I've been running a 50+ plus station for the last 4 years. 4 years ago Shoutcast was up to 5,000-6000 stations. Looking at the directory now Shoutcast stations are now pushing 14,000 stations. More variety, More hobbyists.
The corporate air based stations are on the decrease. As more and more restrictions are put on what they're alowed to broadcast on their stream and the uncertainty. Many Canadian stations went off the air just because of the uncertainty on what they were allowed to actually play. Its too much pain for little gain.
At 50 connections it costs me about $100 per month. I eat that and I'm fine with its a labour of love...however in the corporate world its all $$$ and bandwidth aint cheap.
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I've been running a 50+ plus station for the last 4 years. 4 years ago Shoutcast was up to 5,000-6000 stations. Looking at the directory now Shoutcast stations are now pushing 14,000 stations. More variety, More hobbyists. The corporate air based stations are on the decrease. As more and more restrictions are put on what they're alowed to broadcast on their stream and the uncertainty. Many Canadian stations went off the air just because of the uncertainty on what they were allowed to actually play. Its too much pain for little gain. At 50 connections it costs me about $100 per month. I eat that and I'm fine with its a labour of love...however in the corporate world its all $$$ and bandwidth aint cheap.