Radio stream down? An Icecast fallback keeps your listeners
Your stream will drop someday. A self-reconnecting encoder, an Icecast fallback and a Windows PC that reboots overnight decide if listeners drop too.
Internet radio
Online radio audience: why Icecast, Play and Apple don't add up
Icecast counts connections, Google Play counts devices and users, Apple counts only opted-in users. How to build an audience report that holds up.
Internet radio bitrate: 64 kbps Opus or AAC
Xiph sets 64 to 96 kbps Opus for radio. Icecast officially supports Opus, not MP3. Desktop Safari still only partially plays Opus.
Radio Blast in Fortaleza marks 20 years online
On August 1, 2026 the Ceará web station for anime, J-rock and K-pop turned 20, still running live hosts and chat.