Internet Radio Broadcast Software?

[Skootles]

Well, I've decided that I want to try and set up a small internet radio show, using my pc as the server. Now, I know you can pay for servers that have shoutcast, or something like that, but I'm looking for the free alternative of using my computer.

Now, I found a program on my computer (it was installed with another program) called Windwos Media Encoder 9. It allows me the option to either connect to a server that supports it, or use my pc as a dedicated sever, and gives me a url that I tell people to go to listen.

However, I can't get anyone connected, not even computers running on my network. The address it would give me would be something like: http://192.168.0.139:2400

Has anyone ever used Windows Media Encoder to broadcast audio from their PC? Or if anyone can tell me a program that I can use as an alternative, that would be great.

EDIT: I just learned something about a direct IP Problem? The site told me that my IP address was something different from what the windows media encoder told me. Now, I just realized, I connect to the net through the another computer on my network, so maybe this is the problem?

Edited August 31, 2005 by Skootles

[atomizer]

there are several alternitives. look at the winamp or QCD plugins. you could look at foobar2000 as well, but i'm not sure if there's a streaming brodcast plugin for it. i'd guess most anything is going to offer far better options than WME.

[Skootles]

Well, when I click Encode, and start broadcasting whatever file I want, it doesn't play on my speakers, so I just went into WMP 10 and connected to the address it gave me, and it worked. I tried this on the PDA attatched to my PC, and it too worked, but it never worked when I tried it from another PC

[Lost Soul]

i dont know if this will help you but ive read good things about SAM Broadcaster, its supposed to be easy to use and broadcast with very profesional

[Skootles]

Well, I managed to get a copy of RadioDestiny Broadcaster from a friend, and I get an error. Now I know the problem, but I don't know how to ix it. Here's the error:

Now, I connect through the internet via a Windows 2000 PC on my network, with Zone Alarm on it. Does anyone know how I can do the above (read error message) using Zone alarm?

Thanks

Edited August 31, 2005 by Skootles