Greetings SHOUTcast Broadcasters! Some SHOUTcast Broadcasters experienced issues with their station listings after the launch of the new SHOUTcast 2.0 platform. We worked directly with many of you and we identified a few bugs in the back-end platform and YP - which was the root cause of these issues.

Last week we successfully deployed an update to the SHOUTcast YP2 platform that addressed the bugs that caused some stations to not appear in the SHOUTcast directory.
Most stations that were experiencing this issue should now be listed in the directory -- the update should have automatically fixed the issues.

However, if your station is still not listed please try the following:

• Stop your SHOUTcast SC_SERV servers. Wait about 7 to 10 minutes to allow the SHOUTcast YP to completely purge any lingering data for your station in the database, and restart your server.
• If previously you had set your main relay to public and wish to change to back to private for your load balancing needs, you may do so. Please note you may have to restart your server for this setting to take affect.
• Make sure you have entered a correct genre for your station. A list of genres is posted here.

If you are still seeing issues with your stations, please see the SHOUTcast Technical Support Forums for tips and advice from other broadcasters or leave a comment here in this blog post.

For further updates, follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SHOUTcastRadio

For a complete list of new features as well as some frequently asked questions, check out the SHOUTcast 2.0 FAQ.

Starting August 17 broadcasters will be able to upgrade their stations to the all-new SHOUTcast 2.0 infrastructure. In order to do so, broadcasters will need to sign up for Authorization Hash Keys that they will need to plug into their SHOUTcast servers' config files. The Auth Hash generation scripts will go live on SHOUTcast.com starting August 17 2010.

The goal of SC_SERV2 is to provide enhanced serving features and access to the new yp2 infrastructure
while maintaining as much backward compatibility with the previous sc_serv as possible.

Download Link >> http://www.aolcdn.com/shoutcast/sc_serv2_beta_02232010.zip

Release Notes:

1) Serve multiple streams from a single server instance
2) Relay multiple streams from a single server instance
3) Multiplex all server activity through a single IP port.
4) Shoutcast 2 wire protocol support for sources, relays and clients
5) Repackaging of Shoutcast 1 and Shoutcast 2 data as appropriate for the connecting client(s)
6) yp2 infrastructure support

To take advantage of these new features you will also need the following:

1) sc_trans version V2 B38 or higher: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=317229

2) authorization hashes (register as a broadcaster in the new infrastructure and you will be issued the necessary hashes) - COMING AUGUST 17 2010!

sc_serv must be configured to use the yp2 infrastructure to take advantage of the multiplexing and multiple stream support. The original yp interface had no means of
expressing multiple streams from a single port.

The yp2 interface is still in development and will be released soon! Stay tuned for updates.

If you are going to connect multiple sc_trans instances to sc_serv, you must use the Shoutcast2 protocol.
The original Shoutcast protocol had no means of specifying a stream ID. Clients connecting to the
server do not need Shoutcast2 support, since sc_serv will repackage the stream data and metadata for them as appropriate.


Comments / bug reports / feedback / feature requests welcome and encouraged!

Welcome to the All-New SHOUTcast 2.0! This is not just a facelift of the web site but a complete end-to-end upgrade of the SHOUTcast platform. Read on to find out what we have been cooking up for you for the past few months:

What's new for listeners?

All-New Station Directory:
We heard you loud and clear. You wanted easier navigation to find the stations you wanted to hear. You wanted better and faster search. You wanted more options to listen to your favorite SHOUTcast Radio stations. You also wanted the site to look pretty. We're giving you all that, and a lot more! Presenting the brand new SHOUTcast 2.0 Station Directory featuring:

• Improved search: Find music and audio content playing on SHOUTcast 2.0 stations in real time
• Multiple sorting options including station name, genre, number of listeners, bitrate and type
• New genre list makes it easier to find stations
• New bottom bar player lets you listen to music while you browse SHOUTcast stations at the same time or pop it our for more flexibility.
• New Popup player that is also embeddable on your website
• Get station recommendations with the new "Featured Stations" section
• 'Coming Soon' search results searches against what's coming up next on SHOUTcast 2.0 stations*

What's new for Broadcasters and Developers?

