Create Your Internet Radio Station

1. Access your account

To access your account, click the link to the control panel (https://emissionradio.org:2199/login/index.php) and enter the username and password that were provided to you. If you wish to skip this step the next time you access your account from the same computer, you may optionally tick the Remember me box to remember your account login information for next time. Finally, click the Login button to log in to your account.

2. Create a new streaming station.

After logging in the user should be at the Account Management screen. Click on the "New account" button.
In the "New account" dialog box, leave the type as User.
Set server type to Icecast v2.
Set AutoDJ type to ices-cc.
Click the Create button.

3. Configure basic settings.

Station Details and Time:

Prior to your first broadcast, you will need to configure some basic settings and information for your station. To configure your station:

  1. Open you station by clicking the last column of the station’s row on the icon with a compute and a key.
  2. In the navigation panel at the left-hand side of the screen, click Settings under the Configuration heading.
  3. Click the Stream tab if it is not already selected.
  4. Enter a username(your choice).
  5. Enter the Hostname: “emissionradio.org”.
  6. Enter the IP: “50.47.75.202”.
  7. The port can be left as “auto”.
  8. In the Stream title field, enter the name of your station (your choice).
  9. In the E-mail address field, enter the E-mail address at which you want to be notified of any problems with your stream. (Your hosting provider may have already filled this in for you.)
  10. Set the company/organization field.
  11. Set the website URL to the appropriate URL that will be home of the stream station.
  12. Set a source password and an administrator password.
  13. In the Time zone field, select your time zone. Setting a correct time zone is essential to ensure that your playlist starts on time and that your station always displays the correct time.
  14. Set the Locale to Server default - English.
  15. Set the Character encoding.
  16. Click on the Limits tab.
  17. Set Maximum listeners to 10,000.
  18. Leave the bit rate at 128.
  19. Set the transfer limit to unlimited using the check box.
  20. Set the disk quota to unlimited using the check box.
  21. The mount point will remain unlimited.
  22. Click on the AutoDJ tab.
  23. Set the autoDJ status to permitted and enabled.
  24. Click on the create button. Address any issues.

4. Set up the GRO Websites with the Streaming Radio link

Once you have created a new stream station you need to configure the website with the link to the streaming radio station in order to allow visitors to listen to the stream. These are the steps:

Log into Centova Cast to access your station.

On the admin dashboard, click on 'Quick links' under General on the left side menu.

Copy the IceCast 2 link from the Secure Proxy Links section. e.g. https://emissionradio.org/proxy/atlasberber?mp=/stream

Go to your website and open the Admin section.

Click on Tools and then click on Settings under Tools.

Find the field, Embedded Stream Link, and paste the IceCast2 link into the field.

Make sure the 'Yes' radio button is selected in the field, 'Show Stream Player/Links in Sidebar?'.

Save the settings with the ‘Edit Information’ button at the bottom of the page.

When you are finished with your edits, click Sign Out.