In this blog post we will show you how you can become a street reporter using a live broadcast app on your phone and our internet broadcasting software Airtime Pro. We have also created a simple video that walks you through the steps on-screen.

But the very first thing to do is set up our Airtime Pro Internet radio station. (Here’s a video which shows how to get on air with Airtime Pro in under two minutes). If you already have a station you will just need to log in.

Setting up your station

Once you’re logged in to your station, live broadcasting is a snap. All you need to do is set up live broadcasting following these easy steps.

You will need to open the Airtime Pro interface. Once inside the navigation panel, click on “Settings,” then “Streams.” 

Under the “Live Broadcasting” section, check the box that says “Auto Switch to Live DJ.” By clicking this box, you’ll enable anyone with credentials, a mobile phone and a livestreaming app to live broadcast to your station. In other words, what this feature allows you to do is turn your friends and colleagues into roving reporters, and to bring live, mobile broadcasts to your listeners.

Once you have the “Auto Switch to Live DJ” box checked you need to set up your live broadcasting app. For this demo we’ve used the free Cool Mic app for Android. There are other apps that can be used on both Android and IOS devices, such as BroadcastMySelf. We’ve included links to both apps in the video description. 

Connecting Cool Mic to Airtime Pro

In the Cool Mic app, you need to enter your Server name. The Server name is a combination of Airtime Pro’s “Host” and “Port” number, separated by a colon (:), as seen here. 

Next, enter your your live broadcasting username and password from the “Master Live DJ Connection Details” and then your Airtime Pro “Mount” name.

You can find all of these details in the Airtime Pro Master Live DJ Connection Details pane, which is on the “Streams” page of your Airtime Pro station.

After you input those details, you’ll need to set the Audio codec in Cool Mic to Ogg/Vorbis.

Finally, you should change the Quality Level setting in the app. The default is 0.1; switch this to “Maximum Quality” of 1. Please note that the maximum quality of your phone stream will depend on your cell-phone ISP connection quality. If your live broadcast is choppy or dropping, you should lower the quality/encoding bit rate until it becomes stable.

Live broadcast

With the configuration complete, you can start live broadcasting, using your mobile phone as a Mic. 

To begin, tap the “Start Livestream” button on the app. 

As soon as you do this, your Airtime Pro station will switch from “SCHEDULE” programming to “LIVE”.

When the live broadcast is over, all your field reporters need to do is hit the “Tap to Stop” button and your station will return to its scheduled programming.

Now you’re ready to take your show on the road. 

There you have it. It’s never been easier to broadcast live and on the go with Airtime Pro. To get started with your own internet radio station, sign up for a free, no-risk 7-day trial.

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To achieve this, Airtime Pro has joined forces with Nobex Partners, one of the leading providers of customizable mobile applications for radio broadcasters and podcasters.

The official announcement is pinned here and you can read more about Nobex Partners here: https://www.airtime.pro/partners-nobex-partners/.

Nobex Partners app comes equipped with the rich set of features not only for your listeners but also for you, Airtime DJs. You will be able to see and track:

• when someone downloads the app
• which is the exact song that made them turn it off
• you’ll even know when they turn up the volume!
• and many more…

Still the best thing is – you’ll be able to monetize your mobile app streaming by running default Nobex ads, or your own local ads.

Setting up your app is easy, and the Core version comes with one time setup fee only. Plus and Pro plans are paid monthly without any setup fee.

For your convenience, here is the full Getting Started guide: https://intercom.help/nobex-partners/getting-started

In case you still have more questions, you can find some answers are here:

https://intercom.help/nobex-partners

Important: all mobile app presales and general support inquiries should be addressed to Nobex Partners Support (airtime-support@nobexinc.com). If you didn’t find the answer in the Getting Started guide, there is a live chat option with their support agents that you can find in the bottom right cornet here: https://intercom.help/nobex-partners/getting-started

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Airtime Pro (https://www.airtime.pro), the award winning internet radio broadcasting automation platform, and Nobex Partners, the provider of customizable mobile applications for radio broadcasters and podcasters, announced a partnership today. Nobex has been selected as the exclusive mobile app provider for Airtime Pro, bringing this long awaited feature to all Airtime Pro station owners. This partnership delivers Airtime Pro broadcasters highly personalized, engaging and monetizable mobile applications for their online radio stations and podcasts.

Why do internet DJs choose Airtime Pro? Our cloud-based radio station broadcasting software boasts a long list of industry-leading features, including advanced automation, DJ management, seamless transitions between live and scheduled programming, and social media widgets. Airtime Pro offers advanced technology that’s also fun to use, supporting broadcasters in their pursuit of delivering premium radio content.

Nobex mobile applications offers broadcasters a fully customized mobile app experience, from programming, to branding. In addition, broadcasters can earn revenue with the Nobex mobile app’s advertising feature.

The combination of Airtime Pro’s powerful broadcast automation technology with Nobex’s robust, fully-customizable mobile apps offers an instant mobile win for broadcasters. With mobile apps for all, broadcasters can streamline management of their online stations, easily monetize their content, and most of all, deliver an unparalleled experience to their listening audience.

Aleksandar Brajanoski, Airtime Pro Product Manager, says:

“We’re extremely happy to have Nobex by our side. Thanks to this partnership, we are now able to meet the huge demand for a customizable Station App in our client base. Furthermore, Nobex gives our DJs and station owners opportunity to monetize their stations, which comes as a nice bonus. We decided to go with Nobex because we think they have the best offering in the station app market.”

Cait Watson, VP Customer Success, Nobex Technologies, says:

“We’re really looking forward to helping Airtime Pro users get their own custom mobile apps. Setting up their station with Airtime Pro was easy, we want to make setting up their mobile app just as easy.”

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