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Whether you just want to provide your friends with a personalized stream of music or you want to share with the world a genre of music you love and have expertise in, it is easy and somewhat inexpensive to start up your own Internet Radio station that sounds as good as the "big boys".

Though there are various other ways to get up and broadcasting, many of them either require some additional technical expertise, big servers or more money. (See linkbox on the right for additional server software links.)

Live365.com offers turnkey solutions for individual hobbyists, entrepreneurs and larger businesses. What makes Live365.com so unique is its ability to allow a broadcaster several streaming options:

1. Basic mode let's you upload music or speech files, create a playlist and press the "start" button. It's a poor man's automation that works quite flawlessly. You can change files anytime and adjust playlists at will. As a matter of fact, you can create various playlists to reflect your needs.

2. Live mode permits you to do your broadcast in real-time. If you want to DJ your own show and take email or phone requests, this is the way.

3. Relay mode is designed to rebroadcast your existing audio stream (an option more for businesses like terrestrial Radio stations who want a Net presence.) - Corey Deitz

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