Your first broadcast starts here
Short, friendly walk-throughs for people doing this on a small budget: a church, a school club, a hobby station, a creator with one camera. Pick what you want to get done.
Live video
- Fix OBS dropped frames before you go live OBS dropped frames, skipped frames and missed frames have three different causes. Find yours in the Stats dock and fix it in the right order.
- Live stream your high school football home games For booster clubs and student crews: live stream high school football with one camera, the right permissions, a score on screen and a page for parents.
- Check your upload speed for live streaming before the day What upload speed you need for live streaming, how to measure it where you'll really stream, and what to turn down first when the line falls short.
Radio
- A home radio studio setup for a spare room A home radio studio setup for a spare room: what to buy first, what to skip, cheap ways to soften a room, and how to connect your microphone to your station.
- Second Life radio stream: put your station on your parcel Put your own radio stream on a Second Life parcel: which address goes in the Music URL box, what format to send, and how to find out why you hear nothing.
Apps
- Get a simple station or channel app past App Store guideline 4.2 App Store guideline 4.2 rejected your radio or video app? What minimum functionality means for a stream player, what to tell the reviewer and how to reply.
- Get a DUNS number for your Apple Developer account Need a DUNS number for an Apple Developer account? For churches, schools and clubs: who needs one, how to look it up, how long it takes, and fee waivers.
Websites
Cloud servers
Domain names
- Connect a domain to your website without breaking your email Bought a name and stuck on the DNS screen? Connect your domain to your website in plain steps: nameservers or A records, www, email and checking it worked.
- Transfer your domain to another registrar without taking your site down Transfer a domain to another registrar and keep your site and email running: check the locks, copy your records, get the code and know your rights if refused.
- Keep your home address out of the domain record with WHOIS privacy Running a station from home? See what your domain record shows today, what WHOIS privacy hides, which extensions refuse it and what must stay accurate.
- Decide whether a .tv domain suits your channel Thinking of a .tv domain for your channel? Where .tv comes from, how it compares with .com and .live, and what to check on renewal before you buy.