SHOUTcast是一种受欢迎的互联网流媒体广播协议，允许任何人在线发布自己的广播电台，针对网络服务器配置有着特殊的主机需求。一些网络主机公司专注于提供SHOUTcast方案并提供预安装框架作为SaaS。广播装置只需要上传并配置mp3文件就可以启动流媒体广播电台。
SHOUTcast网路主机也可以采用独立管理的VPS或独立服务器方案，可服务于数千名用户同时收听使用。SHOUTcast极大的促进了直播流媒体音频网络行业的发展，尽管存在Facebook、YouTube、Twitter这样的社交网络网站，也有Pandora、Spotify、LiveFM的一席之地。最佳的做法是，先选择一家廉价的SaaS供应商作为起步，如果广播电台变得受到社区听众的欢迎时，再考虑升级到其他的解决方案。
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