Wowzaradio hosts your stream, runs an AI DJ with news and weather, programs your week and sells the advertising — so you can go on air today without servers or encoder hassle.
How much does Wowzaradio cost? Hobbyist is pay-what-you-can from $1 per month, and adds AI news and weather for $1.99 per month (or with your own AI key). Paid plans start at $19 per month with AI news and weather included and no setup fee. Music licensing is a separate add-on.
Hobbyist from $1/month · pay what you can · payment required before account creation · no setup fee
Wowzaradio is internet radio hosting that launches a station in about 90 seconds: it provisions your stream, seeds a rotation, runs an AI DJ with news and weather, schedules your week, and gives you MP3, HLS, SRT and RTSP links to share with directories. Ten money-makers are built in — targeted audio ads, a self-serve ad shop, ticketed live shows, podcast sponsorships, merch, listener goals, partner commissions, branded networks, sponsored rotation and a paid data feed. Hobbyist starts at $1/mo with pay-what-you-can pricing, Starter is $19/mo, Pro $69/mo and Network $199/mo.
New since launch: AutoStation setup, the AI DJ with news and weather, real-time song history, share links for directories, podcast hosting and the full earnings hub.
Voice intros between songs, local news breaks, weather and read ad spots, running 24/7 in the voice you pick.
Stream provisioning, artwork, description, tags, starter rotation and a week of scheduling done automatically.
Dayparts, repeat shows, conflict checks, playlist builder, saved queues and automatic replays.
RTMP/SRT ingest for butt, OBS, Mixxx and RadioDJ, a studio hotline for call-ins, plus low-latency playback.
Copy-ready MP3, HLS, WebRTC, SRT and RTSP endpoints, embeddable player, oEmbed and podcast-style feeds.
Cleared free-to-play catalogue, loudness-matched uploads, a shared DJ record pool and per-track play logs.
Episode pages, RSS for Apple and Spotify, downloads counted, and mid-roll sponsorships sold per download.
Real-time listeners by city and device, now-playing detection, recently-played lists and CSV exports.
Live chat, polls, super chats, fan clubs, member pages and ratings on every station page.
All of it is built in — no extra plugins, no separate storefront, payouts through one wallet.
Spots chosen per listener by city, device and time — priced higher than one-size spots.
Local businesses buy a spot straight from your station page; you set the price and keep your share.
Sell tickets or a season pass to a live broadcast, replay included.
Advertisers buy mid-rolls across your shows and pay per download.
Tees, hoodies, mugs and posters with no stock held.
A visible monthly target with recurring supporters, perks and a progress meter.
Bring in a paying station and keep a share for 12 months, with a dashboard and payout ledger.
Agencies run a white-label set of stations at a wholesale per-station rate.
Labels pay to sit in rotation or be featured in the directory, sold by the week.
Station and now-playing data as a subscription for apps and aggregators.
Start from $1, upgrade when your audience does. No setup fees, cancel anytime.
| Plan features | HobbyistBest value | Starter | Creator | ProMost popular | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | From $1 | $19 | $29 | $69 | $199 |
| Price with music licence | From $20 | $38 | $48 | Licence included | Licence included |
| Stations | 1 | 1 | 1 | Up to 5 | Unlimited |
| Radio player + its web hosting | |||||
| Stream quality | 128 kbps | Up to 192 kbps | Up to 192 kbps | Up to 320 kbps HD | Up to 320 kbps HD |
| Included listener-hours / month | 250 | 25,000 | 100,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 |
| Media storage | 10 GB | 50 GB | 100 GB | 250 GB | 1,000 GB |
| CDN delivery / month | 50 GB | 250 GB | 250 GB | 2 TB | 10 TB |
| AI-assisted news & weather | $1.99/mo add-on or own AI key | ||||
| Music Autopilot | |||||
| Podcast Autopilot · drafts for review | |||||
| Radio station mobile app | Separate purchase | Separate purchase | |||
| Revenue-sharing eligibility | |||||
| Choose your plan | Choose price | Choose plan | Choose plan | Choose plan | Choose plan |
Hobbyist is pay what you can, from $1/month. New accounts are created after payment is confirmed; all Hobbyist restrictions still apply.
Revenue sharing is subject to station approval and program requirements. The Wowzaradio Catalogue Licence ($19/mo per station) covers music we control and is included on Pro and Network; outside chart music needs a separate licence.
Artists selling their own music, businesses wanting in-store radio, and not-for-profit communities.
Listener-hours and storage above your allowance are billed monthly at plan rates. Every plan includes scheduling and analytics. AI-assisted news and weather are included in Starter, Creator, Pro and Network; Hobbyist needs the $1.99/month add-on or their own AI key.
A name and a vibe is all we need — description, tags, cover art, stream and starter rotation are generated for you in about 90 seconds.
Upload your own music, jingles and IDs, tune the AI DJ voice, build dayparts and live shows, or go live from home with butt or OBS.
Share your MP3/HLS links with directories, watch live listener analytics, and switch on ads, tickets, merch, sponsors and listener goals.
About 90 seconds. You enter a name and a vibe, and Wowzaradio writes the description, generates cover art, provisions the stream, seeds a starter rotation from free-to-play music and switches on a 24/7 schedule. You can replace anything afterwards.
Hobbyist uses pay-what-you-can pricing with a monthly contribution of at least $1. Payment must be confirmed before a new account is created. Members may choose a higher contribution. Starter is $19/mo, Creator $29/mo, Pro $69/mo and Network $199/mo. Existing Hobbyist restrictions continue.
No. Hosting, playout and the AI DJ run for you. If you would rather broadcast live from your own PC, point butt, OBS, Mixxx, RadioDJ or SAM Broadcaster at your ingest URL — our broadcasting software guide compares 12 free and paid options.
Yes. Every plan reaches the Ways to Earn hub: audio ads targeted per listener, an 'Advertise on this station' page any local business can buy from, ticketed live shows with replays, podcast mid-roll sponsorships, print-on-demand merch, listener-funded monthly goals, tips and super chats, partner commissions, sponsored rotation slots and a paid station data feed. You keep 70% of ad revenue sold against your listeners.
No. Revenue-sharing programs — listener tips, super chats, ad revenue share, fan clubs, referral rewards and creator sales splits — are reserved for Starter, Creator, Pro and Network. Hobbyist is for getting a station on the air and building an audience; upgrade any time to switch eligible monetization on.
Yes. Each station dashboard shows ready-to-copy MP3, HLS, WebRTC, SRT and RTSP links. Submit the 128 kbps MP3 link to directories and aggregators.
Wowzaradio handles DMCA-style takedown handling, gives every station a written content licence, and supplies music licensed for use on participating internet radio stations under the terms of our service agreement. Commercial music you supply yourself still needs the usual performance licences in your country.
Yes. Record or upload episodes, get an RSS feed for Apple and Spotify, publish episode pages, and sell mid-roll sponsorships paid per download.
Yes. Network covers up to 5 stations, and branded white-label networks let agencies run a set of stations under their own logo, domain and billing at a per-station wholesale rate that drops as you add stations.
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