NextKast
Makes it easy to create the best possible radio station. Stream to Shoutcast, Icecast, or Live365 Servers with a built-in encoder. Voicetrack in the studio or remotely using a wide variety of tools including MobileVT our web-based remote voice tracker and native PC and MacOS apps. Create a 1-hour radio podcast with voice tracks and music in minutes. This replaces audio editing programs for creating pre-recording radio shows. Supports .mp3 .wav .aiff .ogg .m4a .mp2 .flac .mov .mp4 audio. Industry-first audience pleaser' setting using tune-in/tune-out statistics, our unique real-time rotation mode to generate traditional playlists. Real-time automatic crossfading and silence removal. No need to pre-process audio files which speeds up music importing fade time changes, as well as the need to mark the next starts on most tracks. Supports DSP and VST audio plugins. Mark tracks with a sweeper start, intro until, outro start, and next start.
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RadioBOSS
RadioBOSS provides a suite of Windows applications for professional radio automation, broadcast recording, and live Internet audio encoding. RadioBOSS helps terrestrial and online stations, businesses, shops, restaurants, and event broadcasters convert and manage audio assets, build playlists, schedule hourly blocks and advertising, create rotations, apply crossfades and automatic volume leveling, and run programming unattended for days, weeks, or months. It supports Shoutcast, Icecast, Windows Media Services, and RTMP streaming, automatically sends metadata through FTP, HTTP requests, text, or XML files, and can place streamed Internet audio directly into playlists. Users can work with preferred audio formats, Winamp and VST plug-ins, multichannel sound cards, individual profiles, and access controls. RadioBOSS continuously records broadcasts or captures them during specified periods, compressing audio directly into small files without an intermediate WAV file.
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CastHost
CastHost provides internet radio hosting for Shoutcast and Icecast stations. Start with a 7-day free trial with 50 listener slots, 512 MB of storage, a full control panel, and 128 kbps streaming. Paid plans start at $4.25 per month for 64 kbps, with 128 kbps at $8.50, 256 kbps at $12.75, 320 kbps at $17.00, and an unlimited plan at $16.50 per month. Plans include AutoDJ, a station website builder, SSL and HTTPS stream URLs, listener analytics, and 24/7 support. CastHost serves customers in the USA and Canada. Customers can broadcast live or schedule AutoDJ through a web-based control panel. Existing customers use CentovaCast, while new customers use AzuraCast.
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SavePoint Station Manager
SavePoint Station Manager is a self-hosted desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that lets communities, DJ collectives, indie podcast networks, and hobbyist broadcasters run their own 24/7 online radio or video station.
Key capabilities:
- Weekly programming schedule with automated playout
- Live contributor slots over RTMP so co-hosts tunnel into their allotted airtime from any studio setup (OBS or any RTMP encoder)
- Simulcast to YouTube, Twitch, Kick, TikTok, Mixcloud, SoundCloud, Substack, X, Discord, or any RTMP endpoint
- Self-hosted by design. Your station runs on your own hardware. No cloud lock-in, no per-listener fees, no shared logins
- Optional cloud backend for artist relay, scheduling, and multi-user contributor access
- Pairs with Discord for community-driven operation and always-on chat around the broadcast
Free version and free trial available. Paid tiers unlock a broadcast pass (Year Pass or subscription).
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