You're on the Air

Until now, to have an internet radio station, you had to already be a conventional radio station. By unleashing the power of Quicktime 4, Backbone makes it easy for you to broadcast your own streaming audio onto the internet, using your own personal computer.

Whatever your message or your music, you can deliver it worldwide through the internet with highest quality...using the lowest bandwidth. Quicktime is everywhere, and it will be the real standard for tomorrow's internet radio and your station today. Backbone helps you create your own automated radio station, simple enough to master by yourself, powerful enough to change the future of broadcasting. 

Backbone Radio is the first true internet radio production software. You control everything, and keep your costs low. Create your own playlists and do your own compression with simple drag-and-drop commands. Transmit directly onto the internet with low speed connections or from a high speed server. Your listeners already have Quicktime 4 streaming software, or they can upgrade it for free. Internet radio is now simple. The future of broadcasting is in your hands. 
You can be "On the Air" to:
  • Share your favorite music and new talent 
  • Broadcast your church service or concert worldwide
  • Provide play-by-play sports coverage of your team 
  • Increase catalog or e-commerce sales with i-radio 
  • Create internet-specific version of an existing station
  • Disseminate news and public service information 
  • Hold your own nationwide meeting 
Some of Backbone Radio's key features:
  • Two-computer, fault-tolerant system 
  • Linux-based server, RTSP/RTP/RTCP compliant 
  • Control unit uses Mac OS® or Windows 9x® 
  • Control unit can handle multiple remote servers 
  • 8 to 48 kbits/sec variable audio file compression
  • Streams transmitted via udpunicast or multicast 
  • Playlist organizes music, commercial items, etc.
  • Manual or automatic, timed playlist operation 
  • Drag-and-drop to create, compress and add items 
©2000 Backbone Networks Corporation 
Quicktime is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation 
Backbone Radio and i-radio are trademarks of Backbone Networks Corporation 

Features and specifications subject to change without notice. 


For information about Backbone's streaming i-radioTM and how your presence on the web will change forever contact us today