Streaming Network

The Radio Mast Streaming Network provides Icecast-compatible audio stream hosting for internet radio and broadcasting live events, and is playable on web browsers and mobile devices.

Features

  • Instantly create new audio streams.
  • One-click broadcasting with Rocket Broadcaster, no configuration needed.
  • Supported codecs: MP3, AAC, HE-AAC v2 (AAC+), HE-AAC, Ogg Opus, Ogg Vorbis, and Ogg FLAC. Read more about the different codecs here.
  • Share your listener capacity across multiple streams with Listener Capacity Pools
  • Change your listener capacity at any time
  • Usage-based, hourly billing
  • An SLA with a 99.99% Uptime Guarantee
  • HTTPS streaming (TLS/SSL), for greater compatibility and security
  • Listener statistics
  • Embeddable HTML5 Player Widget
  • Globally distributed streaming audio CDN, with automatic geo-routing for listeners. Included for all streams. Zero setup needed for broadcasters.
  • Geoblocking by country
  • Publishing to the Icecast directory and Shoutcast.com directory
  • Play custom preroll ads before your stream
  • Integrate custom authentication to limit access your streams
  • Automatic failover, redundancy, and replication for all streams, in case of server failure.
  • Ability to designate Backup Streams and have redundant streams on different ingest servers.
  • Streaming audio servers located in:
    • Toronto, Canada
    • Los Angeles, California
    • Miami, Florida
    • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Frankfurt, Germany
    • Bangalore, India
    • Singapore
    • Sydney, Australia

Getting Started

Our Quickstart Guide will help you get started streaming online in minutes. Check it out!

Compatibility

Listening: Streams can be played on Android and iOS devices, smart speakers, as well as most modern web browsers and other mobile devices. We even provide a player widget for your website! Read about our new player widgets!

Broadcasting: Connect and broadcast with any Icecast-compatible streaming audio encoder.

Embedding: Embed your radio stream on your website, with any web host. Compatible with Wordpress, Wix, GoDaddy, and more. Our HTTPS streaming ensures our player widget works for your listeners.

Locations

We have servers located in Toronto, LA, Miami, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Bangalore, and Singapore. This means that you can connect to the closest server to you to provide your audience with a better listening experience. We're currently expanding our points-of-presence based on where our broadcasters and their listeners are. If you have special requirements or would like to suggest a server location, please let us know.

Streaming Plans

Radio Mast offers streaming plans to fit any size radio station. Two types of streaming plan are available:

  • Standard - Standard streaming plans include stream hosting for MP3, AAC, AAC+, Ogg Vorbis, or Ogg Opus streams. All streams are replicated globally through our streaming audio CDN and are Icecast-compatible. HTTPS streaming is included, along with all the other benefits above.

  • Lossless - Our lossless streaming plans provide Ogg FLAC stream hosting, which allow you to broadcast an audiophile-grade audio stream for your listeners. These streams offer the highest quality digital audio possible.

For pricing information, see Pricing.

For more information about stream hosting, visit our Radio Mast Stream Hosting page.