This article will guide you through the different sections of your station in Revma.com
Dashboard
The dashboard is the landing point of your station. In the middle, there is a map picturing your online listeners and the countries in which they are located. Highlighting a country, will show you how many listeners are active, if any. Clicking on a country with at least one listener, will present a more detailed view.
On the right sidebar there are three sections.
Under Listeners, you are able to view the listener stats regarding the average connections and the average listening time for pre-defined time-frames. Click on the drop-down menu and select between: today, last 7 days and last 30 days.
If you have already broadcasted content with meta-data, the Last played tracks info will be visible rendering the last 5 tracks that aired through your station.
Lastly, under Stream URLs you can locate the links that direct to your station’s stream. For more information on the different url types, go to 3.Stream URL’s.
Analytics
Stream URLs
In this pane you will find the Stream URLs and the relay station listing.
under Stream URLs you can locate the links that direct to your station’s stream.
The Main URL uses the most common media streaming protocol.
The HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) URL uses m3u8 files to describe media streams and it uses HTTP for the communication between the server and the client. It is the default media streaming protocol for all ios devices, but it can be used on Android and web browsers.
M3U is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. By entering the M3U URL in a browser, the file is downloaded locally and can be used for listening to the station for a broader audience.
PLS is also a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. By entering the PLS URL in a browser, the file is downloaded locally and can be used for listening to the station for a broader audience.
Under Relays is where you can create relay stations that rebroadcast your main station. Upon clicking on Create Relay, you can either set up a plain relay or choose to create a transcoding relay, in whick case you can choose among more options to edit.
Profile
Under Profile you can edit the Station info and configure the Player of your station.
In Station info, you can freely edit the Radio station name, upload a Logo and input any public information that apply to your station.
In Players, you will be able to find your station’s Stream Name for using Radiojar’s API, as well as an IFrame based player, which you can use in your website by copying and pasting the embedded code. You will also be able to configure the player to render the song that is now playing, as well as disable the autoplay option.
Session Rules
Settings
There are three tabs available within settings
1. Broadcast
2. Advanced
3. People
Broadcast
Under Broadcast, the first table is the Master link. This is where you will find the broadcasting and server credentials that will allow you to stream via your station using any Icecast V2 compatible encoder.
Following is the Relay link. Enabling this will allow you to choose a streaming URL from another source to broadcast via your station without the use of any other software.
Please note that in case a relay is enabled, the Master link credentials will be hidden and not functional.
In Stream Alert, you can choose to be notified for any link connection or disconnections, by entering email addresses that are already registered with Revma.
The source buffer indicates the pre-buffered amount of time that will be available before Revma’s infrastructure publishes the stream.
Currently it is not possible to alter the buffer delay. However, once available it will allow a much stabler connection betweend your encoder and the server.
Advanced
Under the advanced tab, you are able to check the status of your station’s server, library and streaming ability.
You are also able to restart or shutdown the station.
Next is the stream configuration, it indicates the pre-buffered amount of time that will be available for auditioning before the stream playout begins.
You can alter the buffering of the stream; increasing it will allow stabler connections for listeners with weak network reception. Reducing it will result in a “real-time” listening experience.
The “Move under Master Station” option, allows you to move your station to another account.
Finally you have the option to permanently delete the station.
People
In the people section is where you can invite staff to be able to manage the station. The invitations are sent via email.
