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Paste the bearer ID from your SI.xml, it's how we know your RadioDNS address

Example: fm:a0c.c479.09580
Where do I find my bearer ID? ▾
Your bearer ID is in the SI.xml you built with the SI Builder, look for the id attribute on <bearer>. It looks like fm:a0c.c479.09580 for FM, dab:e1e.ce15.c479.0 for DAB, or amss:e1c238 for AM.

What's your RadioDNS hostname?

This is the hostname your DNS provider will point to, you'll create a subdomain on your station's domain

How do I pick a hostname? ▾
Use a subdomain of your station's domain, for example, if your website is heartfm.co.uk, a good choice is radiodns.heartfm.co.uk or rdns.heartfm.co.uk.

You'll use this as the CNAME target in your DNS provider (Cloudflare, Route 53, etc.) and as the base for SRV records. You don't need a web server at this address, just DNS records.

Which services will you offer?

Select everything you're planning to host, you can start with just EPG

RadioEPG
SI.xml and PI.xml, service metadata and programme schedule. This is what most stations start with.
Electronic Programme Guide, station schedules and metadata
SRV port 443 (HTTPS) · _radioepg._tcp
RadioVIS
Now-playing text and artwork pushed to car displays and receivers in real time.
Visual/text slides displayed on connected radios during playback
SRV port 61613 (STOMP) · _radiovis._tcp
RadioTag
Let listeners "tag" what's playing, save songs, news items, or links to their phone.
Listeners tag the current song for later retrieval
SRV port 443 (HTTPS) · _radiotag._tcp
✓ Your DNS records are ready

Your DNS records

Add these to your DNS provider, they only need to be set once

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