Internet Radio Software FAQ
Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you cant find your questions here, please feel free to contact our Support team.
General
Radio automation software lets radio broadcasters automate the tasks required to run a radio station. These tasks include managing your audio files and scheduling them in a specific queue. This allows a radio station to broadcast 24/7 without human intervention.
DJ software is what club and party DJs use to organise the music they want to play at any given event. SAM DJ lets you queue music, manage a large media library and fade tracks into each other at just the right moment.
Using a sound card or any other sound-capture device, a live audio encoder like SAM Cast lets you capture audio content and stream it online in real-time.
It’s still around, only now it’s known as “SAM DJ.”
Our handy little live audio encoder is still here, only now we call it “SAM Cast.”
We explain the difference in more detail here.
SAM Broadcaster PRO allows you to manage a media library, automate your radio station and interact with your listeners. SAM Cast can only capture and stream live audio.
While you can manage playlists and media on both programs, only SAM Broadcaster PRO lets you encode your audio content so it can be streamed online. SAM DJ also comes with a Karaoke function.
All of Spacial’s software programs support the following audio file formats for input: MP3, mp3PRO, Ogg, Windows Media, WAV. For streaming, the following audio file formats are supported: MP3, mp3PRO, aacPlus v.2, Ogg, Windows Media.
When you purchase one of our software programs, you are entitled to 1 license for this program. This license entitles you to 1 registration key, which activates the program. You are permitted to activate the program on 3 systems altogether: your primary system (presumably a desktop), your laptop in case you travel, and a secondary system in case your primary system breaks down. You may not operate SAM products on more than 1 system at a time, and you may not share your SAM license with a third party.
Yes. They’re called the Academic Package and the Non-Profit Package. The packages include a discount on 1 SAM Broadcaster license and a rebate on streaming services for 1 year. To be considered for either of these packages, please visit our Academic Package page or Non-Profit Package page for more information.
You may pay for Spacial products by credit card, PayPal or wire transfer. Please note that most credit and debit cards are supported.
You can promote Spacial products through the Affiliate program. Spacial will provide all the links and banners you need to refer clients from your site, and you’ll earn a commission from each sale.
We do not offer refunds because of our 14-day free trial version, which allows users to try the product for free and make sure they are satisfied with it before they buy it. Read our full refund policy here.
Our SAM software is fully compatible with Windows. Our software is however NOT compatible with MAC (Apple) operating system. Please ensure that you are using Windows before purchasing any of our software.
We align our support with Microsoft’s officially supported Windows versions. For details, you can refer to the Windows Release Health – Supported Versions page.
SAM Broadcaster CLOUD
SAM Broadcaster Cloud is a cloud platform meaning there is no hardware to configure or software to download and install – making getting started extremely easy.
Just sign up, sign in, upload your music and start your station. You will be broadcasting within minutes. Visit our Help Documents which include tips, tricks and troubleshooting to help you get going.
SAM Broadcaster Live-DJ is a modified version of SAM Broadcaster PRO that can only work in conjunction with the SAM Broadcaster Cloud service. It allows you to do a live show using all the power of SAM Broadcaster Pro at no additional cost to SAM Broadcaster Cloud users.
SAM Broadcaster Cloud is a cloud broadcasting platform which means all you need is a good internet connection and a browser to run.
We recommend the latest version of Chrome to use as your browser.
If you will also be doing Live streaming via SAM Broadcaster Live-DJ then we recommend the following:
- Operating system: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- CPU: 1 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB
- Disk space: 100 MB
- Sound card: Optional
SAM Broadcaster PRO
We explain the difference in more detail here.
Get started with our Help Documents, which include tips, tricks and troubleshooting.
- Windows Operating system
- CPU: 1 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB
- Disk space: 100 MB
- Sound card: Optional
SAM CAST
Get started with our Help Documents, which include tips, tricks and troubleshooting. See our Help Documents for SAM Cast here.
- Windows Operating system
- CPU: 1 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB
- Disk space: 100 MB
- Sound card: required, with audio-capture function
SAM DJ
Get started with our Help Documents, which include tips, tricks and troubleshooting.
- Windows Operating system
- CPU: 1 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB
- Disk space: 100 MB
- Sound card: required