It’s been about a year since I began learning how to use the open-source Rivendell radio automation software. I’ve been fiddling around with my online radio station, perfecting it as best I can. Today I decided to see what would go into actually opening it up to real listeners, which of course means paying royalties for each song played.

That’s where the LoudCity service comes in. You select the level of listeners you expect, provide it your admin password to your icecast server, and boom – you’re broadcasting online! LoudCity pays the royalties and keeps me legal.

I only meant to prep my broadcast tonight but instead I wound up kicking off LoudCity’s free 7-day trial. Rather than let my free trial period vanish without being used, I decided to go ahead and open things up.

You can tune into Neuse Radio by clicking on the image above or via this link: NeuseRadio.Com. I’ll get around to putting an actual webpage up soon as well as adding Raleigh-specific content to the audio. In the meantime, I welcome any comments or feedback anyone might have. Thanks for listening!