Radio.Co offers an integrated system that simplifies the user experience by seamlessly connecting with third-party systems. It's a revolutionary tool for busy individuals, streamlining operations and enabling rapid scaling. Moreover, the affordability of this service is outstanding.
We thought that this was going to be a great platform. Easy to use and all the right features. That is the case BUT....it is impossible to do smooth transitions between recorded shows. I have spent a year communicating with them and trying work arounds. The only one that would work would involve every show being 1 hour and 20 seconds long so putting the whole schedule another 20 seconds behind after each show. Their reaction is this.........I appreciate this is frustrating, but as Pete mentioned, the above workaround is the best way at this current time.I am sorry for that, but it's something we can look in to as part of our future product improvements.
After one year that is the best they can say.
So look at other companies.
AH
Abid H.
Station Manager & Founder @ XL:UK Radio | Award-Winning Radio Presenter
1) Everything is literally easy to use, from scheduling right through to music database management. The UI is visually great & clear so there’s no clutter or anything else that could potentially hamper your workflow about accessing whatever you want to use.
2) No extra pieces of broadcasting software are needed. Everything is practically in one place.
3) Compatible with a majority of audio equipment to get broadcasting within minutes.
4) Ease of access from devices such as smartphones or tablets so you can continue your work on the go or check to see if everything’s running ok. And as long as you have a stable internet connection, you can literally broadcast from anywhere. Super handy if you were to report on events or do a live show at a festival right through to interviewing guests elsewhere if they’re unable to come to you. In that case, trust us, get yourself a Rodecaster Pro as well to compliment Radio.co with your radio setup, especially because it’s a very versatile & powerful piece of audio equipment that’s portable enough that you can take it on the go with you to those kinds of events & interviews. Sure, it’s expensive but you’ll thank yourself for investing in a piece of kit you can have around for years since RODE aren’t releasing a follow up to the Rodecaster Pro anytime soon, even though it was released in December 2018 & there have been major beneficial updates to it in terms of firmware over the years. Plus, radio stations & enthusiasts are still buying these because of how popular it is with nothing else coming close to how good it is to use & the top-quality audio you get from it.
5) The platform provides very useful & understandable analytical data to judge station performance. Especially a very handy automated report for this as well that gets emailed to you on a weekly basis so that you can see where the peak listenerships are & take advantage to drive up more listeners with more content that seems to be going down well with the audience at those popular times on whatever day of the week.
6) Radio.co’s support team are always helpful & knowledgeable, especially from our personal experience so far. The individuals that you’ll likely be speaking with on a regular basis for issues or just any questions you may have about the platform itself are honestly polite & respectful. There were a few occasions during the year since we joined up where we ran into some issues, but nothing major that has impacted our experience of using the platform. There were also delays in getting a response sometimes, but obviously, it was understandably due to Covid. Things have gotten better with this, particularly since Covid restrictions have eased & it feels like the support team are more available.
7) Pricing plan is decent & still relatively inexpensive, plus there’s room for negotiating & flexibility in terms of how much bandwidth, listener stream numbers, storage, etc that your station will need, especially in the beginning. You got the convenient option to temporarily freeze your account for a set period of time if you’re unable to carry on broadcasting due to financial restraints & then pick things back up where you left off once you feel that you’re able to carry on broadcasting your station again. However, you have to resume your account to keep all the hard work you’ve done within the set freeze period, your station gets removed after that & you’ll, unfortunately, have to re-apply again.
8) The stream quality is great & you can very easily embed your online player anywhere or share to social media platforms where the station’s & the presenter’s followers can quickly access to tune into your stream. You can even design your own schedule widget to embed on your station’s website which is super handy if people want to check over the span of 2 weeks what’s available to listen into.
9) Web building is through Weebly, which is attached to the platform’s dashboard to access and is very easy to use to set up your own webpage for your station in no time at all. Same for the app builder for Android & iOS. There’s plenty of tutorials on how to get started & how to use the creative tools to design something that fits with your radio brand’s image, colours, etc. (if you’re going for the app builder feature, you must sign up to a Google & Apple developer account. But don’t worry though, because it’s easy to understand with step-by-step instructions given to you on how to get your app on the respective store platforms via an automated email by the Radio.co team once your app passes the developer review phase)
10) This isn’t platform related, but it’s worth pointing out that if you do run into some issues during your experience with the platform, then visit their YouTube channel, which has a variety of videos that range from software compatibility problem-solving, educational & training tips for presenters, help & advice on how to make your station a success as well as very handy reviews of broadcasting related equipment on a regular basis. It even has video contributions from the founder of Radio.co – James Mulvany, which are useful & a worthwhile watch as well.
11) The great thing about it as well is that it’s presenter friendly which makes it easy for them to understand & jump on to broadcast their show in minutes. The main dashboard that they can see even gives a countdown timer on the day that they’re going to broadcast their shows & tells them how long they got until they go live.
12) Presenter Show Promos get shown up in a very neat way via the metadata on the online player as well as the apps so that the listeners can know who they’re tuning into at any time of the day. Plus, this helps to further promote your talent, which they’ll appreciate.
13) There’s a lot of creativity to be had on the platform, which is pretty amazing & blew us away with how much we can get done in no time at all, simply because of how easy they have made everything to use. It genuinely feels like we could spend hours on it, and one of the best features is that if you’re away doing whatever & you leave it idle on any part of the dashboard, it’ll actually pause it so that you save bandwidth usage. Big props to Radio.co for implementing something that might be considered minor, but really smart though. More stuff like this please!
Radioco is an all-encompassing online platform designed for individuals and businesses to create, manage, and stream their own radio stations. Accessible via their website at https://radio.co, Radioco provides users with a suite of tools to handle every aspect of radio broadcasting from scheduling shows and managing DJs to streaming live audio and analyzing listener statistics. With its user-friendly interface, Radioco aims to simplify the complexities of radio broadcasting, making it accessible to both beginners and experienced broadcasters. Additionally, the platform offers robust support and various packages tailored to different needs and budgets, ensuring flexibility and scalability for radio stations of all sizes.