Start your own Online Radio Station

Saturday, September 25th – 10am – 5pm

If you have ever thought about setting up your own radio station this is THE course for you.

We will cover:

  • Getting everything from your domain name to your stream hosting and everything in between
  • How to structure your music and use playout systems
  • How to market your station

The course fee covers:

  • A Live Zoom day
  • Online learning platform access
  • 1 year of FREE Icecast stream hosting including Auto DJ software to broadcast remotely
  • 1 year of FREE WordPress website builder with Radio Player included
  • Streaming encoder and Playout software advice (and downloads) to broadcast from home
  • Technical Q+A 1 week after the course to cover any issues with set up you may have

This course will follow the broadcast path of an online radio station and show you how to set it all up step by step. 

Music and Voice – Sent to Stream Hosting via Encoder or Software – Stream Hosting – Player

We’ll show you how to:

  • Set up in the cloud or broadcast from home. We’ll show you both options and step by step instruction on how to do it.
  • Get the right music and how to structure it so it sounds at its best.
  • Get music beds for promos and ads
  • Script and find Imaging, Jingles and Voiceovers
  • Send audio from your computer to your streaming service
  • Make that audio sound great
  • Broadcast through an Auto DJ in the cloud (cloud playout system) or from home
  • Market the radio station 
  • Have other DJ’s login to the station to do shows
  • Join an instant community of people who are looking to achieve similar goals and support each other after the course.

Your trainer manages the streaming for one of Ireland’s most listened to streaming radio stations with over 10 million streams worldwide every year.
This course is specifically for those who want to cut out the big learning curve that comes with setting up an online radio station.

This course does not cover presentation skills as this is dealt with in our Radio Course.

Module Fee: €99

Student reviews

It was informative, interesting and very enjoyable as well as as opening your mind into the radio industry.
CharlieStudent
If they have an interest in radio, and its production I would encourage them to start here in order to see if they have the skills and the interest
SheilaStudent
Excellent course with strong tuition and a demo at the end, All excellent - hard to find fault
KarenStudent
I really enjoyed it, and found the whole process really interesting. I am shocked that so much of radio is done via RVT!
JennyStudent
Great detailed feedback On assignments & fun learning
JoannaStudent
I think there was something for everyone on the course regardless of background/ability.
CathyStudent
It's a great introductory course on how to present on radio.
BrianStudent
It's a good all round insight and introduction if interested in this area, You have to be commended for managing to run this virtually - no mean feat - well done!
MichelleStudent
I know lots of people are setting up podcasts but this course will separate me from them - I hope my podcast will be polished and professional from my course !
SineadStudent
Anyone with any curiosity about radio presenting would do well to check out this course. Great overview of whether it whets your appetite further or not.
AdamStudent
Very enjoyable great to work as part of a team really understand how radio works learned a lot over a short space of time.
KateStudent
Very professional and you learn a huge amount
LindaStudent
It’s very thorough and the feedback is always positive and constructive.
LynnStudent
I learned so much and even got a radio job from the course
JackStudent
It's a brilliant course in giving a good understanding of radio production and in the execution of going live on air.
StephenStudent
Excellent course, regardless of what one intends to do with the skills in future.
NaoiseStudent
The course provided me with exactly what I wanted to achieve from the course. I had not done as much editing before and this course gave me a solid foundation which I'm building on to edit further.
StephenStudent
This was a great course. Concise, but densely packed.
DannyStudent