How To
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- Station information
- Billing information – the first 30 days are FREE
- Using a Credit Card
- When you select the credit card option, you can instantly create your account and start streaming in minutes. After the 30-day trial period, your card will be charged monthly, unless you cancel before the trial period is over
- Using a PO or other payment method
- If you prefer not to use a credit card, please provide the payment details. Someone from the YouCastr team will get in touch with you within 2 working days to get you started. After the trial period, you will receive invoices.
- Review and approve Terms and Conditions
- The full Terms and Conditions can be viewed by clicking on the link
3Start setting up your account
You will now be directed to your Station Page, where you can start setting up your account- Edit your information
- Review all the key radio information
- Provide your logo
- Provide a station banner
- By providing your logo and banner, YouCastr allow you to have branded listening experience and a customized landing page for archives and podcasts.
- Sign up additional people
- Enter the email of all the station members that will be using the service or need access. There are two types of users:
- Administrators - ability to create and schedule shows, add new users, remove users, moderate chats
- General Users - such as broadcasters and station staff
- Set-up your show schedule
- In order to archive the shows properly and to show your listeners your content, it is important to create a schedule of all of the shows that will be broadcast on YouCastr. You have the option of having shows repeat on specific days of the week.
- All schedules will continue to repeat unless changed.
- You may broadcast on-off episodes in addition to scheduled ones
4Test and Confirm the settings- View the station page to ensure all the information is correct. View the upcoming broadcast to make sure everything is working correctly.
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1Identify streaming ComputerEnsure computer meets the following basic requirements:
Windows Mac Operating System Windows XP and higher Mac OS X 10.3 and higher Browser IE7 or Firefox 2.0+ Firefox 2.0+, Safari 1.3+ Adobe Flash version 9 and above version 9 and above
Note - If your computer doesn’t have Flash installed, you can download it free at http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
2Log into YouCastr
3Open the live broadcasting window
Click on the green broadcast icon in the top right of your station page
4Connect the audio feed to the computerIn general this will be an audio line from the output of the sound board (or other sound source), to the “line-in” input on the computer.
Note - To broadcast, hit advanced settings in the Flash application and select “line-in” as the audio source
5Check the computer audio levelsIt is important to check the levels to avoid unnecessary static
- Check the Flash Volume setting
- The ideal setting should have the normal speaking volumes approaching the yellow range of the visual bar
- Check the Computer system line-in volume level
6Test the audio qualityCheck the live audio by listening live from a different computer or recording a test and and listening to the archive -
YouCastr Pro provides many unique features that enable sports radio stations to build more loyal, passionate, and global communities of listeners. The features are easy to use but you will want to get familiar with them before the first broadcast.
Live Chat
Live Chat allows the station broadcaster or producer to chat with listeners, and listeners to chat with each other. Our experience indicates that this feature is wildly popular with listeners. By default, the Live Chat is enabled on the live broadcasting screen. Users must be registered in order to use the Live Chat.
We recognize that the station may need to monitor and censor the chat if users are being disruptive or are chatting inappropriately. Users who are registered as Station Administrators can issue a user a “Yellow Card” warning, which cautions the user that their chat behavior is not appropriate. If the user continues, the Station Administrator can issue a “Red Card” that blocks that user from participation in the chat for that particular show. Finally, a station can disable the entire chat functionality. All of this is done right in the live broadcasting window.
Live Polling
Live Polling allows a station broadcaster and/or producer to easily poll online listeners. Results are updated immediately.1. Click on the “Create new Poll” button on the right of the Live Broadcasting pageThat’s it! The Live Poll is available for users to vote on, and is updated in real time.
2. Type in the question and the possible answers. To add additional answers, just click the plus icon.
3. Click on “Poll Listeners”Archiving and Podcasts
Each broadcast is automatically archived upon completion. Users can listen at any time on the YouCastr site, or they can download a podcast of the show so they can listen to it whenever they want.
Each show also has an RSS feed to notify listeners can be notified when a new episode is available. Users can automatically podcast versions of episodes with programs such as iTunes.User Reports and Analytics
YouCastr Pro provides sports radio stations with powerful tools and reports to better understand your listeners:- Aggregate data over time
- Monthly Reporting
- Detailed show analytics
- Detailed episode analytics
- Listener engagement indices
- Listener demographic information
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If you have checked the additional support information on our website and still have an issue, contact us at prohelp@youcastr.com.