We overhauled the engine to go with the shiny new paint. The completely re-written SHOUTcast 2.0 directory platform (aka YP2) and broadcaster tools are a significant leap forward in the evolution of SHOUTcast. Some highlights include:

• All-new SHOUTcast YP2 protocol
• Real-Time 'Now Playing' and 'Coming Soon' meta data updates
• Streaming from port 80*
• Stream multiple stations from a single SHOUTcast server instance*
• In-Stream metadata in standardized XML*
• UTF-8 and international character support*
• Support for multiple file-types including MP3, AAC+, FLAC, WAV and Ogg*
• Improved server and stream security*
• New Wiki for broadcasters

*ATTENTION... In order for your stations to benefit from the new functionality noted above you must upgrade to the new 2.0 broadcaster tools.

Click here to download the 2.0 tools and upgrade now!

SHOUTcast Radio is the ultimate directory of online radio stations. With over 35,000 music, talk, sports and community radio stations from the US and around the world, SHOUTcast is unparalleled in its ability to help you find what you want to listen to -- no matter where you are -- at the press of a button.

Find Music from Around the World

You can browse the SHOUTcast directory for music spanning all kinds of genres from around the world, including dance hits from Lady Gaga or the most obscure techno from the Czech Republic. Sports fans will be pleased to know that SHOUTcast carries all of the ESPN affiliates, as well as local and international channels. And when you want the real story, you can search one of the hundreds of news stations to gain every perspective.




Online Web Music Player

Our web player is easy to use and lets you listen while simultaneously exploring other stations in the directory. You can even pop-it out embed it on your favorite website. The real time search function allows you to find your favorite songs and artists playing at any moment, and our categories will make sure you won't have to spend time shuffling through music you don't want to hear. And for those lazy days when you don't feel like searching, enjoy our station recommendations with "SHOUTcast Featured Stations," where you can sort your favorites by station name, genre or popularity.

Comedy, classic rock, foreign news, reggae straight from Jamaica, black metal from Sweden, 'This American Life' on NPR or your favorite team's game, no matter what you're looking for, we guarantee you'll be able to find it on SHOUTcast. But why take our word for it? Check it out for yourself.

Coming Soon to a web browser near you...

The All-New SHOUTcast 2.0! This is not just a facelift of the web site but a complete end-to-end upgrade of the SHOUTcast platform. Read on to find out what we have been cooking up for you for the past few months:

What's new for listeners?

All-New Station Directory:
We heard you loud and clear. You wanted easier navigation to find the stations you wanted to hear. You wanted better and faster search. You wanted more options to listen to your favorite SHOUTcast Radio stations. You also wanted the site to look pretty. We're giving you all that, and a lot more! Presenting the brand new SHOUTcast 2.0 Station Directory featuring:

• Improved search: Find music and audio content playing on SHOUTcast 2.0 stations in real time
• Multiple sorting options including station name, genre, number of listeners, bitrate and type
• New genre list makes it easier to find stations
• New bottom bar player lets you listen to music while you browse SHOUTcast stations at the same time or pop it our for more flexibility.
• New Popup player that is also embeddable on your website
• Get station recommendations with the new "Featured Stations" section
• 'Coming Soon' search results searches against what's coming up next on SHOUTcast 2.0 stations*

What's new for Broadcasters and Developers?

We overhauled the engine to go with the shiny new paint. The completely re-written SHOUTcast 2.0 directory platform (aka YP2) and broadcaster tools are a significant leap forward in the evolution of SHOUTcast. Some highlights include:

• All-new SHOUTcast YP2 protocol
• Real-Time 'Now Playing' and 'Coming Soon' meta data updates
• Streaming from port 80*
• Stream multiple stations from a single SHOUTcast server instance*
• In-Stream metadata in standardized XML*
• UTF-8 and international character support*
• Support for multiple file-types including MP3, AAC+, FLAC, WAV and Ogg*
• Improved server and stream security*
• New Wiki for broadcasters

*ATTENTION... In order for your stations to benefit from the new functionality noted above you must upgrade to the new 2.0 broadcaster tools.

Click here to download the 2.0 tools and upgrade now!

We're looking forward to the launch of the new directory site and tools very soon. Stay tuned for more updates right here on the SHOUTcast blog!

Users wishing to use their default media players (eg Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes) to listen to SHOUTcast radio stations should follow these instructions. Further, this tutorial is also geared towards users wishing to access each station's launch link in pls format.

You can configure the SHOUTcast website to open pls links for all stations in the directory. Here's how:

Step 1: Click the "Change Default Player Settings" link as shown below:


Step 2: When the Player Settings configuration window opens, check the following option:
"I want to listen using my own media player (Winamp, Windows Media, iTunes, etc)"


Step 3: Press Save

Now, all 'Tune-In' buttons on SHOUTcast.com will be linked to pls files rather than opening the web-based Popup player. If you need help configuring your default media player to open pls files, click here.