<s>
Shoutcast	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
service	O
for	O
streaming	O
media	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
to	O
media	O
players	O
,	O
using	O
its	O
own	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
digital	O
audio	O
content	O
,	O
primarily	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
or	O
High-Efficiency	O
Advanced	O
Audio	O
Coding	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
use	O
of	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
is	O
for	O
creating	O
or	O
listening	O
to	O
Internet	O
audio	O
broadcasts	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
video	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
free	B-Application
or	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
with	O
additional	O
professional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
esports	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
was	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
stream	O
play-by-play	O
commentary	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
shoutcaster	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
esports	O
commentators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
's	O
streaming	O
protocol	O
uses	O
metadata	O
tags	O
and	O
responses	O
that	O
all	O
start	O
with	O
ICY	O
,	O
which	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
I	O
Can	O
Yell.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
rebranded	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
of	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
to	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Radionomy	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
own	O
streaming	O
service	O
and	O
migrated	O
to	O
the	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
software	O
uses	O
a	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
each	O
component	O
communicating	O
via	O
a	O
network	O
protocol	O
that	O
intermingles	O
audio	O
or	O
video	O
data	O
with	O
metadata	O
such	O
as	O
song	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
station	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
transport	B-Architecture
protocol	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shoutcast	B-Application
servers	B-Application
and	O
clients	B-Protocol
are	O
available	O
for	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
client-only	O
versions	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
(	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
(	O
Radio	O
Hibiki	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Symbian	B-Language
S60	I-Language
and	O
UIQ	B-Language
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
DSOrganize	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
output	O
format	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
multiple	O
clients	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
Nullsoft	O
's	O
own	O
Winamp	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Amarok	B-Language
,	O
Exaile	B-Language
,	O
foobar2000	B-Application
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
Songbird	B-Application
,	O
Totem	B-Language
,	O
XMMS	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Zinf	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
client	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
protocol	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
server	O
sends	O
the	O
stream	O
without	O
the	O
metadata	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
heard	O
and	O
viewed	O
in	O
clients	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shoutcast	B-Application
servers	B-Application
are	O
usually	O
linked	O
to	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
playlist	O
files	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
small	O
text	O
files	O
(	O
usually	O
with	O
extensions	O
.pls	O
or	O
.m3u	O
)	O
that	O
contain	O
the	O
URL	O
of	O
the	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
that	O
URL	O
is	O
visited	O
in	O
a	O
Web	O
browser	O
which	O
identifies	O
itself	O
as	O
Mozilla-compatible	O
(	O
as	O
most	O
do	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
server	O
will	O
return	O
a	O
generated	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
server	O
info/status	O
page	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
streaming	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
VideoLAN	B-Application
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
from	O
VLC	B-Application
Player	I-Application
at	O
AOL	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
as	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
's	O
license	O
forbade	O
its	O
integration	O
into	O
other	O
software	O
that	O
contained	O
free	B-Application
or	O
open-source	B-Application
components	O
,	O
additionally	O
specifying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
forces	O
us	O
to	O
integrate	O
the	O
spyware	O
and	O
adware	O
based	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
Radio	O
Toolbar	O
inside	O
your	O
browser	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
of	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
servers	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
optionally	O
publish	O
server	O
information	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
current	O
number	O
of	O
listeners	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
directory	O
of	O
stations	O
that	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
maintains	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Site	O
visitors	O
can	O
pick	O
a	O
station	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
and	O
download	O
a	O
playlist	O
file	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
Shoutcast-capable	O
media	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
up	O
to	O
900,000	O
concurrent	O
listeners	O
could	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
public	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
streams	O
during	O
peak	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
85,317	O
stations	O
were	O
streaming	O
using	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
