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Syndicast Setup

Discover music, sweepers, jingles, and imaging in your radio plugging marketplace - free for licensed stations.

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Written by Dave Walker
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Radio.co has partnered with Syndicast to give you access to a rich library of broadcast-ready audio content. High-quality music, sweepers, and imaging elements are at your fingertips, available for free to licensed stations.

Registration

For newcomers, complete the form requiring basic station details.

Your station needs approval before giving you access to the platform. Expect a response within 5 business days - wait times vary.

Syndicast is free, but only to radio stations with broadcasting licenses.

Syndicast needs you to meet minimum requirements before accessing their legally cleared content. Further instructions will be sent after registration. In the meantime, refer to Syndicast's FAQs that include the registration process, how content can be used, and other helpful advice.

Accessing Syndicast's Library

Once your account has been verified, login to Syndicast.

Syndicast dashboard.

In Settings > Profile, find useful information like your verified station details and FTP connection statuses for quick music management.

Discovering Music & Imaging

Discover music by filtering through categories or searching. At a glance:

Searching for tracks in Syndicast.

Tracks have useful features to help you decide on the right audio for your station.

  • Artist: Get to know the track's producer with title, genre, and artwork.

  • Sample: Preview a snippet of the track for a quick 'vibe check'.

  • Description: Background on the artist, useful for show link segues.

Previewing a track on Syndicast.

Syndicast add new tracks to their library regularly and improves their app's functionality, so it's worth checking in every so often.

Adding Music to Your Station

Download tracks from Syndicast by selecting 'MP3' (not 'WAV' as only MP3 and M4A files are supported). Once the file has downloaded, upload to Studio > Media.

Uploading media to Radio.co.

If information isn't pulled through automatically from the audio file, like the track's artwork, then grab it from Syndicast (select the artwork to display the artwork).

Downloading a track's artwork in Syndicast.

If you come up against a problem uploading or managing audio in your radio station, then refer to the guide on media management.

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