Create a Station

This guide walks you through creating a CloudRadio One station. By the end, you’ll have a working station with AutoDJ, HLS streaming, and a legacy Icecast endpoint.

Prerequisites

• A CloudRadio account. Register here if needed.
• A billing address and payment method. If either is missing, the creation page will prompt you to add them inline before continuing.

Open the creation page

Go to Stations in the main sidebar, then click Create Station.

Looking for classic Shoutcast or Icecast hosting instead? Use Create a Shoutcast/Icecast Radio. The rest of this guide covers CloudRadio One only.

Fill in station details

The configuration form appears with CloudRadio One preselected:

1. Station Name: Enter a name for your station. This appears in your dashboard, players, and stream metadata.
2. Timezone: Select your station’s timezone. This controls how your schedule and statistics display times.

The order summary on the right shows the monthly cost and a note that your first invoice will be generated on the 1st of next month.

Create the station

Click Create Station. The system provisions your station, which takes a few seconds. You’ll see a progress indicator while this runs.

When provisioning completes, you’re redirected to your new station’s dashboard with a confirmation message.

What happens next

Your station is now live with:

• An empty media library ready for uploads
• A default playlist and schedule
• HLS streaming active at three quality levels (64, 128, 256 kbps AAC)
• A legacy Icecast endpoint at 128 kbps MP3
• Live DJ inputs available for live broadcasting

Suggested next steps

1. Upload music: Go to Media Library in the left sidebar and upload your first tracks.
2. Create playlists: Go to Playlists to organize your music into rotation groups.
3. Set a schedule: Go to Schedule to program when different playlists play.
4. Customize your player: Go to Players to configure your embeddable web player.
5. Go live: Go to Live DJ to get connection credentials for live broadcasting.

Related

• Start Here for an overview of CloudRadio products
• Dashboard Overview to learn the interface
• Broadcasting Live to connect and start streaming