If you’re a music lover, then you know that streaming music is a great way to enjoy your favorite songs and albums. But what if you want to stream thousands of different radio stations at the same time? That’s where VLC comes in. VLC is a free and open source media player that lets you stream many different types of audio files, including music, podcasts, and video. You can also use VLC to watch live or recorded TV shows and movies. To get started, first install VLC on your computer. Then open up the file manager and select the folder where you want to store your streams. Next, add the stations that you want to watch. To do this, click on the Add button and select the type of audio file that you want to add. For example, if you want to add a podcast file, then click on the Add button and select Podcasts. Once you’ve added all of your desired stations, click on the Play button to start streaming!

Editor Note: At the time this article was published, Shoutcast worked with VLC. However, as of now it doesn’t seem to work. We are looking into the issue and will update you when we have confirmation on this.

Update: According to the VLC forums… it looks as if Shoutcast support has been discontinued.

Getting Started

Select Media from the menu, go to Services Discovery, and click Shoutcast radio listings.

 

Next, select View from the menu and click Playlist.

 

Or, click on the Show Playlist button

In the Playlist window, click on Shoutcast radio listings in the left pane.

You should then see a very long list of Titles displayed on the right. Scroll though the list to find a music genre or topic that interests you. Double-click to expand the list of station options.

Select one of the channel listings from the list and double click to begin playing.

 

Looking for a specific station? Type a search term into the search filter box to see if it is available.

 

That’s it. Sit back and enjoy listening to your favorite Internet radio programming.

If you are a music or talk radio fan, you aren’t likely to run out of listening options in VLC.

Want to find some more uses for VLC? Check out our articles on how to copy a DVD, convert video files to MP3, and how to set a video as your desktop wallpaper.

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