Frequently Asked Questions

No. You can browse countries, genres, search, open station pages, and listen without registering. Creating a free account adds features like saving favorites and managing preferences across devices.

That is Streamitter’s built-in player. It stays visible while you browse so you can change stations or read station details without stopping playback. Use the play and stop controls there to control the current stream.

Sections like “Most listened” highlight stations that are getting more attention from listeners on Streamitter. Rankings can change over time. They are a discovery aid, not a permanent chart position - new and niche stations can move up as listeners find them.

Yes. Streamitter is a responsive website - open it in your mobile browser the same way you would on a desktop. Add the site to your home screen if your browser supports it for quicker access. There is no separate app required to browse and listen.

Use the search box in the header or on the home page. Enter a station name, genre, city, or country keyword. You will be taken to the search results page where you can refine results and open any station to listen in the site player.

Countries lists radio stations grouped by the country they are associated with - great for local or international browsing. Genres groups stations by musical or programming style (such as jazz, news, or rock). Many listeners use both: pick a country for regional flavor, or a genre to follow a format worldwide.

Streamitter is focused on live online radio stations. Some stations may include on-demand segments on their own websites, but the directory is built around continuous or scheduled live streams - not podcast-only feeds.

If you have radio in the Streamitter.com directory, but you don't see it here contact us so we can add your radio(s) to your account. Please provide the link of your radio on the Streamitter website.

Yes you can update a radio on Streamitter.com. If it's your radio station you can login to change the information of your radio. If it's not your radio station please use the contact form to send us the correct information.

If your radio isn't no longer broadcasting or you want to remove a duplicate radio. Follow these steps:

Login to your dashboard.

Click on the pencil of the relevant radio (on the right side).

Click on the trashcan (at the end of the radion ame).
A popup will appear, confirm (or cancel) the deletion of the radio.

If you want to communicate with us about your radio, you will need your station code. Your station code consists of numbers and letters (usually 8 characters) and can be found after the last dash in the url of your radio's page on Streamitter.

If you have more than one radio in the same radio group or network, you can specify this. To do this simply send us the name of the radio group or the network name together with all station codes of all the radios in the group or network. Use the contact form to send the information to us.

Create a free account and open your Radio Dashboard (broadcaster area). Use “Add station” to submit your stream and station details. Our team reviews submissions to keep the directory accurate and listener-friendly. You will be notified when your listing goes live or if we need more information.

Sign in and go to your Radio Dashboard, then edit the station. You can update logos, text, genres, stream endpoints, and other metadata there. For account or approval questions, use support tickets in the Radio Dashboard so the team can help you with station-specific context.

Streamitter.com now only accepts secure HTTPS streams and no longer supports non-secure HTTP streams. We made this change to improve security, reliability, and compatibility across modern browsers, apps, and devices.

When a stream uses plain HTTP, the connection is not encrypted. This means data can potentially be intercepted or modified while it travels between the listener and the stream server. HTTPS helps protect that connection and gives listeners a safer and more trustworthy experience.

Another important reason is browser support. Many modern browsers and platforms increasingly block or warn against non-secure content, especially when it is loaded on a secure website. Because Streamitter.com runs securely over HTTPS, HTTP streams can cause playback issues, mixed-content errors, or may not work at all for some users.

By only allowing HTTPS streams, we can offer a more stable listening experience, reduce compatibility problems, and keep the directory aligned with current web standards.

If your station still uses an HTTP stream, you will need to switch to an HTTPS-enabled stream URL before submitting or updating it on Streamitter.com.

A streaming URL may be rejected for several reasons. Streamitter only accepts direct, publicly accessible live stream URLs. We do not accept:

• Podcast links: podcasts are not live streams. Support for podcasts may be added in the future.
• Music or playlist links from platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, etc. these are playlists or on-demand content, not live radio streams.
• Web page links to a player on your website instead of the actual stream URL.
• Restricted or private stream URLs that require a login, password, token, cookie, or other authentication to access.

Your stream URL may also be rejected if it does not work properly:

• The URL is invalid or incorrectly written for example, a typo in the link.
• The URL points to a web player instead of the direct audio stream.
• The URL contains an expiring token some links stop working after a certain time.
• The stream is offline or unavailable when we try to check it.
• The stream format is unsupported or cannot be read correctly.
• The server blocks access from our systems, for example through firewall or geo-restrictions.

Accepted stream URLs should be:

• A direct live stream link
• Publicly accessible without login or temporary access tokens
• Stable and always available
• In a supported streaming format such as MP3, AAC, or similar live audio formats

HTTPS streams encrypt the connection between you and the stream server, which is better for privacy and works reliably on modern browsers and devices. Many platforms also restrict or warn on non-secure audio. Streamitter prioritizes compatible, secure streams where stations provide them.

Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became World Radio Day (WRD). Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. This unique ability to reach out the widest audience means radio can shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard. Radio stations should serve diverse communities, offering a wide variety of programs, viewpoints and content, and reflect the diversity of audiences in their organizations and operations.