RADIO STATION WEBSITES + HOSTING
Your radio station deserves more than a SoundCloud embed.
Custom radio websites with persistent audio, live now-playing data, and the app-like experience your listeners expect — plus rock-solid Shoutcast hosting built for the long haul. We design, build, host, and maintain it all.
THE PROBLEM
Most radio sites are afterthoughts.
A bare WordPress install, a clunky audio plugin, music that stops every time the listener clicks a link. The hosting comes from a budget reseller that goes down every six weeks. You deserve better. Your listeners do too.
WHAT WE BUILD
Built like an app, not a blog.
Every site we ship for a station starts from the same playbook — features your listeners notice immediately and that your competitors don’t have.
Persistent audio across the site
Listeners click a link, your stream keeps playing. No interruption, no reload, no buffering buffer-icon-of-death. Powered by Hotwire Turbo + Media Session API.
Sticky bottom player + hero variant
App-style persistent player on every page, scrubber, volume, one-tap play. Plus a big branded version on the homepage. Mobile-aware sticky positioning so it doesn’t fight iPhone notches.
Live now-playing + auto charts
Real-time song data on every page, cached at the edge. Cron-driven chart logger turns every play into searchable history. Auto-enriched with artist + track metadata.
Apple Music + iTunes integration
Cover art on the player is a one-click jump to buy on Apple. Searches iTunes’ catalog with album-walking fallback so even rare tracks get the right artwork.
Lock-screen + car audio controls
Media Session API integration: track title, artist, and artwork appear in OS-level controls on iPhone, Android, and CarPlay. Pause from the lock screen, skip from the steering wheel.
Back-office a non-developer can run
WordPress admin styled around YOUR workflow — schedule changes, DJ profiles, station news, ad inserts. No more crying for the developer when you want to change a banner.
CASE STUDY
Digiwaxx Radio
An internet radio station for urban hip-hop. The brief: build a station website that feels like an app, not a blog. Live audio that survives navigation. Real listener interaction. A back office a non-developer can actually run.
HOW IT WORKS
From conversation to broadcasting in days, not months.
Tell us about your station
Fill the form, hop on a quick call. Format, audience, must-have features, where you’re broadcasting today, what’s broken about it.
We send a tailored quote
Within one business day: scope, timeline, fixed price. No bait-and-switch, no hourly creep. You approve, we start.
We build, host, and hand off
Design + development on staging you can preview. Migration from your current setup with zero downtime. Then ongoing managed hosting + maintenance as long as you want it.
HOSTING PLANS
Managed Shoutcast hosting
All plans include AutoDJ, unlimited listeners, free SSL, and 24/7 monitoring. Need a website built on top? Tell us — we bundle it.
STARTER
Get your station online
- 1 radio station
- Up to 5 streams
- 64 kbps bitrate
- 20 GB storage
- AutoDJ included
- Unlimited listeners
- Shoutcast 2
PREMIUM
Step up your sound
- 1 radio station
- Up to 5 streams
- 128 kbps bitrate
- 50 GB storage
- AutoDJ included
- Unlimited listeners
- Shoutcast 2
PROFESSIONAL
Broadcast-grade hosting
- 1 radio station
- Up to 5 streams
- Unlimited bitrate
- 100 GB storage
- AutoDJ included
- Unlimited listeners
- Shoutcast 2
FAQ
Common questions
Do I need a website if I already have a Shoutcast stream?
Yes — and the difference is bigger than most stations realize. Direct stream URLs are functional but unmemorable. A proper site gives listeners a place to discover shows, learn about hosts, see what’s playing right now, and become regulars instead of one-time tune-ins. It’s also where ad revenue, sponsorships, and merch live.
Can you migrate my existing site?
Yes. We’ve moved stations from cPanel-shared hosts, budget Shoutcast providers, and homegrown setups. Zero downtime migrations, including domain, current archives, and now-playing history if you have it.
What about music licensing?
That’s on you — we don’t provide licensing. In the US, that’s SoundExchange + ASCAP/BMI/SESAC for most stations. We can point you at the right starting place, but the relationship is between you and the rights organizations.
How long does a full build take?
For a custom website + hosting setup: usually 2–4 weeks depending on scope. Hosting-only spin-ups: same day. We send a firm timeline with the quote — no “it depends” runaround.
What does a custom radio website cost?
Custom WordPress builds start at $599.99. A full from-scratch radio platform like Digiwaxx is closer to $999.99+. Add managed hosting on top from $9.99/mo. Quote is fixed-price after we understand what you need — no surprise invoices.
Do you work with stations outside the US?
Yes. Our servers are in the US but stream globally with no geo-restrictions. We work with stations everywhere — just expect business-hours support to follow US time zones.
What if I need more than the Professional plan?
Custom plans available — multi-station networks, dedicated IPs, higher disk quotas, custom CDN configurations. Tell us what you need.
Ready to give your station the website it deserves?
One business day to a tailored quote. Zero pressure. Tell us what you’ve got and what you wish you had.