Today we talk about available options you have when it comes to streaming audio files on your website.

Being in radio we’re bound to have audio bits that we want to share with our audience that are on-demand. The streaming audio we are referring to today is not listening to the station live or podcasting. We are referring to shorter one-off audio files that interviews, news segments, weather reports, on-air bits, or even commercials where you might be showcasing your creative work.

You have multiple options when it comes to streaming audio files on your station website. However, you must be mindful of some pitfalls to avoid. Some of these options and you could break your website.

Please visit https://www.skyrocketradio.com/podacast/streaming-audio-file-optionsfor demos of each one of these options.

1. Hosting Your Audio Online

2. Cloud Storage for Audio: You’ll need an Amazon AWS account and provision an S3 instance to host your audio files. They have a 5-gigabyte free tier to get you started: https://aws.amazon.com/free/.

3. Streaming Audio Files Using Dropbox or Google Drive

4. SoundCloud: SoundCloud is an online audio streaming and music sharing platform founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007.  Visit https://www.soundcloud.com.

5. Subscription Audio Hosting Services: Our pick of these services is https://clyp.it.

6. Youtube: Many podcasters have been creating videos from their audio podcasts for some time. You have the ability to export videos using the free tools inside the image editing tool Canva: https://www.canva.com/create/photo-videos.

Conclusion

So, there are six ways to get streaming audio files onto your station website. Each one has its pros and cons, so weigh which might be the best for you. Perhaps you use a variety of methods depending on the kind of audio you’re uploading.

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