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Book DemoRadionomy Alternative - Worried About Radionomy Closing?
After a decade, Radionomy closed down on 1st January 2020. If your station was left without a home, Radio.co remains one of the best Radionomy alternatives available.
Radionomy, an online radio streaming provider, closed down on 1st January 2020. With over 8,000 online radio stations left without a home, Radio.co stepped in to help, as the best Radionomy alternative, ensuring you have the best tools, support, and strategies to grow your station.
Key Takeaways
- What happened: Radionomy closed on 1 January 2020 after merging with SHOUTcast, leaving over 8,000 stations needing a new home.
- Why it closed: Radionomy covered licensing through a Belgian collection agency (SABAM); after the SHOUTcast merger, that model ended, shifting licensing responsibility back to individual staton owners.
- What Radio.co offers instead: The tools, support, and growth features needed to migrate smoothly, alongside guidance on which music licence you actually need.
- How to stay compliant across regions: Geo-protection lets you restrict listener access y country if your licence doesn't cover worldwide broadcasting.
Why is Radionomy Closing?
The change came about as Radionomy and SHOUTcast announced their merger. Radionomy appealed to broadcasters as it paid music license fees via Belgian music collection agency SABAM. As compensation, broadcasters were offered a free year of SHOUTcast for business service if they switch, but managing broadcasting licenses would be left to station owners. In May 2019, all US streams were closed down by the company citing the same reasons.
Final Farewell Message from Radionomy
Radionomy contacted broadcasters and put a message on their site announcing closure:
We announce you that Radionomy and Shoutcast are merging, and as such the Radionomy platform will be taken down on the 1st of January 2020.
Radionomy Alternative
At Radio.co, we pride ourselves on offering the best tools, support, and ways to grow your radio station. Make sure you choose the best Radionomy alternative and move over to a reliable and trustworthy provider like us, but don't take our word for it.
What About Music Licensing?
Addressing the elephant in the room, most broadcasters went with Radionomy in the first place because of their broadcasting license coverage. If you intend to play commercial music then a license is required. As opposed to a talk radio, you may need to obtain a license in order to fully protect yourself and ensure you're not infringing on anyone else’s copyrighted content.
At Radio.co, we focus on providing you with the best tools, services, and support, but we're also always happy to help. If you have a question about what license you need or you're not sure if you actually need one or not, then please drop us a message in the comments below.
Restricting Listener Access for Licensing
Not all licenses cover worldwide broadcasting, but that's where we can help. Using geo-protection, stop listeners from accessing your stream based on their location.
Either allow a particular country from accessing your stream or block certain countries which don’t fall under your station’s license.
Try Radio.co with Your Free Trial
We completely understand if you're not sure if Radio.co is right for you, but that's ok. Sign up for a 14-day free trial to give the platform a whirl and talk to our support team if you need a hand. Alternatively, book a demo to chat with us about your station and ask any questions you might have before moving over.
