shoutcast.com lists a station only once it has been set up for a listing, and at Primcast that setup is something you ask for. This guide walks through the order it happens in, the part support handles, and how to find your station afterwards.
A listing takes four steps. You do the first two and the last one; support does the third while your stream is up.
shoutcast.com keeps a free, public directory of internet radio that listeners search by station name and browse by genre, from Classical and Country to Jazz, Pop and R&B. Being in it puts your station where people already go looking for something to hear.
The directory only lists SHOUTcast servers that identify themselves to it with an authhash. A Primcast station is built without one, and its server is set to stay private, so nothing is listed until you ask.
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Every new Primcast station starts on Icecast, and an Icecast station cannot be listed on shoutcast.com. Ask support to switch yours to SHOUTcast; the plan stays as it is, and so does the price.
After the switch, take the new encoder settings from Centova Cast and connect your encoder. Leave it connected: the next step happens while you are broadcasting.
With your encoder still connected, open a chat or a ticket and ask for a shoutcast.com listing. Support creates the authhash from your station's details, the name and genre among them, and changes the server from private to public.
SHOUTcast does not charge for an authhash. It works like a password for your listing, so keep it out of forums, social posts and anything else public. You never type it into your encoder.
Once support confirms the server is public, look your station up:
The directory shows stations that are broadcasting, so your listing appears while your stream is up. If you are on the air and still cannot find it, tell support what you searched for.
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What people ask about getting a Primcast station onto shoutcast.com.
