SAM broadcaster
| SAM broadcaster | |
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| Basic data
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| developer | Spacial |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| Current version |
2017.1 ( January 19, 2017 ) |
| operating system | Windows |
| programming language | Delphi |
| category | Internet radio |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | No |
| SAM broadcaster | |
SAM Broadcaster is a program of Spacial for the streaming of web radio , also with PCI Max Ultra can be used hardware. SAM Broadcaster also provides websites through which listeners can request songs that have previously been stored in a database.
Technical details
Server types
- Icecast (v1 and v2)
- Live365
- P2P streamer
- SHOUTcast (v1 and v2)
- Steamcast
- Windows Media
- SAM vibe
SAM Broadcaster can encode in the following formats
- aacPlus
- MP3
- mp3pro
- Ogg / Vorbis
- Windows Media
SAM Broadcaster uses a database to store song information. The following databases (as of April 2015) are supported: MySQL , Firebird , PostgreSQL or MS SQL .
Versions
- SAM2 was the first popular version.
- SAM3
- SAM4 supports new features like StreamAds Management and AAC Encoding. This was the last version before the takeover by Ando Media.
- As of SAM 2013, the versioning scheme has been changed and the license model has been converted to a subscription basis. The annual subscription grants permanent access to all publications within one year of purchase, the license for use is permanent. New versions are now counted within the year of publication, there is no longer a distinction between main and intermediate versions.