These are all streaming protocols and still being tested and such. The sip protocol has a mailing list on isi.edu (don't remember the exact address, but you may be able to find more info on www.real.com and search for rtsp or sip info).
I run a fully functional station using win95 and mp3 file library. It is easy to do. Find a mp3 player (one that has playlist editor) that will run on one of the many xwindows managers. The only problem is encoding all of the station's CD's into mp3s. Very time consuming. Of course you can alway just play music using the CD-rom (i'd put two on that machine) or use a mixer and hook up whatever you want to the mixer and plug it into the sound card. Simple enough. As for software, I haven't seen very much out in the world of freeware or shareware. Plenty of companies make very expensive software for radio stations and specific platforms. Good luck and make sure you have all of the apropiate liscenses needed for broadcasting over the airwaves or the Internet. I promise, you don't want the FCC or RIAA after you.
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These are all streaming protocols and still being tested and such. The sip protocol has a mailing list on isi.edu (don't remember the exact address, but you may be able to find more info on www.real.com and search for rtsp or sip info).
I run a fully functional station using win95 and mp3 file library. It is easy to do. Find a mp3 player (one that has playlist editor) that will run on one of the many xwindows managers. The only problem is encoding all of the station's CD's into mp3s. Very time consuming. Of course you can alway just play music using the CD-rom (i'd put two on that machine) or use a mixer and hook up whatever you want to the mixer and plug it into the sound card. Simple enough. As for software, I haven't seen very much out in the world of freeware or shareware. Plenty of companies make very expensive software for radio stations and specific platforms. Good luck and make sure you have all of the apropiate liscenses needed for broadcasting over the airwaves or the Internet. I promise, you don't want the FCC or RIAA after you.