No stream, ok - but how do we test the interface, then?Įxcellent question.

While this post does not cover how to set up your own stream (that one's for another time), I will show you how to present a stream to your listeners in an accessible and visually appealing way! Like for most tasks, listeners today use a computer and, more specifically, a browser.

Not having to care about what to listen to nextĪ lot of people still listen to radio stations today, but they often don't use those clunky old extra-made machines anymore.

Ability to randomly discover a new catchy song every now and then.

Radio stations have more advantages over your average streaming service: In a radio stream, moderators can actually engage with listeners: think, interviews with artists with questions from the crowd or quiz shows! Indeed! Streaming services detach the listeners from the moderators, editors and the artists.

You might know that I like to combine my love for music with coding, so instead of building full-blown instruments, today I'll focus on a way to transport music: radio! Video killed the radio star, internet killed the video star, and with this tutorial I'm going to show you how to come full circle!

Free radio player for website html5