Make Your Own Radio Station

Making your own radio station can be done using tools on the internet.

Steps

Have the right speed for your computer. Your speed has to be at least 256/64 Kbps (which means dial-up users will have a lot of latency).
Get a domain, an updated one with the current IP active. (Could be anything e.g. My sig)
Download the Shoutcast Files. Go to www.shoutcast.com to get the files.
After downloading, install both of them in any order. Go to START>PROGRAM FILES>SHOUTcast DNAS>EDIT SHOUTCAST DNS CONFIG.
Configure it:
- password: - change to anything you want, but remember it!
- Portbase: - change it to whatever port you want it
- Maxusers: - if cable, 50 user max; ADSL should stay below 10 users; and T1 connections should do whatever tickles your fancy.
- Save the configuration with: EDIT>SAVE.
Open winamp, RIGHT CLICK>OPTIONS>PREFRENCES>DSP EFFECT> and choose the NULLSOFT SHOUTCAST.
Go to OUTPUT, and then click on Connection, Through the ADDRESS, type your address which you have.
Code: www.no-ip.com
PORT NUMBER, whatever you did in the EDIT.txt, and your password.
Go to Encoder, and choose your quality of your music. Go back to OUTPUT>OUTPUT CONFIG> YELLOW PAGES. this is your advertisement information. do whatever you like there.
Connect to check that your Radio is on-line go to http:// (your address that you added in the configuration).

Go to www.listen2myradio.com. You can use other radio websites, too, this is just a suggestion for one that works well.
Make an account. Remember the passwords for the admin, etc. Nothing worse than setting up and losing the password.
Go to www.winamp.com.
Click "Get Winamp".
Follow the instructions to download.
Once you download winamp, press Ctrl + P.
Configure DSP/Effect and Output.
Get your radio show underway.