GETTING STARTED · 01
How to Start an Internet Radio Station in 2026
Learn how to start an internet radio station in 2026: choose hosting, upload music, set up AutoDJ, schedule shows, go live, and launch your stream.
Beginner4 min
FREEPractical lessons from the team that runs Radiocast.
Radiocast Academy.Learn radio by running it.
Short, practical lessons on launching and running an internet radio station: streams and AutoDJ, sound and loudness, programming and growing an audience.
Pick a track. Go at your own pace.
Each track builds in order, from first stream to a station people come back to. Start anywhere: every lesson stands on its own.
Every lesson, in reading order.
Search for a topic or filter by track and level. Lessons show their level and reading time up front.
Questions, answered.
What the Academy is, who it's for and where to begin.
Radiocast Academy is a free library of lessons on running an internet radio station, written by the Radiocast team. Lessons cover launching a station, streaming and AutoDJ, audio processing, programming and audience growth.
No. Every lesson is free to read without an account. Some lessons show how to do things in Radiocast Hosting, AirChain, Reporter or Sites, but the ideas apply to any internet radio setup.
Start with the Getting started track. It covers planning a format, choosing a stream setup and going on air for the first time, then points you to the next lesson in order.
Lessons are reviewed when streaming standards or Radiocast features change. Each lesson shows when it was last updated.
Put it on air.
Everything in the Academy runs on Radiocast Hosting, from AutoDJ to loudness.