.***.***.***:8000"

 

Where /s is a switch of some sort.

 

Is this possible?

[SYNACK]

should be able to like this:

Chapter 4.  The command line interface

VLC command-line help - VideoLAN Wiki

Chapter 3.  Advanced streaming using the command line

[Domino]

check out this The VideoLAN Forums • View topic - Direct shortcut for a stream in VLC on vlc forums

[Hightower]

Sussed it:

 

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" http://***.***.***.***:8000

[Sylv3r]

SchoolsRadio.com

 

Check this site out for a Government backed website dedicated for school radio stations. They offer prizes etc and let you broadcast your radio station to other registered schools. Its free to join also.

[BaccyNet]

I tested out an internal shoutcast radio a while ago as people here were interested (note the WERE:rolleyes:) I had an embedded flash player that connected to the stream, think it used something from windows media but I cant remember. It meant that we could have a link on the intranet that the kids could click and it connected straight away.