SHOUTcast

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SHOUTcast
Developer: Nullsoft
Latest release: 1.9.8 / February 28, 2007
OS: Unix-like, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS
Use: Streaming media server
License: Proprietary
Website: www.shoutcast.com

SHOUTcast is a multiplatform freeware audio streaming technology, developed by Nullsoft. SHOUTcast uses MP3 or AAC encoding of audio content and HTTP (though multicast can be used) as the transport protocol to broadcast web radio, also known as Internet radio. Both servers and clients are available for Windows, FreeBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows Mobile (client only).

SHOUTcast software allows users to set up their own Internet radio servers using provided software. The output format is supported by multiple clients including Nullsoft's own Nullsoft Winamp, VLC media player, XMMS, Zinf and Apple iTunes. Using the software, users may set up radio servers for their own needs. Current uses include listening to music, watching video and listening to live events.


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[edit] Uses

The most common use of SHOUTcast is for Internet broadcasting. Using SHOUTcast it is possible to cheaply set up an Internet broadcasting station, allowing hobbyists to set up their own broadcasting distribution network for a fraction of the cost of a traditional AM broadcasting or FM radio station. Traditional radio stations also use SHOUTcast to extend their presence onto the Web.

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SHOUTcast tags all start with ICY, which stands for "I Can Yell", the original name of the protocol. A cybersquatter registered the associated icanyell.com/.net/.org domains before Nullsoft, so Nullsoft changed the protocol's name from I Can Yell to SHOUTcast. Despite the name change, the ICY prefix persists in the protocol spec.

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